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For my latest post for CleanTechies I propose a reflection further to an interesting op ed Thomas L. Friedman wrote on the New York Times on why America should tax more gasoline.
As I noted earlier US drivers pay less than ten euro cents per liter of tax when their German, British, Italian, Turkish or French counterparts pay as much as 60 to 70 cents per liter.
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It is a well known fact, US gasoline tax is ridiculously low compared to many countries in the European Union and other nations. The table on the left brings data from the OECD on this.
US drivers pay less than 10 euro cents per liter of tax when their German, British, Italian, French or Turkish counterparts pay as much as 60 to 70 cents per liter. Even Australia does better with more than 20 cents per liter.
Could the US tax more gasoline ? This a good question as the raised money could finance their high speed rail projects, electric cars research and the renovation of their infrastructure. Continue »
