Raise Gas Tax For Sake of Roads (Editorial)

The Lakeland Ledger ^ | Wednesday, May 30, 2007 | Editorial

[Sam's Army]

The same media that regularly attacks "Big Oil" isn't interested in making sure people pay less for gas after all.

[edcoil]

Instead of giving 500 billion to farmers to not grow crops, maybe we should spend our money on actually building things.

[SaveTheChief]

There could be a fifty percent tax on gasoline. “Big Oil” would be blamed anyway.

[KarlInOhio]

How about letting the states pay for their own roads? After all, it is my money whether it goes to Columbus or Washington. Money doesn't become holy when dipped into the Potomac. An added bonus - my money won't be used for pork projects like Alaska bridges to nowhere and Boston underground highways. If Alaska or Massachusetts want those, they can hit up their own taxpayers for them.

[B.O. Plenty]

Method...madness....

if the gas tax gets high enough..the roads will not have to be repaired since there will be no traffic.

Then the money "saved" can be used for "domestic" programs.....

YEEEEEAAAAAAAA.

[kevinm13]

Build some refineries. The whiny environazi’s haven’t allowed any new refineries to be built since the 1970’s.

There is oil available and doesn’t need to be imported. Lets just get it. There has never been a “good” tax.

[Inquisitive1]

I propose a $.10 per word tax on stupid editorials.

[mtnwmn]

Amen. This is the same old same crap that we have been fed from Washington and each state capitol since the Interstates were first introduced. They need to get their priorities in order. No new government until they can pay for “old” government. It is amazing how they have money for everything but the infrastructure which should be one of their top priorities.

[mtbopfuyn]

Spend those dollars to deport 30+ million illegals. 30+ million less on the roads means we won’t need new roads.

[Publius6961]

I will never support a tax increase for anything.
After Prop 13 passed in California, and upheld in the state Supreme Court, the parasites in government invented new fees, and diverted massive amounts of designated taxes to other uses. e.g. gasoline tax to fund "gay pride" parades.

They are perfectly able to figure out what are the essential services of government. Until they do, not a single penny more!

[Badeye]

‘The same media that regularly attacks “Big Oil” isn’t interested in making sure people pay less for gas after all.’

No democrats do, how is it this surprised you?

Algore wants a 2.50 per gallon tax as I recall.

[TalonDJ]

I will never support a tax increase for anything.

Ahem! I am sick and tired of paying piles of money for millions of governemt programs that I disagree with in every way shape and form.

[P-40]

Or giving $30 billion to ‘fight’ aids in Africa...

[Kimmers]

Here in IN we have leased our toll road to a private company and they are responsible for maintaining the road and of course the company keeps all the the tolls collected.......with the half million a day interest we are getting from this little endeavor the state is using that money for road construction.... I think it is a win win situation.

Of course they have not reduced the gas tax......oh well

[edcoil]

There is already some 300 Billion sent in foreign aid already.

This is all in addition too.

[Scotsman will be Free]

Exactly so. Don’t forget that the federal bureaucracy skims off a pretty big percentage as a “handling fee” before they reroute the money back where it came from, and should have stayed, in the first place.

[thelastvirgil]

Regardless the amount of the tax, it is not now, nor will it ever be enough for the feds. Highway “trust fund”? Talk about an oxymoron. Anyone know if this so-called fund is anything like the social security trust fund, and thrown into general revenue for our elites to waste on pork?

[goldstategop]

They should ask how all the gas tax money has been spent but won't.

Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus

[Larry Lucido]

Psst! Someone tell this editorial writer it’s “children,” not “roads.”

[eraser2005]

When looking at what they get vs what they pay, the following states would make out well under such a proposal (at least a 10% increase in funds):

Texas, Georgia, Florida, Arizona, New Jersey, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Tennessee, North Carolina

The following states would lose at least 10%:

Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Wyoming, Idaho, Delaware, West Virginia, Vermont, Hawaii, North Dakota, Montana, Rhode Island, South Dakota, DC, Alaska.

Interestingly, even with the big dig boondoggle, Massachussetts has received almost exactly $1 for every $1 they collect in federal gas taxes. The average state has been getting $1.06 for every $1.