tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13093208.post6382461539745956531..comments2024-01-09T09:10:59.959+00:00Comments on Finance: History and Policy: What We Really Need Is A Bigger Gasoline TaxRobert E. Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13094487737942138926noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13093208.post-76307267668076190732008-05-25T23:47:00.000+00:002008-05-25T23:47:00.000+00:00On Davis-Bacon, see LePatner, Jacobson, and Wright...On Davis-Bacon, see LePatner, Jacobson, and Wright, Broken Buildings, Busted Budgets.<BR/><BR/>If politicians can and will steal tax increases then we are all screwed no matter what. We might as well give up right now.Robert E. Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13094487737942138926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13093208.post-65964525143615625962008-05-25T21:12:00.000+00:002008-05-25T21:12:00.000+00:00I stumbled on your web site. I am not sure that I ...I stumbled on your web site. I am not sure that I agree with a higher gas tax. Politicians, being politicians would divert the funds to current consumption (i.e. "buying votes"). I do favor a concerted effort to address the national debt by diverting wastefull government spending. One of my suggestions: repeal Davis-Bacon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com