Adding Up the Benefits of Pennies at the Pump

Some economists say that a nationwide "gas tax holiday" would have even less impact on gas prices than a moratorium like the one passed by Illinois in 2000. . . . According to James Hamilton, a professor of economics at the University of California at San Diego, the benefits of a temporary tax moratorium would probably go to oil companies rather than consumers. Full Story »

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by Anthony Phillips - Oct. 1, 2008

A breath of reality in a vaporous debate.

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