‘Oil and Common Sense’

If the additional floating tax that you advocate is put into effect, the windfall in federal revenues would only serve to have Congress sidestep the question of realistic budgeting and cost control of operating our government--it would just perpetuate spending.

You point out that Congress is agonizing on how to cut $40 billion from the budget to satisfy the Gramm-Rudman Act.

Gasoline prices are not a large concern for people who earn $50,000-plus per year and who may be given a car allowance by their employers; but ask the families who are barely making ends meet how important 25 cents a gallon is to them.

ROBERT D. SAUNDERS

Alta Loma