I think a lot of people are missing an important point here: the government will take the money from somewhere else if they don't get it from the duty on fuel. You guys on the other side of the Pond - how much sales tax do you pay? In the UK we pay 17.5% - that's
seventeen-point-five percent!! - in VAT already; we don't pay it on food or one or two other essentials - yet. Maybe we should raise income tax instead? At least everyone pays according to their means.

Steve