are a group of fish that are ornamental varieties of domesticated common carp (Cyprinus carpio) that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens. Koi varieties are distinguished by coloration, patterning, and scalation....
Gasoline Excise Taxes, 1933-2000 Brian Francis is an economist with the Special Studies Statistical Data Section. This article was prepared under the direction of Beth Kilss, Chief. T he Federal excise tax on gasoline is currently 18.4 cents per gallon. This excise tax gener-ates over $20 billion per year in tax revenue. Revenues are currently 170 times the amount gener-ated in 1933, the first year of the Federal gasoline excise tax. Receipts from this tax are the major source of revenue for the Highway Account and the
Why aren't my 18.4 cents enough? The federal gas tax has funded infrastructure since 1931, when the government added a single cent to the price of each gallon sold. Today, your 18.4 cents (24.4 if you're burning diesel) go to the Highway Trust Fund, the bank account that funds surface transportation like roads and mass transit. (You also pay state gas taxes, ranging from 59 cents in Pennsylvania to 16.8 cents in South Carolina. Those pennies go to support local infrastructure, like the street you live on.)