Posted on 01/22/2021 10:28:15 AM PST by rktman
Transportation Secretary nominee Pete Buttigieg suggested raising the federal gas tax in order to fund infrastructure initiatives during his confirmation hearing Thursday before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.
Republican Florida Sen. Rick Scott asked the former South Bend mayor if he would favor a federal gas tax increase to pay for the Highway Trust Fund. The fund is mostly financed by revenue from federal gas taxes but has become less financially solvent in recent years, according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center.
“Well, I think all options need to be on the table,” Buttigieg responded. “As you know, the gas tax has not been increased since 1993, and it’s never been pegged to inflation. And it’s one of the reasons why the current state of the Highway Trust Fund is that there’s more going out than coming in.”
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We've GOT to get out of CT!!
I wish there was an on off switch though. LOL!
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Are you talking about your amp or your wife? :-)
The state is still losing a lot of population, despite the influx of New Yorkers fleeing their own crappy state. In another month it will be nothing but incoming orange license plates and departing U-Hauls as far as the eye can see.
Easy solution: The state seizes the federal highways under eminent domain and declares them wetlands.
CT’s residential property taxes are determined by city or town (or some other districts).
Please explain what state legislation is proposed—thanks.
LOL! The amp of course.
Yes, well said. I think Will Marotti said earlier today on his WTIC 1080 AM radio show, that it's currently: 60% leaving CT, 40% incoming.
We gotta get out SOON. (But it unfortunately won't be in a month from now)
I would have to get the details... it was briefly discussed on Will Marotti’s radio show (WTIC 1080 AM) this morning. Some bill Martin Looney was introducing...
I know.
There is nothing wrong with those that use the roads to pay for them.
I don’t get this fed tax charade anymore.
Just print a couple of billion dollars and be done with it.
Surcharge tax on your home’s electric bill.
or $2000 in annual vehicle licensing fees
"On a Sunny Monday morning, Buttigieg is musing about redeeming American credibility abroad, sipping from his coffee mug emblazoned with JFK’s face, when his husband plops onto the living-room couch, picks up the blanket next to him and throws it on the floor in mock disgust. “Do we have to have this hideous blanket?” he said. The blanket is full of dog hair. “Can we put our nice blanket there?”Buttigieg met Chasten Glezman, then a Chicago grad student, on the dating app Hinge in 2015. They talked over FaceTime for a few weeks before Chasten drove to South Bend for their first real date, at an Irish bar famous for its Scotch eggs.
Pete hates the way Chasten folds T-shirts. Chasten gets grumpy when they go too long without food, and Pete doesn’t get it. “You’re like, ‘Oh, here, I packed a bag of almonds and a thing of beef jerky,’” Chasten says. “I hate nuts, and he eats nuts all the time.” “High in protein, good for you,” Pete counters. “See!” Chasten says. “I want a meal, and he’s like, ‘We’ll just have a handful of nuts.’” Also, he tells his husband, “You do chew really loudly.”
It’s a great idea! Everyone likes expensive gas cause it raises the price of everything they buy while bringing the economy to a stop.
Prices high, incomes drop, HELL YES, sounds great!
GA just voted on “should tax monies raised for a specific purpose only be spent for that purpose?”
As Conservatives in an overtaxed environment, we should not
be advocating for, or agreeing in principle to any more new
taxes.
In five years who knows how many of us will have electric cars?
Costs of gas cars goes up. Gas prices go up. Cost of
electric cars go down. Ranges are extended. Maintenance
costs are less. Loss of life from automated driving causes
the loss of life to go down.
The are premises that are not cast in granite yet, but
signs are pointing in this direction.
Insurance companies are going to push them, due to lower
projected outlays. Manufacturers are slowing converting
their lines or offering alternatives.
It is projected that a lot faster than any of us thought,
electric vehicles may overtake ICE sales.
Once again, why should we all agree to new taxes on cars we
may be using in five years.
I’ve recently seen some industry insiders touch on this.
Some of them were motor-heads. I don’t think we can totally
dismiss it.
I am for it. O.K. by me. They had an honest man as President who tried to look after them. They could not wait to kick him out. So hell with them.
Well, let’s see...
Georgia fuel tax is $0.075 per gallon. Federal fuel tax is $0.184 per gallon. Sum is $0.26 per gallon. Let’s say we drive 15,000 miles per year in a vehicle that gets 20 mpg. That’s equates to 750 gallons per year. Or, $195 per year total tax dollars. Actually, based upon my assumptions the $200 flat tax is quite equitable. However, I drive a silverado crewcab 6.2L 4X4. And, put about 20,000 miles per year on it of which quite a bit is towing. So, in my case road tax is about double. But, my choice, right 🥴?
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