Problem is, that works out to about $1.33 a gallon – or one-third of what consumers now pay for a gallon of gas. And Americans already pay roughly 50 cents a gallon in taxes to federal and state governments, according to the Web site GasPriceWatch.
Good luck with trying to raise gas prices by another 33%. These fees are about as popular with the public as a skunk at a picnic. As recently as Saturday, the Senate voted 58-to-41 against an amendment that suggested an unspecified carbon tax of unspecified nature.