Posted on 02/11/2016 10:32:22 AM PST by Olog-hai
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) says, current gas prices have gone down and the government is "missing an opportunity" to increase the gas tax.
At a press conference in Chicago on Friday Durbin said, "Two weeks ago I paid $1.51 a gallon for gasoline in downstate Illinois. Clearly, the price of gasoline has gone down dramatically, as has the price of a barrel of oil -- which I think is below $30."
"I think we're missing an opportunity here -- a 5-cent increase in the federal gas tax can really fund an infrastructure program that can help create new jobs in this economy and help businesses. Now is the time to do it." ...
(Excerpt) Read more at cnsnews.com ...
When a politician talks of ‘doing what’s reasonable’, it’s time for the pitchforks...
Typical democrat! The nominal price of something goes down and they are right there to neutralize the price reduction by replacing it with a tax. Slobs!
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