Advisers to Presidential Candidates

Greg Mankiw notes Robert Samuelson's column in support of a $2 per gallon gas tax increase. Mr. Mankiw notes that he himself, has advocates a $1 per gallon increase. These are positions that make sense, economically.

Bob Novak has noted that Mr. Mankiw is co-chair of Mitt Romney's economic team. This invites the question: what does Mitt Romney think about the gas tax?

For what it's worth, Romney's budget chief reportedly supported a gas tax increase as well.

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