Posted on 05/14/2007 6:51:33 PM PDT by Colonel_Flagg
Minnesota legislators set course for a historic showdown with Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Monday, approving a transportation bill that features a gas-tax increase and other revenue hikes that would cost a typical three-car family in the Twin Cities between $250 and $500 a year.
The bill -- which raises $6.4 billion in new taxes and fees over 10 years -- passed on bipartisan votes barely strong enough to override Pawlenty's promised veto.
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Yeah. Another huge tax on the regular guy from McCain and his buddies across the aisle. Smokers have been familiar with McCain since 1998.
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