In June 2022 President Biden called for a three-month suspension of the federal gasoline and diesel tax. A suspension of the 18.4-cents-a-gallon federal gasoline tax and 24.4-cents-a-gallon diesel tax through September would require congressional approval. U.S. gasoline prices began increasing in 2021 and surged to record levels following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Proponents argue that a gas tax holiday would help the average American consumer by bringing down inflation, which reached 8.6% in May 2022. Opponents (including House Republicans and Democrat representatives Steney Hoyer and Nancy Pelosi) argue that the gas tax holiday would not guarantee that the retail price of gas would go down for the consumer and deplete funds available for highways, bridges and other infrastructure projects.
62% Yes |
38% No |
46% Yes |
32% No |
9% Yes, but only temporarily until prices decline |
3% No, and it should be increased to fund more investment into renewable energy |
4% Yes, and the government needs to lift restrictions on oil companies and pump more gas |
2% No, this would increase inflation |
4% Yes, and permanently end it |
1% No, and nationalize the energy sector |
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Unique answers from America users whose views extended beyond the provided choices.
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Yes, and nationalize the energy sector
@9CH2X6B10mos10MO
No, but the government needs to lift restrictions on oil companies and pump more gas
@93ZVWHP2yrs2Y
Yes, and federalize gas and oil
@9HZDFNN3mos3MO
No, but use the MONEY to support our nation's highway systems and stop pi$$!ng it away on unsustainable pet projects like high speed rail
@9HX7Q8N4mos4MO
Yes, because gas should be affordable for those who need it. However, we should simultaneously be phasing out the use of gasoline for more sustainable options. Additionally, our gas tax doesn't determine the fate of our infrastructure. Our government can easily take from the near billions of dollars they spend on our military in order to aid failing road projects and to provide other much needed infrastructure.
@9HSGSGP4mos4MO
Only if it is replaced by either carbon tax or more ideally by a combination of tariffs on foreign oil and taxes on oil production and refinement
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