How high should the gas tax be?

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Externality

You are misuseing the phrase neagative externality. Link to it. I am okay with your use of ridiculous language. But not the misuse

myp said:

Pollution is one of the primary examples of a negative externality. It is probably in every econ101 textbook. Have fun with your anti-intellectualism as you live in the dark ages and keep looking down on people because you don't agree with them. Thankfully the people who get things done don't think like you so humanity has and can progress over time. I am done.

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Externality is an economic issue not an invironmental issue. Stick to econ if you want to use economy terms.

There is nothing to disagree with. You are so incoherent because you insist on using big words you don't quite understand.

Electric cars are less advanced than cars that burn fuel. They went out of fasion much like the steam powered vehicles and horse drawn vehicles because a car that could produce its own energy is technologically more advanced than those that dont.

And again you resort to condecention when your argument falls apart. You are arrogant

myp said:

I am done, but maybe my ethos is your real issue even though it should not be if you were able to think logically or scientifically. Anyway, here is Mankiw, an award-winning economist, political conservative, and advisor to Romney (also worked with Bush) on a Pigouvian gas tax to counter the negative externality caused by fuel usage: http://gregmankiw.blogspot.com/2006/10/pigou-club-manifesto.html

I suppose he is wrong to you too though despite having a Phd in economics and an impressive CV?

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still misuseing negative externality, I still don't know where there is a negative externality. i posted the definition, and you jumped to a poor link misusing the harm princaple bush was bad for the economy, romney probably will be too. confenscating wealth from the people doesn't make people more wealth.

you are not done you are owned.

gas tas = Fuel Tax? if this is the case ( I'm from UK ) ours for petrol is at £1.27 a litre which has come down abit from £1.36 though i think a nice rate for us would be set at £1.