ANother genius politician

Ah yea. This has "Jenius" written all over it. John Dingbat? Not him again... /facepalm Sigh... lets go over the results of something like this, once more. For one thing, people need to drive (thanks largely to how the states developed their housing and business patterns post 1950). Everything needs a car. Raising the price will just put more hurt on the consumers. It'll also raise the cost to transport the goods people need. Guess where that cost ends up? That's right, you'll be paying it...yet again. Oh and add to this the fact the dollar is still falling, so its losing worth compared to something that's gaining expense. Factor in growing costs in other sectors too (coal is up meaning energy will cost more, crops like corn and wheat are up). Pretty picture yet? -_- Here's how much Mr Dingbat fails. US gasoline consumers already pay about .40c to .50c a gallon in taxes... -_- http://www.gaspricewatch.com/usgastaxes.asp That's right, you will be paying a full dollar in gasoline taxes. Not to mention any plans the states themselves have for further taxing gasoline. Yes, the taxes go for construction projects and maintenance, but it can add up at the pump. Also, there are several plans that are not for maintenance, but simply for building new roads (uh... -_-), and building new highways/biways in more remote areas... (oy... -_- /facepalm). Consider this too. Many workplaces may have the ability to network their tasks so people can live at home, but employers refuse to do this. They cite a need for on site staff for multiple reasons. However, the technology does exist to help people work at home and meet at home (ventrilo/teamspeak, microsoft meetings). It'll take a significant increase, or something equivalently dramatic to cause more of a shift to work at home, or to shift work weeks to have less driving. So get ready to spend 4.50, 5.50, 6+ per gallon on gas. -_- Total Rating: (-7/10) Negative 7 out of 10

I do not want to pay more for gas,however it will be going up and i feel the gas by the end of summer may be as high as $5.00 per gallon,i do not like it but this is just a feeling that i have...I think that if people stopped driving it might bring the prices down because personally i do not really feel there is a gas shortage,i think its just a price hike to make more money off the consumer,just another one of my thoughts...However it is NOT going to happen because people have jobs and they have to work,so therefore they have to get to their jobs...I am not sure if the people who do not work and can stop driving would make a difference..I live on a fixed income and i do not drive as much as i once did because of the price of gas,i stay home more and when i do shop i always stay close to home and do as less driving as i can,,,I don't do this to bring down gas prices because my little piddley driving would not help,i do it simply to save for me because i cannot afford the gas to run around...In a perfect world a price hike of $.50 cents might help IF people did not have to work,but they do ,so i do not see where it will do one bit of good,all it will do is make the people who do have to work"suffer".......I hope this makes sense ......

Our petrol is now up to £1.04pence , and we are only a few miles from the oil rigs , it is rediculous , I have to drive my parents , my son and my hubby around as they can't walk too far , so I have no option pal , , it really annoys me , xx

I would think that the price of gas is high enough now to encourage people to drive less. Any additional costs to the price of gas would truly be a hardship for those who need to drive to get to work. It doesn't make sense to me but then a lot of what politicians do does not make sense to me.

This is crazy. I was blinking my eyes 2 days ago when pumping. $40 for 11 gallons of gasoline.... Will it stop me from driving, no, because 90% of my driving is work related. 10 % is related with grocery shopping....

with the current price of gass who can afford to just joy ride the only driving most folks do is definatly nececary upping the price in any ammount is ridiculous

I haven't read the story yet, but where has this guy been living, a hole in the ground? Doesn't he realize that the base price of gas is so high already? Some of us are driving less, but then again, this is affecting people's pocket already, especially those who have to drive long distances to work, or their work includes driving. I understand this guys premise of making gas prices so high that people will change their driving habits. But a raise in taxes on that is ridiculous. Let the prices raise on their own to a point where our driving habits will have to be changed, don't raise the prices here too.

He is just not stupid but also idiot and arrogant. You know what happens when gas rates increases, our wallet runs out quickly. So consumers disposable income would be reduced substancially. The other thing that could happen is transportation costs increase. So food costs get increased. Infact all the daily need cost would be increased. Inflation coupled with low income is sure to take the economy into recession. Let those stupids first consult economists and the data analysts before making such comments

Ok when will it ever stop, I have to agree, if they want to put us in a recession, keep adding on more expenses. What really toast my cookies is when they tell about how the oil companys are making all these huge profits, billions. When are they going to take a little less, how do we stop them from bleeding us as well. It is getting scary out there now, I am glad I live close to my job, so much easier that way and cheaper. But if your job was to drive, like a pizza driver or a courier service. Who is going to pay that cost for them, ummm well I bet you can guess right. I hope they continue all their efforts towards alternatives, and then make the alternative affordable for all. Forget more taxes, I am sure the oil companys will be crying for more of our money soon.