Is it time to raise gas taxes?

A gallon of unleaded regular gas was averaging $2.85 nationwide Tuesday, $3.34 in California and $3.47 in San Francisco, according to AAA. Experts say drivers could be paying $4 per gallon at the pump before long.

But is that high enough?


This week we’ll look at the thorny issue of gas taxes and whether a major hit to the pockets of American drivers is the only way we can wean ourselves from our addiction to foreign oil and spur increased demand for, and production of, fuel-efficient vehicles.

If so, it won’t be easy. And it won’t be painless.

San Francisco Chronicle