Joe calls for three month pause on gas tax.

[nolabear]

The ball’s in the oil companies’ court.

[onecaliberal]

1. The ball is the oil company owned senators court.

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. 'Pause'? was there a change planned, that he's saying should be paused?

Or are you saying "three months without any (federal?) gas tax?"

I can't see how that "puts the ball in the oil companies’ court". They don't set taxes. Surely that puts the ball in Congress's (or state legislatures?) courts?

OK, so I looked it up - it's a suspension.

In a speech on Wednesday afternoon, Biden is expected to ask the House to pause the federal taxes – about 18¢ a gallon for gas and 24¢ a gallon for diesel – until the end of September.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/22/biden-congress-gas-tax-price-fuel

Call that a gas tax? This is a gas tax: filling up a 55 litre (14.5 US gallon) tank costs over £100 in the UK now - $123. $8.80/US gallon.

[nolabear]

5. Sorry to post and run. Had to get to a class.

Thanks for clarifying. They used the word “pause” in the announcement.

[C_U_L8R]

3. How about a pause on gas profits?

Cut the tax is no guarantee big oil will drop the price. In fact it could be a windfall for them

[nolabear]

6. That was my badly made point. 😄

[doc03]

4. After 3 months they go back on right before the

election. Fox News headline Biden is increasing the gas tax.

[MontanaFarmer]

7. I think this is bad policy.

Thought it when mccain proposed it during 08 campaign, think so now. It's a gimmick, not all that helpful, and at these prices people will still be pissed whether you do the holiday or not. In the meantime you short the federal highway funding.