(11-19-2019 05:03 PM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  Laddie, adding a tax is not the same as restricting exploration and adding regulations.

In any case, a lot of people would be hurt by rising gas prices, and the left doesn’t care.

Lad in particular is,fine with it.

And I've never suggested that adding a tax is the same as restricting exploration OR adding regulations - but nice goal post moving.

Ironically, I've stated multiple times that I disagree with Warren's goal of outlawing fracking, outright.

There is no doubt there will be some negatives to increasing the price of gasoline - but there will also be positives. And as George says, which of those outweighs the other is what is important and crucial. But failing to recognize that there are benefits gleaned from, in this example, an increased gas tax, is problematic.

I am personally fine with increasing the gas tax, because I see way too many positives. As Owl#s said, we're at a low point in gas prices, so now is a time when an increase will do less harm to peoples' wallets, but generate a lot of good. There is an ability to increase revenue to cover the deficit that continues to grow under Trump and fund infrastructure improvements. We can also encourage people to look towards more fuel efficient vehicles, reducing overall emissions from refining and transportation, which reduces point source and non-point source air pollution (which doesn't even touch on the reduction in carbon emissions).

So yeah, unabashedly OK with increasing a gas tax.