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• Post: Higher Gas-Tax Idea Joins Fiscal-Cliff Talks

  States and business advocates are maneuvering to use the current budget negotiations in Washington to win support for a long-sought increase in the federal gasoline tax—one of a grab bag of proposals various groups are seeking … Continue reading →

  

• Article: Blame Obama for High Gas Prices?

    A newspaper reporter called me recently to discuss the reasons behind rising gas prices.  After I explained the various factors that are increasing your pain at the pump, the reporter asked me if high gas … Continue reading →

  

• Post: Ryan campaigns for coal votes in eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania

  Campaigning in the heart of coal country Saturday, vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan made a direct play for the voters in western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio whose livelihoods depend on energy production by charging that President … Continue reading →

  

• Post: The Green Path to Poverty

  What would you do if gangs of robbers roamed your neighborhood at night, breaking into your neighbors’ houses and stealing their family jewels and life savings? You would arm yourself, and your family members of sufficient … Continue reading →