talk about Highway ROBBERY...Maryland “Freak State” PING!
More money that the government would use wrongly, anyways!
Raise taxes, what a novel idea. I wonder why the rats didn’t think of it before now?
As you know Tol, there’s not much I support the Dems on, but raising the gas tax to keep up with inflation is one of those things - providing that the money is used for highways, of course.
The alternative is these CRONY deals where the governors get in bed with private companies and essentially give them control of highways, with MONOPOLY protection, as happened here in Texas over the past decade. Just 10 years ago, our gas tax was high enough to keep highway improvements AHEAD of population growth...
...but that was then. Our governor essentially let that tax lapse and, sure enough, our highway are JAMMED.
Now we are SCREWED royally, having to pay tolls to a company that charges over 30 cents per mile, in some parts of North America.
I wish Newt the best.
But, but, but, doesn’t raising gas taxes disproportionately hurt those revered single mothers and minorities?
I thought we allowed northern Virginia cities and counties to charge extra taxes so they can build all the roads they want with their own money.
I guess ‘their own money’ is the problem...
Raise the gas tax only if the money is fenced for road-construction. In Texas it has been raised to fund football in the public schools. I jest—a little.
talk about Highway ROBBERY...What a fallacious argument, firstly, the taxes aren’t finite, they keep flowing with every purchase. Yet few new roads are built. It’s all for maintenance, maybe a little widening. It’s not like they need a whole new capital outlay every year.
Also, the higher gas prices are, the less everyone drives.
And, the less transportation, the less economic activity, ergo all tax revenues tend to nosedive.
“Reasoning” such as the above article makes me weary.
Oh, like public employee pay?
Oops. That's the other side of the ledger.
Government entities at all levels collect more money on the price per gallon of fuels than the providers of the fuels.
Who do the moron "occupy everything" rail against? Why the producers of course.
The greatest ripoff by a corrupt government are hidden taxes, many over a hundred years old, and light years away from being used for their intended purpose.
I make a blind bet that this "the D.C.-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy" (ITEP)is a left wing group whose sole purpose is finding ways of separating the working American Taxpayer from his wallet.The rising American Parasite Class.
Check them out!
Funders--- ITEP lists a number of foundations among its funders, including the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Open Society Institute*, and the New York Community Trust.[6] ITEP also accepts individual donations.
I knew it!
*Spooky-Dude, George Soros.
Thats funny in Connecticut our Gas taxes are double what those are and our transportation around here sucks,and the newly installed Democrat controlled Government just raised taxes by Billions to take care of all those transportation problems we have been paying through the nose for in our Gas tax. So take your Bull Crap and go somewhere else