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Leftists should be all giddy over this. They do this in every state that they run saying it will go to infrastructure and it never does.
I wanted to say the same thing. Leftists have no problem when DEM governors support gasoline tax increases. Look no further than Jerry Moonbeam Brown in CA.
I wanted to say the same thing. Leftists have no problem when DEM governors support gasoline tax increases. Look no further than Jerry Moonbeam Brown in CA.
I do NOT support this and I did not support our governor doing it. He owes millions in back taxes, rubs the fact in people's face and then raises the gas tax that affects the poor for the most part.
He was elected as a (D) and then switched so he is the worst of both worlds.
Precisely. When a Democrat proposes an increase, the GOP faithful scream "Tax and Spend LIBERAL!!!!!"
But when a Republican proposes it- " Oh hey I'd GLADLY pay this, makes sense!!! "
Just showcases their partisan hypocrisy yet AGAIN..
When Obama proposed this I was against it then also. When he was gave the massive infrastructure money just after getting elected, he used most of it for political pay offs and there was no reason to believe he would not have done the same thing again.
We drive an electric car and I agree with all of this.
Which is part of the reason there is a drop in funds for repairing roads and bridges.
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You will pay the federal tax no matter what it is. It's currently 18 cents per gallon and that was set in the 90's. The article you linked to is a replacement for state fuel taxes. In Washington the state tax is 50 cents per gallon, a vehicle getting 23 MPG would pay the equivalent of 55 cents per gallon so the per mile tax would be slightly more. Once a vehicle gets below about 21MPG the per mile tax would be less than the fuel tax.
I understand where you are coming from.
I can understand the proposed .25 hike in tax. Then again, it's not the first time that an additional tax idea has been visited by the US government. A flat .25 sounds better than the price per mile.
When Obama proposed this I was against it then also. When he was gave the massive infrastructure money just after getting elected, he used most of it for political pay offs and there was no reason to believe he would not have done the same thing again.
Way to bring partisan nonsense into an adult conversation.
Funny- I saw lots of infrastructure projects with the recovery act. In fact I financed millions of dollars worth of road and bridge construction that was being paid through those funds.
Way to bring partisan nonsense into an adult conversation.
Funny- I saw lots of infrastructure projects with the recovery act. In fact I financed millions of dollars worth of road and bridge construction that was being paid through those funds.
I do not support or trust either politician. That is the exact opposite of partisan.
As pointed out. Obama proposed almost the same tax. Republicans would not go for it. Do u love that?
Obama proposed this tax on the Barrel in order to hide the tax from the public, Obama didn't have the stones to ask for a gas tax increase.( most transparent administration ever. )
While I personally don't like most taxes, I'm not opposed to a gas tax increase If it goes to long needed infrastructure projects.
I would rather see the States raise there gas taxes before the feds though, as the fed increase will most likely be siphoned off into useless pork barrel projects.
Leftists should be all giddy over this. They do this in every state that they run saying it will go to infrastructure and it never does.
So are you saying this is different, or are you admitting that Trump is just more of the same?
I am asking honestly. I know your posting background (180* from mine), so I'm genuinely curious how you process this.
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