Rep. Peter DeFazio: Replace federal gas tax with per-barrel tax on oil companies

– Jeff Mapes, Oregonlive.com, June 12, 2014

Oregon Rep. Peter DeFazio on Wednesday unveiled his latest proposal for ending the long deadlock over federal transportation spending: replacing the 18.4-cent-per-gallon federal gas tax with a per-barrel levy on the oil companies…

A key part of his proposal is that the per-barrel oil tax, which would be initially set at $6.75, would increase every year to account for inflation and improvements in vehicle mileage.  He would also raise the diesel fee, used primarily by truckers, by an equivalent amount…

Our Response & Your Comments

Attaboy, Pete – You sure do know how to raise taxes. Here’s how it’s done:

1. Pick a target that people already dislike – “Big, evil, dirty Oil;”
2. Tell Oregonians they won’t pay any more gas tax;
3. Make sure the tax on oil goes up every year by indexing it to inflation, vehicle miles, the cost of ice cream bars and anything else you throw in;
4. When the price of gas goes up, blame “Big, evil, dirty Oil;”
5. When the price of food goes up because truckers are paying more for diesel every year, accuse “Big Food” of being “greedy;”
6. Tell everybody you’ve cut their taxes and get re-elected.

Let’s hear it for Pete! His Momma didn’t raise no dummies!

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