FLCC> Is the NY State Senate nuts?

[Mike F]

Then I would imagine that you feel even more strongly about the grosser level of governmental supports and subsidies that artificially *suppress* the true price of gasoline in the west, and make it appear cheaper than its true cost.  I don't dispute that as gasoline becomes more expensive to the consumer, less of it will be used... I think that logic is spot on.  My point is simply that the effect of the NYS tax on gasoline prices at the pump is small when compared with the effect of federal subsidies of the oil industry.  

Mike


> Date: Thu, 8 May 2008 11:11:52 -0400
> From: andrejs at ozolins.com
> Subject: Re: FLCC> Is the NY State Senate nuts?
> To: tucson57iron at hotmail.com
> CC: flcc at icycle.org
> 
> Mike F wrote:
> > You said
> > > the waste of an opportunity to let the market, for once, work
> > > its so-called magic in the right direction.
> >
> > Do you really think that anything resembling a free market applies to 
> > the handling of gasoline or oil in our economy?
> Whether free or not, if gas is expensive enough it *will* lead to 
> reduced use of gas. In this sense, the market would lead to desirable 
> consequences in this case.
> 
> This is the main reason imho why the tax reduction is madness. Gas taxes 
> should be *increased* to address the true issues.
> 
> Andrejs
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