Posted on 06/18/2014 9:48:43 AM PDT by Olog-hai
Two senators unveiled a bipartisan plan Wednesday to raise federal gasoline and diesel taxes for the first time in more than two decades, pitching the proposal as a solution to Congress’ struggle to pay for highway and transit programs.
The plan offered by Sens. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Bob Corker, R-Tenn., would raise the 18.4-cents-a-gallon federal gas tax and 24.4-cents-a-gallon diesel tax by 12 cents each over the next two years, and then index the taxes to keep pace with inflation.
The plan also calls for offsetting the tax increases with other taxes cuts. …
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When I was quite young, I believe gasoline was 25 cents in the mid 50’s.
What an islamist facilitating idiot.
How about ... NOT USING HIGHWAY TAXES TO PAY FOR "TRANSIT PROGRAMS" ...
Transit programs don't benefit highway users (and don't bother to repeat the bullsh!t about taking the burden off the roads. That's just crap) How about making TRANST programs pay for themselves.
The other cuts are either to narrowly targeted groups (ie teachers) or the wealthy. The increase would apply to just about everyone. The whole idea of this as an “offset” is total BS.
$6.00 gas, here we come!
Since the demRats thoroughly wrecked the economy.
I learned then that the two parties are two sides of the same coin. They have been playing “good cop, bad cop” with us for decades. I’m not falling for it any more.
The problem isn’t too little revenue, it’s WAY too much spending. We need to cut spending by $400B next year, $200B the following year, and then start looking for the hard cuts.
F-EM.
I REALLY HATE these people, they should be repealing the gas tax, not increasing it. Gasoline is already eating into my budget!
Utter insanity. Corker is an a@@, and playing ball with the lefties so he and his crony buddies are on the inside track for securing the TVA for themselves.
But that’s “almost a false argument” according to Pelosi.
It’s UN Agenda 21 - attempting to force people into the cities into public housing and public transportation. Thus Obama’s stance on refusing to proceed with the pipeline.
Well what’s the problem? It’s for the children and the polar bears and it is only $.12 a gal.
What a bunch of idiots.... this will hurt the pocket book of EVERY American. What a job killer....nice going BOB
Indexing would allow taxes to be raised without a vote.
Congress has the taxpayers pay for the cars they drive and have the assistants to gas up the vehicles. These 2 do not have a clue what it costs to own a vehicle.
I guess the Senators forgot that spending bills must start in the House. How about this plan? Cut the spending from all the “Gibs me dat” bills. Then we may talk.
Watch those RINO’s join the D herd
Uniparty
John Anderson ran against Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter in 1980.
He got 8% of the popular vote.
He got slightly more than 0% of the Black vote, probably because he looked like the “whitest” man in America.
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