swampland.blogs.time.com - 1/5/2009
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Charles Krauthammer has an absolutely compelling, and completely unexpected, argument for a gasoline tax in the Weekly Standard. He proposes a $1 per gallon tax that would be revenue neutral, 100% redistributed into payroll taxes and social security checks. This is not a new idea. (I wrote a ...
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 1/6/2009
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SUV and truck sales surge . Rapier sighs
: If people are going to flock back to...
gas guzzlers instead of using their extra pocket money to pay down their debt, then I would rather gas prices go ahead and recover. Based on the trends in vehicle sales, ...
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The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Krauthammer proposes a gas tax, balanced by a payroll tax reduction. Joe Klein applauds: Krauthammer is, not surprisingly, more sympathetic to the national security arguments for higher gasoline prices than the environmental ones--Krauthammer remains unconvinced that global warming is man-made. But it is fascinating to see this proposal on the cover of Bill Kristol's magazine. (And yes, one might argue ulterior motives--let a Democrat self-immolate by imposing a gas tax...one wonders where Krauthammer was on this issue the past eight years?) ...
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Joe Kelin Supports Charles Krauthammer's Call For A Gas Tax
Charles Krauthammer has an absolutely compelling, and completely unexpected, argument for a gasoline tax in the Weekly Standard. He ...
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