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The hidden gas tax

2008-06-27 12:02:59 by HASH0x8b3ae34 in StillSecure, After All These Years

We all hate paying $75 dollars or more every time we fill up our gas tanks. When we see gas and oil prices hitting new highs (it seems to happen every day) we grimace and think about how much this is going to cost us as part of our weekly gas bills. We get even more upset when the utility bills come and we see our summer time electric bills going through the roof because of fuel surcharges.

What about the price of food and other goods? Have you noticed how much they are going up? Bananas were 49 cents a pound and are now 69 cents a pound. That is a huge increase. Our government says core inflation is not going up outside of energy costs and I am not sure I believe that. We are seeing huge increases in rice, wheat and other staples. But gas prices are a hidden tax on our economy across the board.

Have a look at the UPS receipt for a package that was shipped out to me. From a base price of about $22.00, fuel surcharges add another 10 dollars to the bill. That is almost a 50% tax for fuel! Add 50% to the cost of everything you buy and it is easy to see how this energy crisis is pushing us all to the breaking point.

We need a "send a man to the moon" effort to break free of oil and move to clean renewable, cheap energy now!