REPORTER: Could you elaborate on your opposition to giving drivers a break from the gas tax and how-
MAYOR: It’s about the dumbest thing I’ve heard in an awful long time from an economic point of view. I don’t understand why you think there’s any merit to it whatsoever. We’re trying to discourage people from driving and we’re trying to end our energy dependence. You don’t do that- and incidentally, and we’re trying to have more money to build infrastructure. All three of those things go- fly in the face of giving everybody 30 bucks a year. The 30 bucks is not going to change anybody’s lifestyle. The billions of dollars that we would otherwise have in tax revenues can make a big difference as to what kind of a world we leave our children.
REPORTER: And what would you say to Joe Bruno, who’s advocating for it?
Mayor: I have no idea. I haven’t talked to Joe Bruno about it. You’d have to say something to Joe Bruno. I- that’s- I just do not think that it is intelligent tax policy and it’s not a good energy policy. It is something that, you know, sounds good but I thought in this case Obama had it right.
