Re:Re:Re:More free money from Gavin Newsom!!!!!

San Jose CA

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As I understand it, suspending the gas tax is potentially a "bad idea" as it would only reward the gas corporations more than it would offer any relief to the average tax payer/consumer.The relief would be minimal and it would be a means for the big gas corporations to continue squandering the profits for themselves. The result is nothing changes enough to substantially have any influence on the price at the pump. The U.S government cannot reduce the price of gas either in the barrel on the market, or at the pump. We live in a capitalist/consumer economy. The feds have no influence in those markets. I have no idea what Newsome plans on doing whether he issues checks to California resident or not, but in doing so, it won't affect the current trend in inflation nor will it have a negative impact on local economies. People will either spend the money or they won't and I suspect most will spend it thus returning the money back into local economies. Is that a solution? No. It's just a bandaid fix. No more than plugging a leak in a damn with your finger, but its something that might help people a little for a month even if short lived. Re:More free money from Gavin Newsom!!!!! (sausalito) (bernal heights) Rather than go through a long tedious process of sending money to people who've been hurt by higher gas prices the simplest and more direct way would be a suspension of the California gas tax as President Biden suggested which is.51cents and going up another.03 cents per gallon until gas prices come down naturally. California can shift as much of the $90 Billion surplus to cover lost revenue as needed. California is receiving from the Federal government's infrastructure bill 10's of billions so any loss to road and bridge maintenance from our state gas tax is further reduced. The purpose of the proposed checks in the mail is to lessen the burden of high fuel costs not potential purchases of anything else. Suspension of the state gas tax is a laser aimed reduction to that end. Ask yourself why our governor wants to send checks rather than directly reduce our energy costs. I think it's because being a Democrat tax reduction is a threat to his power of tax and spend. What do you think?