2006: A NY Times survey reports that a majority of Americans will not support a gas tax hike but a strong majority will support higher gas taxes if the money is used to reduce oil imports and combat global warming (Carson & Vaitheeswaran, 2007).
Reference: Carson, I, Vaitheeswaran, V. 2007. Zoom. Published by Twelve.
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