The Oil Tax Campaign

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Oil saps our strength and threatens our planet. The US is by far the largest consumer of oil per capita.
  • $300bn/yr financial drain to Saudi Arabia and other despotic regimes
  • Oil money goes to terrorism supporters, so terrorism wars are oil-related wars
  • $1.2tn/yr military/intel budgets largely to defend oil shipping lanes and oil producing countries
  • Global warming threatens habitat destruction and rising oceans
  • Solitary car culture causes pollution, traffic jams, and stress
  • Oil expenses drain family budgets
  • Oil prices will rise anyway due to high demand and declining supply
  • Less demand due to taxes will keep oil prices moderate
  • Availability of alternatives such as smaller cars, carpools, public transport, and living closer to work
  • The oil tax should be offset by reductions in other taxes, and by subsidies for mass transit


A New Tax on Oil

Why?

Because it's the only effective way to reduce demand for oil.

How?

An oil tax increase is considered politically unrealistic now (in fact the oil industry is still subsidized by tax breaks). First the idea needs to be introduced into the political dialogue and discussed. Then it can be more effectively advocated and eventually adopted.

The first step toward raising oil taxes nationally is to raise them state by state, building the movement.

Who benefits?

Changing our energy habits will be a difficult process, and will affect everyone differently. There will be powerful strategic, financial, and environmental benefits to our country as a whole.

What can I do?

Join the movement with your financial and political support, and organizing energy.
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NEWS


7/11/2011: Bradley, Ridge: Bipartisan Call for Direct Taxes on Oil
3/9/2011: CEO of Hess Corp. Calls for $1/gal. Gas Tax
2/4/2011: Bernanke Calls Rising Oil Prices "A Kind of Tax"
1/18/2011: Alaska Debates Modifying Its 40% Oil Production Tax
1/4/2011: Oil Industry Defends Its Tax Breaks
11/11/2010: New Bipartisan Deficit Reduction Plan Includes Increased Gasoline Tax
2/18/10: NASA: Road Transportation Emerges as Key Driver of Warming

OPINION


4/11/2012: NJ Gas Taxes and the Hudson Rail Tunnel
3/11/12: Misguided opposition to gas taxes
3/2/11: Variable, Price-Smoothing Oil Tax
3/1/11: Military-related Spending Exceeds $1.2tn Annually
2/22/11: Friedman: If Not Now, When?
1/1/11: Drill, baby, drill? Spill, baby, spill? How about tax, baby, tax?
5/18/10: Friedman: Obama and the Oil Spill
2/1/09: Rep. Sen. Richard Lugar supports raising gas tax: A Revenue-Neutral Way to Treat Our Oil Addiction
6/6/08: Krauthammer: At $4, Everybody Gets Rational


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