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Where gas prices are highest

Gasoline is a very visible price, and closely watched by many drivers. Petroleum prices impact many products, from food to industrial production. While the cost of crude is the major factor in gasoline price volatility, some countries levy taxes on fossil fuels. Here are ten countries where high gas prices are the norm, according to British insurance firm Staveley Head.
Election 101: Where the GOP candidates stand on energy and the environment

Energy and the environment are typically “back burner” issues in national elections, but both are huge this year for Republicans. Take a look at where each of them stands.
Is Gary Johnson right about shovel-ready jobs? 5 infrastructure challenges.

Republican presidential candidate Gary Johnson scored a rhetorical winner by saying that his neighbor's dogs 'have created more shovel-ready jobs than this current administration.' But the one-liner doesn't settle the debate over infrastructure and the economy.

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Where gas prices are highest

Gasoline is a very visible price, and closely watched by many drivers. Petroleum prices impact many products, from food to industrial production. While the cost of crude is the major factor in gasoline price volatility, some countries levy taxes on fossil fuels. Here are ten countries where high gas prices are the norm, according to British insurance firm Staveley Head.
US Chamber to Congress on transportation bill: You're doing it wrong

The US Chamber of Commerce expressed its exasperation with lawmakers for the way Congress is attempting to fund a transportation bill crucial to highway projects and repairs.
Transportation bill, not yet passed, already blasted by critics

House and Senate negotiators are considering how to mesh two very different transportation bills, but experts and lobbyists say neither bill addresses the fundamental problems.
Tax VOX
Time to end Washington's trust fund gimmicks

In theory, it makes sense to establish special accounts where designated revenues are set aside for a specific purpose. But in practice, Washington is grossly abusing the idea.
Election 101: Where the GOP candidates stand on energy and the environment

Energy and the environment are typically “back burner” issues in national elections, but both are huge this year for Republicans. Take a look at where each of them stands.
Is Gary Johnson right about shovel-ready jobs? 5 infrastructure challenges.

Republican presidential candidate Gary Johnson scored a rhetorical winner by saying that his neighbor's dogs 'have created more shovel-ready jobs than this current administration.' But the one-liner doesn't settle the debate over infrastructure and the economy.
Latin America Monitor
Brazilian taxes: huge, but where do they go?

While a freedom of information law awaits passage in Brazil's Senate, Brazilians remain in the dark about the taxes they pay, despite working nearly half the year just to pay them.
Tax VOX
Don’t cut the gas tax for summer holidays. Double it!

Maryland's Comptroller is proposing eliminating the state's 23.5-cent gas tax for the summer's holiday weekends. Maryland and the US would be better off with a gas-tax hike.
Should you panic about oil prices?

Not yet. Middle East turmoil may increase the danger of rising oil prices triggering a double-dip recession. But while a short-lived oil price spike is quite possible, a sustained spike causing serious economic damage isn't likely. Still, the US should consider two approaches for insurance.
Cure for Middle East oil shock? A higher US gasoline tax

A gradual increase in US gasoline taxes would bring a host of benefits, from deficit reduction to cleaner air to less reliance on autocratic nations. But Congress needs a long-term view to take this step now.
Taxing drivers by the mile and not by the gallon

A tax on vehicle miles traveled (VMT) was shot down last year by President Obama. But a new study by respected transportation experts – and a successful pilot program in Oregon – should revive the idea.
Editorial Board Blog
Gulf oil spill: a good reason to raise the federal gas tax

On Wednesday, President Obama reminded the nation that the Gulf oil spill is a good reason to pass climate-change legislation to help wean us from oil. The same argument can be made for raising the national gas tax, which hasn't been changed since 1993. A higher gas tax would also help support America's deteriorating highways and transit.
Antitax hysteria is hastening America's decline

A gas tax would be a smart and fair way to plug Pennsylvania’s fiscal hole. But raising taxes appears to be outside the realm of rational discussion.
Growthology
You want tax reform, America? Try the VAT.

Americans might be persuaded to accept a VAT, or value added tax, if tax reform meant they could eliminate corporate and estate taxes.
In debt crisis, Greeks resigned to day of reckoning

Polls show that nearly two-thirds of Greeks support austerity measures to deal with the Greece debt crisis. But taxi drivers, facing new gas taxes, went on strike Thursday.
US high-speed rail to the rescue

Bullet trains will save time, money, and the environment.
Take the high road on transport

President Obama wants to delay the bill that funds highways, bridges, and mass transit, but the country can't afford to wait.
As road fund dries up, drivers must pay up

Obama reneges on antitax pledge for health benefits. Why not on the gas tax?
Letters to the Editor

Readers write about the benefits of adjusting gas taxes to reflect inflation, why the free market needs government regulation, and why Twitter can't replace physical social interaction.
Letters to the Editor

Readers write about why Obama should not follow Bush's example in the Middle East, how the US should fix itself first and not Gaza, music sites that do not share files free of charge, and why gasoline consumption should be taxed rather than miles driven.
Letters to the Editor

Readers write about the safety and humanity of conditions at Guantánamo, living conditions for refugees in Sri Lanka, and why the US should not tax road mileage.
A road map to better US roads

Congress should heed a panel that suggests replacing a tax on gas with one on miles driven.
Letters to the Editor

Readers write about taxing gas to reflect its true cost, why the Bush administration should be investigated by a "truth commission," and moving past blame to find solutions to the US economic crisis.
A hybrid? Forget it, say rising number of pickup buyers.

Sales of trucks at some dealerships jumped by more than 30 percent in December.
Letters to the Editor

Readers write about how unions would affect the TSA, whether or not Congress should raise the federal gas tax, and Zimbabwe's political power standoff.