Posted on 01/15/2008 2:56:00 PM PST by BradtotheBone
You are WRONG - They get the tax money to build the road and charge confiscatory rates to move freight on the roads. It raises prices on everything - This slows the economy.
The president has not used the power of the office to campaign this issue. He has lead us toward hydrogen. How many nuclear plants has he spoken for? His WH turned down the opportunity to mandate flex-fuel at $100 per car. Of course the dems do what they do, nothing. It takes to same cajones on fuel as he showed on the WOT.
greas’n up is a given anymore
The increase in the federal gas tax is just the tip of the iceberg.
Aside from reccomendations for states to increase their gas taxes they also want your car to be equipped with technology so that the government can track the miles you drive.
Goodbye America, hello good ole USSR.
Who do you think will suffer the most with this gasoline tax increase? You got it, the poor. I thought the dhimmicraps were all in favor of helping the poor.
Google "Bush Nuclear Power" and you'll see how bogus the BS is.
Nah, rural and suburban will take the biggest hit. Every candidate should be asked if they support this, starting tonight in the dim debate but certainly to include every republican, especially McNut.
To think that our ancestors started talking revolution over a tax on tea. Now we wimpily take anything the feds dish out.
I’ll do that. By the way, I’m a dudette.
Some day, this nonsense has to end.
Congestion tolling is a particularly heinous concept. the idea is that you charge the highest possible tolls for cars using the road during rush hour, the idea being that you simply force people to take some other route, or, you force them onto your loot rail system instead.
The problem is that the transit systems rarely go where people work, and the tolls simply punish the people who are guilty of nothing more than trying to hold down a job.
Exactly
My apologies.
I look forward to it. I'm so ready for a plug-in and let the Saudies eat sand.
No problem. The net is a great equalizer. LOL!
It will. First we have to put India and China on wheels so they will know what they are missing when the oil is gone.
will the Dems propose a windfall “tax” on the profits the US Govt. will reap? sarc/
As we go to alternate fuel engines, expect your road taxes to be levied in a number of other ways including more traffic citations for everything from seat belt violations to turn signals to license plate holders.
I’ve even heard of tickets because the driver had something hanging from the rear view mirror. The highwaymen will need to bring in the dollars one way or another and we are all to be made guilty of something to justify an arbitrary $175 fee.
The grease will be another 5 bucks!!!!!
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