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Road Repaving Projects Cut As Gas Tax Revenue Drops And Asphalt Prices Rise
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| June 16, 2008
| Linda Young
Posted on 06/17/2008 7:16:25 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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Drill here! Drill now! Pay less!
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Hard pen asphalt blew by $500 about a month ago. Try $600.
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Our state taxes on the dollar....Two years ago...BY JUNE...they had already raked in what they had anticipated for the whole year. We’re also into stripping and reusing the old asphalt.
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posted on
06/17/2008 7:21:23 AM PDT
by
Sacajaweau
(I'm planting corn...Have to feed my car...)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
"TAX NOW, TAX HARDER!!!"
/sarc
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posted on
06/17/2008 7:21:42 AM PDT
by
avacado
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
The gift from Washington, DC that just keeps on giving....our great fine ENERGY POLICY that protects America and its interests.
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posted on
06/17/2008 7:25:57 AM PDT
by
EagleUSA
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Road Repaving Projects Cut As Gas Tax Revenue Drops And Asphalt Prices Rise
Considering how often I've seen roads in perfectly good condition getting repaved, I find it hard to consider this a bad thing.
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posted on
06/17/2008 7:26:13 AM PDT
by
arderkrag
(Libertarian Nutcase (Political Compass Coordinates: 9.00, -2.62 - www.politicalcompass.org))
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Gee, more congressional investigations, I can’t wait...
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posted on
06/17/2008 7:30:41 AM PDT
by
cake_crumb
(Terrorist organizations worldwide endorse Obama.)
To: Sacajaweau
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posted on
06/17/2008 7:31:34 AM PDT
by
villagerjoel
("I think my brains are hanging out," he said.)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Another reason to talk my wife into picking up a used SUV.
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posted on
06/17/2008 7:37:36 AM PDT
by
stevio
(Crunchy Con - God, guns, guts, and organically grown crunchy nuts.)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Message #1 -- Drive less, conserve gas. Stop Global Warming. Save the environment. This is also important if we want to be energy independent.
Message #2 -- The rubes are driving less. Our tax revenue is diminishing. Let's push through additional taxes -- we've got to refill our coffers. We can think of some excuse, like ... ummm ... drive less, conserve gas, global warming, blah, blah, blah
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posted on
06/17/2008 7:38:30 AM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(Et si omnes ego non)
To: villagerjoel
“What state is that?”
Don't know where Sacajaweau is, but Illinois does this. However, it is not likely that much if any of that money here will go towards roads. I think they put it in the general budget so that our governer can steal it for his favorite projects.
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
I think asphalt is a scam. Water seeps into cracks, and during cold Cleveland winters, the asphalt blows out into a pot hole. They fix the pothole by makin’ it into a bump, which just blows out again. The snowplowers for the cities and counties love it though. No seams. So easier on the plows, and smoother ride for the plowers. Gimme concrete! Last about 20 times longer.
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Here’s Barry’s solution:
Raise taxes on gas to get the revenue needed to pave roads.
To: stevio
Another reason to talk my wife into picking up a used SUV.Why buy used? By Christmas, the dealerships will be having a two-for-one sale on Hummers.
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posted on
06/17/2008 8:20:30 AM PDT
by
Mrs_Stokke
(Exxon's profit margin -- 10-percent. Coca-Cola's is 20.7-percent, Microsoft -- 27.5-percent.)
To: villagerjoel
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posted on
06/17/2008 8:20:57 AM PDT
by
Sacajaweau
(I'm planting corn...Have to feed my car...)
To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
Gimme concrete! Last about 20 times longer.Which is exactly why you'll never see concrete used in Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, Los Angeles . . .
Where will the democrat mayors get jobs for all their illigitimate children if not on the road crews?
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posted on
06/17/2008 8:24:08 AM PDT
by
Mrs_Stokke
(Exxon's profit margin -- 10-percent. Coca-Cola's is 20.7-percent, Microsoft -- 27.5-percent.)
To: arderkrag
Considering how often I've seen roads in perfectly good condition getting repaved, I find it hard to consider this a bad thing.there seems to be a little of that here in Tennessee. On the other hand, Ohio (despite confiscatory taxes) couldn't seem to maintain roads when asphalt was relatively cheap. I don't expect that to change in a positive way any time soon.
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posted on
06/17/2008 8:25:25 AM PDT
by
meyer
(Government is the problem, not the solution.)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
With fewer vehicle-miles, maintenance of the road should be reduced. This would not apply in frost areas since those surfaces will degrade on their own.
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posted on
06/17/2008 8:35:04 AM PDT
by
RightWhale
(I will veto each and every beer)
To: RightWhale
"With fewer vehicle-miles, maintenance of the road should be reduced."
Ah but the big rigs still need to rumble down the road to restock the local stores. What do you think does more damage to a road, your 4,000 pound car, or a fully loaded 80,000 pound semi??? Most trucks have 12,000 pounds on the front axle, 34,000 on the rear set of truck axles, and 34,000 on the trailer axles.
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posted on
06/17/2008 9:13:46 AM PDT
by
rednesss
(Fred Thompson - 2008)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks; Eric in the Ozarks; Sacajaweau; cake_crumb; Western Phil; ClearCase_guy; ...
About how price-competitive and efficient do you suppose the road building/repair services in this country are, and by what standard? How much of it is federal/state/municipal employees, vs. state, regional, and national private companies?
And when the article mentions a price of $500 for macadam/asphalt, per what?
Are there any states or municipalities that are notable for road building/repair at lower cost?
Specifiable cost reduction should be a prominent part of all Republican/Conservative campaigns, in all aspects of public expenditure, without being anti-union.
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posted on
06/17/2008 9:43:36 AM PDT
by
ProCivitas
(Pro-Family = Natural Marriage + Fathers' Rights + Pro-Life + Traditional Divorce Standards)
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