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Originally Posted by dan0617
Problem isn't the tax. It's the profit going to the petrol companies. We need to cap the cost like we did for electricity years ago. All our money is going to profits of corporations. With the proper cap we could pay a lot more in road taxes and price would be lower. They need us, they will sell at lower prices if we as a nation demand it.
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True, but it isn't just with gas. Look at companies like Nike or Reebok. They give [insert name of famous person here] $100 million to endorse their product, then have to charge more for their shirts, shoes etc. So it is just like us giving our money directly to a few already wealthy people.