Posted on 03/27/2026 2:01:55 AM PDT by Puppage
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — In a series of exchanges spanning over three days, Connecticut’s top Democratic leaders appeared divided over whether or not to move forward with Gov. Ned Lamont’s proposal for a one-month gas tax holiday to address rising costs triggered by the war with Iran.
The Democratic House speaker and House majority leader both signaled on Wednesday that their 102-member caucus is not clamoring for a gas tax holiday. A reprieve from the 25-cent-per-gallon tax, they reason, will not deliver sufficiently targeted savings.
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Voting Dem always guarantees great prizes, eh?
Indeed.
“Sufficiently targeted savings.” /SPIT
“will not deliver sufficiently targeted savings”
Meaning Republicans would benefit too. “targeted savings” means buying Dem votes. Despicable.
To liberals, this is precisely when you layer on additional taxes.
If you want to save the world and get everyone to electric cars, you need to screw people over who cling to their evil CO2 generators.
Triple that tax!
But....but.....how can they be the champions of “free stuff” if they can’t even make something cheaper for a day or so?
More like “Maybe we should not point out how much of gas costs are taxes!”
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