Show GAS TAX MENACE l OPPOSED do down in his his- history his history The year 1929 1925 will kill 11 tory tOtY as a period wherein- wherein I legislators boost boosted the ga gasoline tax to a point where the press thinking public of- of officials of officials nci ls the oil industry and the people combined to fight this newest of tax problems T Last year 27 states had taxes of three cents a gallon or less Now 20 states impose ose levies of o four cent centor centor centor or more one state has a tax of ot six cents and le legislators in still other states are casting asting longing e eyes eg a further eras e as a means of providing pro pro- providing viding ding public funds with the least ef- ef effort effort ef effort fort In some sense states it is said that high highgas gM gas taxes have actually deprived the thc states of revenue In Pennsylvania for example mple which has a n four four cent four ent tax third one-third of motor owners live Jive near state borders and make a practice practice tice tics of driving to localities where the tax is low lower r Estimates place the lOSS to Pennsylvania at yearly yea No one objects to a fair gasoline tax wh when n all the revenue is employ employ- employed ed cd for road building and maintenance That hat is objected to is out of f proportion to the cost of gasoline orone orone or orone one which is us used for purposes other than road work |