While Thork is, as per usual, phrasing his argument in the worst possible way and making it sound like he just wants to buy a new TV or something, the burden on taxpayers is a valid concern. Driving isn't a luxury that one can easily just forgo if the price tag gets too high. We need to be able to drive - or at least we need to be able to travel a fairly large distance in a fairly short length of time - which is a task that (at least so far) only motor vehicles can accomplish. Handwaving this away with "just ride a bike lol" doesn't cut it. Not when you have a job and are expected to function in the modern world.
Now, if the argument is "I don't want to pay these taxes, therefore global warming isn't real," well, that's stupid. But piling exorbitant taxes onto fuel - and not even for the fuel companies, but the consumers, the people on the street who simply have to drive - for the express purpose of trying to discourage driving is completely fucking stupid.