Irvine511
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[q]A gas tax is regressive, so the poor get hit the hardest. (Which makes a $100 check more valuable to those who struggle the most).[/q]
eh ... well, i think it affects the middle class more than anyone else, especially those in the suburbs with more than one car (like how i grew up). the truly poor don't have cars, they rely on public transportation (at least the urban poor), and the rural poor tend to consume less gas than their middle-class compatriots anyway because they don't own 3 SUVs.
are we penalizing those in remote and rural areas. maybe. but then they can give back their grotesque farm subsidies and overrepresentation in the Senate.
the only real reason people are freaked out about gas prices and gas taxes is that you actually see them. how much has the price of Starbucks gone up since 2000? your cell phone plan? the price of a movie ticket?
eh ... well, i think it affects the middle class more than anyone else, especially those in the suburbs with more than one car (like how i grew up). the truly poor don't have cars, they rely on public transportation (at least the urban poor), and the rural poor tend to consume less gas than their middle-class compatriots anyway because they don't own 3 SUVs.
are we penalizing those in remote and rural areas. maybe. but then they can give back their grotesque farm subsidies and overrepresentation in the Senate.
the only real reason people are freaked out about gas prices and gas taxes is that you actually see them. how much has the price of Starbucks gone up since 2000? your cell phone plan? the price of a movie ticket?