Truth In Politics: Illinois Gas Prices And Taxes
politics, energy, oil, crisis, fuel, pandering
May 21, 2008, by Mike Flannery
Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin complained to oil company bosses at a hearing on Capitol Hill about Chicago having the highest gasoline prices in the United States. Largely ignored was the role taxes are playing -- an astounding 10 levels of taxation.
"Does it trouble any of you when you see what you're doing to us?" Durbin asked.