Posted on 11/21/2013 5:09:07 AM PST by Red in Blue PA
HARRISBURG After idling six months in the state Legislature, Gov. Tom Corbett's coveted bill to address pressing transportation needs seems headed toward becoming law at 70 mph, fueled by higher gasoline taxes.
Final passage is expected Thursday on legislation that would rev up transportation spending by $2.3 billion to $2.4 billion and give Corbett a badly needed policy victory. Success would come just days after what appeared to be a legislative pileup.
The House balked at passage late Monday, only to suddenly shift gears Tuesday. Then, on Wednesday, the Senate passed the package 43-7, and that vote put the bill in the fast lane for final adoption in the House. That speedy movement would allow Corbett to ink it into law before Thanksgiving.
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"Today, the state Senate kept the momentum moving on a dramatic piece of legislation that will keep our children safe, keep our businesses open and improve the quality of life for all Pennsylvanians," Corbett said in a statement.
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That's one of the many "benefits" of having mandatory GPS tracking in every car.
Are you visiting Ahmed's Gas'n'Go once a week?
Of course you will be allowed to buy gas in NJ, but you will get a bill for the taxes you avoid from the PA dept. of revenue.
Isn't technology wonderful?
Stock up on 6 gallon outboard tanks!
No, wait....
You can't. The trial lawyers drove them out of business because some Americans apparently can't handle that much fuel at once.
Tom is going down big time anyway and he thinks this will be his legecy that will redeem him in history
Now it will gas stations in DE that will see increased business. For years, PA and NJ have come shopping in DE - no sales tax. Occasionally, PA gestapo will stop shoppers on I-95 and confiscate the “evidence”. Solution - take US 13 to Marcus Hook and get on I-95 there.
How many roads in Alaska have you driven?
Mafia-run slapdash paving contractors have a whole lotta pull in this state. As do public transit employee unions, whose members retire with lifelong pay and full benes at 52.
Political suicide for our GOP. If the game is now all about giving away candy, the Dems will always offer more.
Forget gas...people have been stopped for buying milk in Ohio (seeing as our retail prices here are SET BY THE STATE)
Wonder if the rest of the state can secede from Filthadelphia.
Just give West Camden (aka Philadumpia) to the People’s Republic of New Jersey. Both states would benefit.
Yeah, that’s our Governor trying to make Dems happy.
It never ends.
I’ve suggested the same thing many times.;-)
Indiana charges sales tax on the retail price of gasoline rather than a fixed amount per gallon.
So the amount of gas tax varies depending on the price/gal.
It’s way past time to end the “prevailing wage” provisions. It’s essentially a union employment plan. If they’re more efficient and competitive they’ll win more contracts.
“That could leave consumers paying up to 28 cents per gallon more, assuming distributors push their higher tax rates down the gas chain.”
It amazes me that politicians and their Media minions expect businesses to ‘absorb’ a tax and NOT pass it on to consumers in the form of increased prices. How many times have you read a remark like this when it comes to the increase of a business tax? Countless...
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