Comments on: Oberstar to White House: On Emissions, Back Up Your Words With Action http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/28/oberstar-to-white-house-on-emissions-back-up-your-words-with-action/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kommenos http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/28/oberstar-to-white-house-on-emissions-back-up-your-words-with-action/comment-page-1/#comment-90581 Kommenos Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:38:54 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=18061#comment-90581 Now is exactly the time to peg the gas tax to inflation, given that there is little to no inflation right now, so it will have a negligible effect at least through the next inflation cycle. Hell, it couldn't even be characterized as a tax hike by opponents if it were to be pegged, since there would be no immediate rise in the tax. When the economy is hot, inflation tends to be higher, and when it's low, inflation tends to be lower. Now is exactly the time to peg the gas tax to inflation, given that there is little to no inflation right now, so it will have a negligible effect at least through the next inflation cycle. Hell, it couldn’t even be characterized as a tax hike by opponents if it were to be pegged, since there would be no immediate rise in the tax.

When the economy is hot, inflation tends to be higher, and when it’s low, inflation tends to be lower.

]]> By: christine berthet http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/07/28/oberstar-to-white-house-on-emissions-back-up-your-words-with-action/comment-page-1/#comment-90071 christine berthet Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:32:03 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=18061#comment-90071 Why does the transit bill has to show revenues We need a sort of Transit Affirmative action bill: it has been left behind for too long. Why does the transit bill has to show revenues

We need a sort of Transit Affirmative action bill: it has been left behind for too long.

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