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Show TAX INCREASE UNPOPULAR Before a tax of 2 cents a gallon on gasoline had really had time to be tried out in California, the legis-'"ture legis-'"ture increased the tax to 3 cent? a gallon. There was no demand for on the part of the people, this increase in-crease as it was not satisfactorily shown that the millions the state is collecting for road work are insufficient insuf-ficient for the highway program. Objections Ob-jections to the incease are heard at all parts of the state. It seems difficult dif-ficult for legislators to realize that the public wishes tax reductions and not tax increases. |