[NeilGus]

I hate taxes as much as the next guy but I really don't have an objection to gas taxes - provided that they are used for roads or other road related things.

I consider gas taxes to be user fees for roads. The more gas you use (and that generally translates into the more you drive), the more you pay.

What I oppose is using money collected by gas taxes for things other than building roads.

[conservative in nyc]

What I oppose is using money collected by gas taxes for things other than building roads.

And just what do you think the states that impose sales taxes on top of gasoline excise taxes are doing with the sales tax revenue? I'm pretty sure that they are not segregating the sales taxes they receive from gasoline from other purchases and dedicating gasoline-related sales taxes to fix and build roads. When prompted, government bureaucrats will come up with a lame excuse like "the sales tax is for the children - we need the extra money to buy gas for your kids' school bus and heat your kids' school".

[sheana]

Well in California the gas tax that goes into a fund for roads, etc has/is raided just like the social security fund.
You might want to check in your state, it seems to be commonplace.

[litehaus]

objection to gas taxes - provided that they are used for roads or other road related things

You mean as in "Trust Fund"???? Like Social Security.....LOL......

[VOATNOW1]

"What I oppose is using money collected by gas taxes for things other than building roads."

California is considering the use of cigarette taxes as a means of funding a pre-school program.

[BJungNan]

These are the old prics from yesterday.