https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2019/12/14/air-pollution-interventions-can-rapidly-improve-public-health.aspxAir pollution takes a toll on the whole body, contributing not only to physical risks but also mental health problems. Worldwide, it&rsquo;s responsible for more than 4 million deaths per year, contributing to stroke, heart disease, chronic respiratoryenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Debug Build: 31106.3070)https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2019/12/14/air-pollution-interventions-can-rapidly-improve-public-health.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#97464612/14/2019 5:32:58 PM24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:974646billstri<p>So why not increase the tax on gasoline by a dollar or two or three and use that money to fund medical insurance or to make medicine cheaper? Those who use the most gasoline should be paying the most for the medical expenses of those who have to breath it. Seems like pollution should be taxed a lot to cover the costs of removing the pollution to improve our quality of life. Seems they could have an annual assessment of a vehicles ability to dump pollution in the air and have a annual tax based on how much that vehicle will pollute times the number of miles that vehicle was driven in the past year and use that money for health care.</p>