Gas tax

California the state with the highest gas tax at 68 cents per gallon will raise taxes by another 15 cents this year to fund a law passed to reduce pollution. This is the way to collect real money since everyone pays but it is regressive since it hurts the poor the most. This should be an incentive to go to natural gas cars and trucks which might lead the way for the rest of the country. Natural gas produces less CO2 and almost zero oxides of nitrogen and sulfur the main causes of acid rain. To top it off it is less expensive. Los Angeles County two years ago converted its 2,200 buses to natural gas.