Half of Americans unwilling to help environment by paying more for fuel

Maybe if OPEC quits artificially raising prices by not increasing supply they won't need to charge more.

These people are lying, conniving, thieving bastards.

How much gas is taxed and how much of it we spend have very, very little to do with each other. Gas is something that we use because we have to. We need to drive around to get places and that's it. Politicos know this and so they waste no opportunity trying to raise taxes in things they know we NEED. No one thinks of raising taxes on pink cashmere sweaters. Why? Because we'd just buy blue cashmere sweaters and be done with it. Or we would buy no cashmere sweaters at all! But there's no substitute for gas and we have to buy it to propel our cars.

Global warming is a ploy, one more underhanded tactic in a long list from those who would part us from our hard earned money. In the name of the environment they would place on us a heavy burden and then make it heavier. Gas is more expensive. So is everything else that needs gas to be produced or moved around which is virtually everything. But these disgusting bottom feeders would make things even more difficult for us.

Go ahead. Raise gas taxes. Repeal the Bush tax cuts (and please don't bother telling me they're only for the rich - I'm not interested in your idiocy), institute Canadian/European style universal health care and force global warming down our throats.

I have a morbid fascination with seeing just how bad things can get.

How about stopping with 39 different states that have 39 different regulations on fuel. This makes refineries happy to produce expensive boutique fuels for each one.

It is and has been a huge expense passed on the the consumer.

I like the title because it's true when it comes to oil. Would you pay more for oil to help green house gas emission, 'NO'. isn't oil the main problem of green house gas?.
everything will come to a standoff or a riot if they don't solve their basic needs of today.
in Australia people are just simply driving out the gas station without paying because of the price

There must be an alternative, fuel cell,battery and small cars.

Cow farts have more to do with greenhouse gasses than all the cars in America combined.
The reason I wouldn't pay more in taxes is that it wouldn't do s**t...

As a Democrat, a car guy and someone who enjoys breathable air, I realize that something has to be done to curtail CO2 emissions. Furthermore, we have to move on to the next step in a sustainable energy policy.

That being said, I firmly believe the last place we should look to for answers or solutions is Congress.

Consumers have a well founded distrust of the State when it comes to the responsible use of gasoline taxes. So no matter what party label you apply to the polling agency, the response they received was a foregone conclusion.

Case in point:
Out here in L.A., we're paying over 30 cents more than the national average. Yet our roads -- which by law are to supposed to be maintained using gasoline tax revenue -- rival the surface of the Moon in their chasm-ridden topography.

Voters have passed countless ballot initiatives to keep the hands of the Assembly out of the gas tax cookie jar, yet they keep on stealing for projects that have nothing to do with state infrastructure.

Since the State can't be trusted to spend 18 cents per gallon in accordance with voters wishes, why on earth would anyone trust them with 36 cents, nevermind 50...

When it comes to performance per dollar, the public sector will always outperform the government.The legislature is too bureaucratic, decadent and ponderous to use any additional revenue in a cost-effective manner.

Extremely well said.
I'm a Republican (well, a liberal one) and I fully agree with you.

Funny that the story was written with left wing bias. Don't you find it interesting that all the crap shoveled on global warming, massive greenhouse emissions ect.ect has come to the forfront in the last 5 years. Sure, you've heard chatter over the last 30 years in some sort or another but just like in the early 70's, enough with the SUV's and 10mpg trucks. You speak of fuel taxes. The fed gets .1845 cents per gallon now as it has gotten for oh...eons. Then add state taxes to it and depending on where you live you might be sporting out .4855 cents per gallon whether it was $1 or $5 a gallon. Problem is that this country is taxed to death and as some have said, the roads and bridges suck anyway.

Don't you also find it rather odd that when Al Gore had a chance to do something about his global warming BS while he was VP and in the senate, he chose to DO NOTHING. Why, because it didn't fall in line with the good ole boy club you dumbasses in TN sent him too. So when they say you can get rid of all the cars in the US and it won't make a dent, that won't be far off the mark, because their's a few countries from Russia to China with all the middle east and Africa thrown in who don't give a rat about saving the enviroment and they have a major craving for trucks and SUV's. And while you're swallowing that one, here's one about hybrids. Great concept if you can afford it but the one thing that conviently seems to be missing from the " Oh I gotta own one of those"chatter is what happens when those pesky batteries need replacing in 5 years. Oh, that's right, they failed to mention that lil tidbit in the "doing your part to save the world" memo. Seems that somebody has to dispose of them properly and then theirs the cost of a new set and installation because Mr DYI isn't gonna tackle this one. Bottom line, if you own one of these hybrids you will never see the advertised savings in fuel or emissions. by the by, when they say that a set of batteries will last the life of the car, nah, ya see, the enviroment plays havoc with batteries when exposed to extreme temps, so unless you're driving around in a constant 77 degree climate, start putting aside juniors college tuition cuz you're gonna need it in 5 years when you're using more gas than battery. And that goes for the LION batteries as well.

So, when you ask the question, are we willing to pay more for fuel to save the enviroment. I'll answer it this way. Are YOU willing to pay a lot more for electrical power each month to off set the cost for operating a fleet of line trucks to keep power flowing to your house uninterupted.

Cheers