Letters to the Editor
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Come on Salon, get your facts straight...
Election day garbage from Salon, shame on you:
From the New York Times:
"Suspending federal and state gas taxes, however, would not necessarily lead to a commensurate drop in prices.
Since 2000, four states have enacted gas tax holidays: Florida, Georgia, Illinois and Indiana. In general, retailers did not pass on all of the intended savings.
When Illinois and Indiana suspended about 7 cents of their state gas taxes in the summer of 2000, prices fell by an average of only 4 cents, according to a study by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association, which opposed the plans. Drivers saved no more than $2.50 a month, while each state lost tens of millions of dollars in tax revenue."
If you want to learn about suspension of the gas tax, read here (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/06/us/06gas.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin).