40-cent-per-gallon gasoline tax increase urged by federal panel

The Houston Chronicle ^ | Jan. 15, 2008 | RAD SALLEE

[MEpajamaMONSTER]

These morons won’t be happy until the price of gasoline hits $10.00 per gallon, half of which will be taxes.

I thought the tax already hit that mark after all the overhead

[dforest]

100% truth folks, the time has come to fight back. They are ruining the US, all for money. R’s and D’s hang out together to make sure all of us grease their wheels. Lets give these evil people their just due. Screw R’s and D’s.

We are Americans, KOA.

[jwalsh07]

"Undercutting President Bush's energy policy, the Senate sided with environmentalists today and blocked oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

With eight Republicans breaking ranks with the president, the decisive vote probably ended, at least for this year, the longtime dream of many Alaskans and conservatives in Washington that the protected wilderness could be opened for development, an issue that has pitted Democrats and environmentalists against Republicans and petroleum interests for more than a decade."

You want to blame somebody for America's failure to drill for oil in America, then put the blame where it belongs. On leftists and RINO loons.

[Minutemen]

"40-cent-per-gallon gasoline tax increase urged by federal panel"

"Stick your 40-cent-per-gallon tax increase plan where mushrooms grow" urges enraged citizenry.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

We need the jerks names who want this tax so after it’s raised, we can at least inform the sheeple who to thank for the increase.

[RightWhale]

Go Euro all the way. Kick it up to 50%. We can afford that $8 per gallon, no problem. Just keep the birthright to open road and flowing gasoline.

[okie01]

— Work to cut traffic fatalities in half over the next 17 years by urging states to embrace new strategies to improve safety.

Which, of course, is directly counter to the new CAFE standards mandated by Congress -- which will make cars not only more expensive (by $6000), but smaller and lighter and more dangerous (by 4000 fatalities per year).

More government is good for us...

[GoldenPup]

These Dopes must be smoking Dope (or they are mostly Democrats)....whose solution to everything is raising taxes. These fools are looking for armed mobs in the streets...as if gas prices aren’t high enough already !!! What complete idiots !!! UNBELIEVABLE !!!

[Adams]

Here’s a snippet from the bio of one of these brain surgeons:

Tom Skancke, CEO, The Skancke Company

snip.....In 1999, Nevada Governor, Kenny Guinn, appointed Tom to the CANAMEX Corridor Coalition (CCC). The CCC is a 5 state commerce and tourism coalition in the western United States. In 2003, the CCC elected Tom the first full time chairman of the five state coalition and he served in that capacity for two years. He continues to be a member of the Coalition. Most recently, United States Senator Harry Reid appointed Tom to sit on the congressionally created National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission....snip

http://www.transportationfortomorrow.org/about/bio_skancke.aspx

If Harry Reid has anything to do with this guy, then you know this panel was stacked.

[dragnet2]

When they eventually take everyones property, homes and furniture, who's going to live in their homes, and who will be able to afford them?

What happened to smaller, less intrusive government?

[Chode]

BOHICA!!!

[jwalsh07]

Mary Peters, Chair
Secretary
U.S. Department of Transportation
Jack Schenendorf, Vice Chair
Of Counsel
Covington and Burling, LLP
Frank Busalacchi
Secretary
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Maria Cino
Former Deputy Secretary
U.S. Department of Transportation
Rick Geddes
Associate Professor
Department of Policy Analysis and
Management
Cornell University
Steve Heminger
Executive Director
Metropolitan Transportation
Commission
San Francisco Bay Area
Frank McArdle
Senior Advisor
General Contractors Association of
New York
Steve Odland,
Chairman and CEO
Office Depot, Inc.
Patrick E. Quinn
Co-Chairman and President
U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc.
Matt Rose
Chairman and CEO
BNSF Railway
Tom Skancke
CEO
The Skancke Company
Paul Weyrich
Chairman and CEO
Free Congress Foundation
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
www.transportationfortomorrow.org

[maine-iac7]

Texas enter long-term contracts with private companies to build and operate toll roads.

Now there's a concept - let private outfits foot the bill for building roads and get payback with tolls from those who use them - rather than soak every poor sucker, most of whom will never use the roads - or rarely.

It's a "Consumption Tax" like the FAIR TAX.

Use it=pay for it

Don't use it = don't pay for it.

What a strange concept in this socialist country

[B-Cause]

[maine-iac7]

Are the names of the panel’s members known so the general public

Along with the "r" or "d" after their names

[big'ol_freeper]

MORONS.

U.S. Army Retired

[jwalsh07]

What happened to smaller, less intrusive government?

Leftists, rino's and other assorted pigs.

[blackdog]

Al Gore claimed the cost of a gallon of gasoline in the 2004 campaign debate9televised during prime time nationally) that a gallon of gasoline should cost $5.00 with all fees and taxes in order to pay the real cost. When 50% of the public voted for him, I don’t want to hear the bitchin when gasoline costs $3.50.

[normy]

Quick! What Republican Presidential candidates would support this!

Who popped into your mind when you read that?

[Blue Highway]

These idiots would even tax the grease you’d need before bending over.