The Illinois gas tax break: Does it make for good policy or politics? – WNIJ (DeKalb)

Democratic legislators and the governor have touted the gas tax delay as a win for families, but economics professor Jeremy Groves said drivers may not see much of a benefit. “It's really more a talking point than a reality for consumers." Drivers may save sixty to eighty cents for every $20 dollars spent to fill the gas tank, he said, but the state also loses out on millions in revenue.
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Traice
1 year ago

Loses out on millions that fund corruption and waste. Even with the freeze, Illinois is seeing the highest prices east of the Rockies. The freeze is temporary, and will come roaring back in January and then again in July. But we keep voting them in, definition of insanity.

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