Gas Tax

The increase would be an issue because the government makes more money off lower gas prices. "Lower gas prices will actually increase government revenue because people more will drive more with lower prices. People then purchase more gas, and the per-gallon tax sends more money to the government"(Attia). If people have to pay less for gas then they do not feel as bad about driving so much because they don't have to spend as much. In the end they spend more because they feel like they are saving money even though they are spending more money.

The government makes massive amounts of money with little change in prices. "For every 1 cent increase in the gas tax, $1.5 billion is taken away from American consumers"(Attia). The government could barely change the prices and make billions of dollars. The government does not need to make large changes to make large amounts of money. If the government only makes a one cent change in price not many people would notice.

I believe that the gas tax that we currently have is fair. The money that is gained from that goes towards our roads and make sure that our roadways are safe to drive on. If  the government takes more gas money then the families that are low income and can barely afford the car that they are driving. If we make gas too much for low income families then those families will suffer more than the rest because then they do not have enough money to get gas to get to their job that they need to feed their families. if we raise the gas tax then we could do more bad than good.