[oldbrowser]

I’d be willing to bet if gas prices dropped to say $1.50 a gallon the states and the feds will add enough tax to bring it back up to $3.50 a gallon.

That makes perfect sense in a confiscatory government like ours. They are always on the lookout for additional revenue streams.

[yawningotter]

Any reasonable person would realize that lower gas prices would encourage people to drive more. More gallons of gas sold=more tax revenue, especially if people start driving honking big SUV’s. However, I doubt that there are enough reasonable people in government to realize this.