RAISE THE NATIONAL GASOLINE TAX TO SLOW CLIMATE CHANGE AND RAISE MONEY FOR ALTERNATIVE ENERGY RESEARCH

The United States has one of the lowest gasoline taxes per gallon among developed countries. Raising the national gasoline tax will ensure that American's only drive when completely necessary. Taking a bus, subway or bike to work or school are viable alternatives for millions who simply choose to drive out of convenience. The extra revenue from only a few cents increase in the national gasoline tax will help the U.S invest more in research for new and clean alternative fuels. American culture has a deep, unhealthy obsession with driving that needs to be changed if we want to be living on this planet 200 years from now. A small hike in the federal gasoline tax is a good start down the road of weaning off national gasoline dependence.