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To: Will88
And isn’t the federal gasoline tax used, or is supposed to be used, primarily for highway construction and maintenance?

Judging by the bridges falling down and the pothole epidemic nationwide, the robbing of taxes earmarked by law for highway construction and maintenance has been a fraud for at least a decade now.

Ordinary mortals are susceptible to charges of fraud and misrepresentation; politicians are not.

22 posted on 06/24/2008 2:51:22 PM PDT by Publius6961 (You're Government, it's not your money, and you never have to show a profit.)
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To: Publius6961

“Ordinary mortals are susceptible to charges of fraud and misrepresentation; politicians are not.”

I thought highway funds were being misused, just as SS and who knows what other earmarked funds find their way into the black hole of the federal budget.

But, as you point out, there’s no doubt those funds are sorely needed for infrastructure maintenance and replacement.


24 posted on 06/24/2008 2:57:12 PM PDT by Will88
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