Rand Report: U.S. Should Tax Crude, Imported Products, Not Domestic Gasoline/Diesel

摘要

To replenish the diminishing U.S. Highway Trust Fund, the U.S. government should replace the current gasoline and diesel excise tax scheme with a tax on all crude oil ?domestic or foreign ?and also on imported refined petroleum products, according to a new study from Washington, D.C.-based policy think-tank, Rand Corp.