We already pay gas taxes. And in some states, those taxes are pretty steep, on top of the federal gas tax. And some states, such as California, charge sales tax on gas, in addition to the other taxes.
We have been told that gas tax money is dedicated to road maintenance. Is this not true? What are we missing? How is it that this road was free for decades, now all of a sudden, the state of Virginia has decided to turn it into a toll road?
“We already pay gas taxes. And in some states, those taxes are pretty steep, on top of the federal gas tax. And some states, such as California, charge sales tax on gas, in addition to the other taxes.
We have been told that gas tax money is dedicated to road maintenance. Is this not true? What are we missing? How is it that this road was free for decades, now all of a sudden, the state of Virginia has decided to turn it into a toll road?”
When our prop 187 was repealed, that was the beginning of the bad roads and infra structure in California. It was repealed Jul 29, 1999!
The money raised in Californicator land to improve our roads has been used to pay for the illegals in California, the Cali legislators and the lawyers for the illegals and legislators.
CA’s Anti-Immigrant Proposition 187 is Voided, Ending State’s Five ...
https://www.aclu.org/.../cas-anti-immigrant-proposition-187-voided-ending-states-five...
Jul 29, 1999 - Passed in November 1994, Proposition 187 sought, among other things, to require police, health care professionals and teachers to verify and report the immigration status of all individuals, including children.
We have been told that gas tax money is dedicated to road maintenance. Is this not true?
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In Pennsylvania, “road maintenance” means one of two things.
1. An endless project to fix a road, which can take many months and always involves several workers standing around another who’s half-heartedly “working.”
2. Throwing rocks in a pothole (maybe with a little sticky gunk) and hoping for the best.
How is it that this road was free for decades, now all of a sudden, the state of Virginia has decided to turn it into a toll road?
Because socialism always needs more money.
The fact that there is not enough money in the world for socialism to work does not matter.
Venezuela is the logical conclusion of Socialist running a country.
However, they would not have the power to do anything if the people not vote these socialist into office. So, they pay $40 tolls, their votes allowed it. I say they get the government they voted for.
Liberals and fellow travelers often divert gas tax money to pay for mass transit and cycling projects that nobody uses. That’s where a lot of money went.
You remember the Mississippi River bridge that collapsed in Minnesota? It hadn’t been serviced for years due to “lack of funds”. Well, curiously the state government spent more on a useless train to nowhere than the bill to maintain the bridge would have been....
“We already pay gas taxes. And in some states, those taxes are pretty steep, on top of the federal gas tax. And some states, such as California, charge sales tax on gas, in addition to the other taxes.”
Maybe you are not aware of it but in California the state charges sales tax on the total per gallon price of gas INCLUDING both the Federal and state sales tax which is approaching 10% in some urban counties.
Our gas tax was increased by 12 cents per gallon two months ago but in reality that increase was a penny or more higher for Californians once the sales tax is added in. As I recall, we now have the highest gas tax in the nation. Plus, in the interest of protecting us from Jerry Brown’s global warming BS, it is anticipated that the tax per gallon will go up by another 70 cents around 2020.
If not for my age, we would be in search of a new home state along with so many of the conservative Californians who are fed up with Brown and his band of left wing a-holes. There is no hope for California which is filled with illegal aliens who vote along with a collection of immigrants who are now citizens and view government as their caregiver.
And some states, such as California, charge sales tax on gas, in addition to the other taxes.””
A TAX on top of a TAX is illegal, but Calif has been doing it FOREVER.....