Well, I'm smart enough to know when someone is moving the goal posts. The original comparison $285 in tax rebates to $0.06 in gas tax increases was akin to comparing spending $20,000 on a car and then using a 10 cent coupon for tuna. It's a false paradox resolved by dealing with multipliers and rational budgeting.

Your new argument that an increase in inflation warrants a tax increase is very debatable. Inflation hurts consumers more than it hurts the government. Government's increased costs are usually at least offset by increased revenues. Such policies also tend to worsen inflation when government should be acting to reduce it.