Florida May Get Summer Gas Tax Vacation
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I had a dream last night in and it I was driving down the road and I passed a gas station where the regular gas cost $4.50 a gallon.
I’m not sure that is really only a dream. I could indeed happen.
Here is Florida Gov. Charlie Crist may introduce a proposal that suspend or reduce state gas taxes. He wants the cut, but admits that he has to look at the numbers carefully, since the state has such a tight budget currently.
Right now Florida has a 15.6 cent per gallon gas tax.
Crist’s suggestion on Wednesday came the day after Republican Presidential candidate John McCain suggested a suspension of national gas taxes during the summer. The federal tax, which is on top of the state tax, is 18.4 cents.
Currently, gas in Florida averages $3.42 in Florida, compared to $2.91 a year ago.
Many lawmakers in Florida did express the concern that the full tax savings would actually be passed on to consumers.
While I would look forward to a break that might make me feel as though I could afford more summer road trios, I still want to know what the United States is selling Alaska’s oil to Japan when we obviously need it right here at home.
And, if you really take a look at the breakdown of oil prices, $30 -$40 is added to each barrel due to commodities trading. Talk to the fat cats sitting at home smoking off the oil profits with their Cuban cigars.
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