http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/13974/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/picture-imperfect-media-gas-tax-hikes-cost-32-cents-june <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/kelly-brown">Kelly Brown</a> </div> </div> </div> <p >     The broadcast networks have created what amounts to their very own tax on gasoline. The “tax,” on average about 32 cents, gets applied when news shows use images to go with stories about the “whopping” price of gasoline. That amount is equal to <a href="http://api.org/statistics/fueltaxes/upload/July_2008_gasoline_and_diesel_summary_pages.pdf" />Wyoming’s entire state gas tax burden</a>. </p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/picture-imperfect-media-gas-tax-hikes-cost-32-cents-june" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Business Economy average car fillup gas oil price pump Recession regular sign station tax unleaded Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:52:27 +0000 admin 26039 at http://archive2.mrc.org