Posted on 03/01/2009 10:17:50 PM PST by GOPsterinMA
In the same month that Logan International Airport hiked its parking rates by $1, Governor Deval Patrick is asking for another $2 parking "carbon fee" as part of his transportation overhaul filed this week.
The carbon fee, described on page 137 of Patrick's 141-page bill, would that mean a 20- or 30-minute trip to pick up a relative at Logan could cost $6 in parking alone, not including tunnel tolls, which could rise to as much as $7 if legislators fail to pass Patrick's other proposal to raise the gas tax. Three hours in a Logan garage would cost $18; all-day parking in a garage would run $26.
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
I heard about this the other day and thought that this is a sickness that’s overcome the Dems like an epidemic. Obama’s rise to power and his stimulus to ACORN bill have made the Dems come unglued. They have always been skulkers who dreamed of the day they could just TAKE money from people and GIVE it to their pet causes—the heck with this “it’s the taxpayers’ money” and “responsibility” stuff.
An ordinary person would see the stimulus and think “Ah, we’re in charge now, let’s see what happens,” but not these folks. No, they are overcome with jealousy—those guys in Washington get to just spend, spend, spend, why can’t WE?
They see the exploding deficit, which they howled against when it was Bush’s, and think “Hey, if we ever get called on it, we can point at DC and say ‘THEY’RE doing it!’”
It’s a spending outbreak, and when its over, they will have an even worse mess, and they will be saying they “Tried to help the needy” and “We took Obama’s lead.” Here in MA, of course, no one will call them on it, but I don’t think it will go down so well in states with actual two-party systems.
Axelrod debugged the slogan in Massachusetts.
You people in MA, they are going to put some type of “carbon tax” on everything.
Who is going to park their car in a garage and let it run all day? (/s)
Strange this carbon tax.
I have to say, to the non-Massachusetts folks, you’d be surprised how unpopular Obama’s pal is as governor. I’m not saying liberals hate him, but they sure don’t seem to like him very much.
...He thinks he can spend endless amounts of money any way he wants...
He really does. I think people believe this will run its course and he will suddenly realize he has to govern, not just toss cash around. Maybe by summertime they will realize he is an unapologetic Marxist, maybe not.
And when the carbon tax makes no money, and nobody drives,
attach CO2 mouth-pieces
and walking clickers.
THE PERFECT WORLD! ONLY IN THE USA!
What's next,? weighing everybody's SHIT? Carbon tax POOP?
Perhaps. But then they will have another 17 months to think about it. Before it's time to choose the next House and a third of the Senate.
We’re next in mexifornia...we have a castrated governor pretending he’s a terminator or something..
Please don’t give them any ideas. It always starts out as a joke and the Democrats turn it into a living nightmare. Yes, they will tax your feces. It will be a dollar per flush.
All-day parking in a garage would run $26.
Who is going to park their car in a garage and let it run all day? (/s)Strange this carbon tax.
hush, don’t give those people any idea’s.
Another fairy tale tax, why not tax the tooth fairy and easter bunny too, I’m sure he can conjure up a reason.
Geez, why not be honest about it and just raise the parking fee because they want the money.
You have the beginning of a letter to the editor to the Boston Globe.
Or at least a “did you do any logical thinking when you were fed this story” letter to the author.
It was $26 well-spent to avoid the hassles of Boston's rude drivers, "insider road signage", and to avoid losing my little truck hidden between subsequently-arriving SUVs in the parking garage.
Today, if I can't drive to my destination, I don't go.
"...Strange this carbon tax..."
Your point, of course, is that a parked car is not producing carbon.
It could be argued that switching to commercial jet travel by parking one's car increases the production of carbon, but the fee increase is deliberately misapplied to benefit a Liberal Massachusetts Governor.
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