Obama Proposes $10 Per Barrel Oil Tax.

Obama Proposes $10 Per Barrel Oil Tax.

Obama has proposed to tax oil at $10 a barrel. The White House says the fees would be used to increase funding by $20 billion per year for traffic reduction and new modes of transportation like high-speed rail. Other funds would help cut carbon dioxide emissions...
Seattle Gun Violence Tax Upheld

Seattle Gun Violence Tax Upheld

A judge upheld Seattle’s a “gun violence” tax Tuesday, rejecting a challenge from the NRA and other gun rights groups. King County Superior Court Judge Palmer Robinson dismissed arguments that Seattle’s tax, adopted last summer, exceeded the...