Posted on 02/26/2009 2:04:10 PM PST by reaganaut1
A commission established by Congress to study options for funding the nation’s roads and bridges on Thursday recommended raising the federal gas tax by 10 cents a gallon.
In a report, the National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission cited a “crisis” of neglect for infrastructure, and also called for an eventual switch to a tax based on miles driven, rather than gasoline consumed.
Raising the federal gas tax, now 18.4 cents a gallon, is so politically tricky that the idea has gone nowhere in 16 years. The tax is the main source of federal dollars for fixing roads and bridges. The commission said that a 10 cent increase would cost the average household $9 a month extra.
The report also called for raising the federal diesel tax, now 24.4 cents a gallon, by 15 cents.
Raising the gas tax is seen as a short-term measure, because as Americans begin driving more fuel-efficient cars, gas tax revenues will fall. Implementing a mileage tax, which the commission recommended doing a “comprehensive” way by 2020, would also be politically difficult. In the United States, only Oregon has experimented with such a system.
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Heritage says that Congress has been looting the Highway Trust Fund.
Tax, tax, tax!
>Heritage says that Congress has been looting the Highway Trust Fund.
I say Congress has been looting the American people!
“I repeat ... those making less than $250,000 will not see one dime increase in their taxes.”
Amateurs! In MA we’re getting a 19 cent increase.
Where’s than damn cent key anyway?
Eliminate the incentive to save gas and punish people who need to drive to work. That is Crackerjack thinking. No wonder people can't wait for these Brainiacs to take over their health care and their entire lives.
The stimulus bill is for infrastructure, so there’s no need for any extra gasoline taxes.
Roads are “shovel ready”, right?
I don't have any problem with the states raising that money and some extra if they actually spend it on the roads.
>>>>>>>>>>> Where’s than damn cent key anyway? <<<<<<<<<
Here it is: ¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢¢
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These stupid F**KING IDIOTS learned nothing from the 1930’s....it’s almost as if they WANT another Great Depression. Unreal.
¢ to put ¢ on a web page.
There are supposed to be Zillions of $$$$$ in the Bail out Bills for roads and bridges. This is just more ‘highway robbery’ No pun intended.
Now you're catching on.
Thanks guys.
Yep. They haven’t been using all the money from the fuel tax to fund roads and now they want MORE money that they say is needed for roads? I become more disgusted with the people who voted for the zero every single day.
You know what you can do with “panel suggestions” don’t you?
The jackasses don’t want people to drive anyway, so why the hell do they care if the roads are fixed? Oh, I forgot - UNION JOBS!
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