Who gains from pausing the gas tax? Probably not drivers -- or Biden

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : The University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School examined the impacts in the states that have paused their gas taxes in the last few months and found that in Maryland, 72 percent of tax savings were passed onto consumers, compared with 58 percent to 65 percent in Georgia and 71 percent to 87 percent in Connecticut.
49% : One reason Democratic leaders have opposed a gas tax holiday is skepticism that oil companies would pass along the savings at the pump, as opposed to just pocketing the extra money.
48% : The war in Ukraine, inflation and oil companies' production cuts all play a role, and policymakers in Washington, D.C., have few tools to counteract them.
34% : Critics of a tax holiday include House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who have said a pause would bring only meager savings for consumers but could enrich oil companies that are already earning record profits.
34% : Instead, they prefer legislation that would penalize price gouging by oil companies (who deny gouging).

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