tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post112765034961840944..comments2023-10-24T11:05:25.288-04:00Comments on Mark Rauterkus & Running Mates ponder current events: Close schools to save on gas. And,Mark Rauterkushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17157914569686528007noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481330.post-1127699068340255892005-09-25T21:44:00.000-04:002005-09-25T21:44:00.000-04:00A short-term reduction in the gas tax would be a b...A short-term reduction in the gas tax would be a bad idea--nothing more than a windfall to the gasoline companies.<BR/><BR/>Prices are determined by supply and demand. Lowering the gas tax would not change the supply of gas in the short-term. In the long-term, it may increase the supply, but the gasoline companies are already doing everything they can to increase supply, so there's no reason to lower the gas tax until AFTER we get those oil pumps and refineries back on-line.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com