Instead of a gas-tax holiday, Congress considers gas-tax hike

Hot Air ^ | July 19, 2008 | Ed Morissey

[Zhang Fei]

John McCain couldn’t convince Congress to adopt his gas-tax holiday, but Congress does plan on making some changes to the rate. Unfortunately, the change will go in the opposite direction, if Democrats get their wish. With Americans driving less, the highway fund faces even more severe shortfalls than expected from lost gas-tax revenue — and so the Democrats plan to hike it up by ten cents a gallon.

[Zhang Fei]

This is apparently the result of lobbying by road construction interests. The Democrats are really feeling their oats, aren't they?

[Amelia]

Maybe they should do this to pay for their ethanol subsidies. ;-)

[SpaceBar]

Choking the life out of the goose to make it lay more golden eggs.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Typical conservation outcome. When people conserve, revenues go down. Raise the rates to offset the shortfall.

Supply and demand doesn’t work unless it’s left alone by the gummit.

[Mark]

Democrats doing what Democrats do.

[SumProVita]

I’m honestly ready to recall almost the whole lot!

Unfortunately, this may not be a legal option .... so what options are open to citizens in this type of emergency?

[isrul]

If the GOP can't turn this situation into a winner, they deserve extinction.

[Glenn]

Political suicide.

Get to it, Dems.

[rocksblues]

Sort of like Coca-Cola raising their price due to reduced consumption of their foul tasting crap!

[BIV]

It’s also democrats doing what Americans won’t do.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I don’t drink soft drinks but that sounds familiar

[Russ]

And the American voter is poised to reward the Democrats with more seats in the House and Senate and maybe even a super-majority. Are they nuts???

[bpjam]

Cuz 9% approval is just too damned high for Nancy Pelosi???

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

[Mark]

Oh since it's July 19--the 18th?--- another thing A Democrat did:

Mary Jo Kopechne (July 26, 1940 – July 18, 1969) was an American teacher, secretary and administrator, notable for her death in a car accident on Chappaquiddick Island in a car driven by United States Senator Ted Kennedy.

[isrul]

They may be. But the other problem is that the RATs have no opposition.

[plangent]

The Clintonistas took $8 billion out of the fund in 1998.

Pay it back now, and NO KNEW TAXES.

[bill1952]

Open and organized calls for secession.
Arm yourselves in local groups to prepare for any coming storm.

Civil disobedience worked for Martin Luther King.

All of this is doubtful, but presuure is pressure.

[SECURE AMERICA]

and so the Democrats plan to hike it up by ten cents a gallon.

And yet people keep voting for these wannbe communists..

[tips up]

The President can still veto this.

[MarkL]

Let’s hope this goes through BEFORE the election...

RNC Advertisement... “Vote democrat is you want to keep paying higher and higher gasoline prices. Keep supplies short. No new refineries or drilling. Enjoy higher prices on everything you have to buy. Vote democrat.”

Mark

[skinkinthegrass]

another 10 cents/gal. on gasoline Congressman Ben Chandler?

well here's your rope.

[kitkat]

***Choking the life out of the goose to make it lay more golden eggs.***

Perfect analogy.

[Wiseghy]

I hate gas taxes. However, I do know that OPEC hates this idea worse than most. Ironically, raising the price of gas is the best way to immediately lower demand.

However, they will never do it. There is no way they can allow Joe Voter to figure out that they are responsible for the mess we are in now, with shortsighted enviro and energy policy.

[DallasBiff]

This is what you get with Nancy Pelosi in charge.

[tflabo]

Democrats favorite method of drilling...

[nothingnew]

With Americans driving less, the highway fund faces even more severe shortfalls than expected from lost gas-tax revenue...

Whew!......I need a ridiculously taxed cigarette.(if you get my meaning...)

FMCDH(BITS)

[nothingnew]

NO KNEW TAXES

I still know taxes, how about you?

FMCDH(BITS

[FixitGuy]

Just like a stupid Democrat. Find something that is sorely needed, is artifically too high priced, then tax the hell out of it to reduce demand.

How in heavens name did that sperm survive?

[Popman]

Open and organized calls for secession.

Secession is not the answer. Yet!!!

Tar & feathers tying offending Congress critter to the front of a Amtrak train heading out of D.C.

One every half hour until they understand we the prole are unhappy with their representation

[Chode]

With Americans driving less, the highway fund faces even more severe shortfalls than expected from lost gas-tax revenue —

my achin azz... this is BS. the road tax has been BOOMING!!!

[Popman]

Sort of like Coca-Cola raising their price due to reduced consumption of their foul tasting crap!

Coke is doing exactly that

[TribalPrincess2U]

These stupid idiots are too stupid to realize that if stupid me can’t afford to buy gas, and I can’t get to my stupid job, I won’t make money to spend on all those stupid little things that keep the world turning.

Stupid is as stupid does for sure. And folks, that’s your Dhim, er Marxist party.

[rawcatslyentist]

Hey, why not a $100,000.00 per gallon tax? They wouldn't have to sell as many gallons that way.

/s for the sarcasm impaired.

[Need4Truth]

This won’t fix the congestion problem now...

[TribalPrincess2U]

They tell you to conserve then if you don’t use enough say, water (they hike the price. They get theirs no matter what. Only thing is, one day there will be NONE to get.

[denydenydeny]

GOLDEN campaign issue for the Republicans in Congress. Every single contested district in the country needs to know about this.

[mockingbyrd]

It makes sense. The Dems approval ratings are in the single digits. Nothing they do and really lower them, so why not just up taxes instead? It’s not like their ratings can go any lower.

[MEpajamaMONSTER]

http://freeenergynews.com/Directory/Inventors/JosephNewman/index.html

[meyer]

Political suicide.

One almost hopes that these idiots take it beyond political.

[upchuck]

so what options are open to citizens in this type of emergency?

Pitchforks, torches and guns?

[bill1952]

>Tar & feathers tying offending Congress critter to the front of a Amtrak train ...

“When the government fears the people there is liberty”
- Thomas Jefferson

[SERKIT]

Illinois was slated to get many BILLIONS of dollars for roads and bridges. Since Governor Blow-Dry-Oh-Vitch and the Springfield Combine can't agree on a budget to make the matching funds, Illinois will likely have to leave the money on the federal table. That's ONE way to save some money - stooopidity!

[Skenderbej]

“NO KNEW TAXES” = taxation without representation? lol

[mewzilla]

BTTT.