Obama Proposes $10 Per Barrel Tax On Oil To Fund U.S. Transportation Needs

President Barack Obama sits in 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV electric car at Detroit Auto Show, Jan 2016

You have to give the man credit for vision. U.S. president Barack Obama will propose a tax of $10 per barrel on oil in the 2017 budget he will submit to Congress next week. According to the White House, its goal is to create “a clear incentive for private-sector innovation to reduce our reliance on oil, and at the same time invests in clean energy… …read more