Why should USA have a gas tax holiday when other countries like Britain pay twice as much anyway?

Question

Of course it's America's battle in Iraq & Afghanistan that's causing the huge stress on the Oil economy.

Answer 1

Because we don't live in Britain.

Answer 2

Is it the fault of the American public that the Brits and Frenchies have let their governments tag them with taxes equal to or more than the price of fuel? Your folks pay the same for oil as the US and when good old Saddam was alive some of you got it really cheap...but that's gone for good. But still, you are paying out your butts for the taxes they stuck you with.

You get stuck paying high taxes because you government can't seem to plug the hole in the bottom of it's 'welfare bucket'. Your government has run off all your tradesmen with their welfare scheme, "All for one and one for all, and let the working class foot the bill."

Grow a set and tell your government they better get it together or you will do another 1776 on them, at HOME this time...

Answer 3

It's not as though it was decided by oil providers, the US government has the say in this.

the oil suppliers did not say "lets give america and break, s***w everyone else"

If the British government called for one, you'd have one as well.

Answer 4

A gas tax holiday will drive prices of unleaded and diesel gasoline even higher. Stupidest single idea ever since the decision to unilaterally invade an nonthreatening sovereign nation was made five years ago. Just goes to show that imbeciles can come up with the most ludicrous of ideas and the sheeple will latch on to it as if it were brilliancy.

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Answer 5

I agree with every word you say.

Dennis T, its not us that drive on the wrong side of the road.

Edit, Terry T, are you related to the guy above? Who said it was your fault we pay higher fuel tax's? We pay them to get the things we want. If we become ill or get injured and need to see a doctor or go to hospital for an operation we know we will not be asked if we can pay before treatment. In the UK you will not see war veterans on street corners begging. There are many other reasons we pay higher tax, too many to go into here. rowen is right, America's wars make a contribution to the high cost of fuel.

Edit, cbjack, I don't think the right to own guns is something to be proud of, or brag about. So, how does this answer the question anyway?

Answer 6

Because you drive on the wrong side of the road.

Answer 7

Same reason we can own guns and you can't. We threw the tea in the harbor.