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So is raising the gas tax the next big dem issue?
Posted on 11/29/14 at 10:40 am
Posted on 11/29/14 at 10:40 am
I was watching last week's 60 minutes last night. The first segment was on America's failing infrastrucutre and they hit on raising the gas tax several times. They claimed the trust fund will be dry next year (if true 
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Posted on 11/29/14 at 11:00 am to WeeWee
It's just another tax on the working middle class and blue collar poor.
Posted on 11/29/14 at 11:01 am to Strannix
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It's just another tax on the working middle class and blue collar poor.
It's regressive as hell but the dems love it!
Posted on 11/29/14 at 11:10 am to WeeWee
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last week's 60 minutes
I saw that, too. It is noteworthy they did not even mention the 2009 stimulus. $787 billion thrown at "our crumbling infrastructure" 5 years ago, and we have basically nothing to show for it.
Posted on 11/29/14 at 11:12 am to HonoraryCoonass
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I saw that, too. It is noteworthy they did not even mention the 2009 stimulus. $787 billion thrown at "our crumbling infrastructure" 5 years ago, and we have basically nothing to show for it.
The dem from oregon hinted at it when he said that the dems failed too, but yeah Obama wasted enough $$$ on solar energy to fix the bridge that the AMTRAK guy mentioned. It was also funny that only blue states were mentioned (not saying that red states don't have problems because gawd knows they do).
Posted on 11/29/14 at 11:23 am to WeeWee
Dems never met a tax, they didn't like
Posted on 11/29/14 at 11:45 am to WeeWee
It was discussed this morning on Fox. The democrat side was all for it, said it had not been raised in twenty years. Covuto was not against it, he just wanted a listing of where the billions are going to see how much is currently being wasted.
Posted on 11/29/14 at 11:46 am to WeeWee
Less than 100 billion went to infrastructure.
Posted on 11/29/14 at 11:50 am to WPBTiger
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t was discussed this morning on Fox. The democrat side was all for it, said it had not been raised in twenty years. Covuto was not against it, he just wanted a listing of where the billions are going to see how much is currently being wasted.
That is about where my position is. I am open to raising it but I want to make sure that the $$$ is only going to roads and bridges and not bullshite projects.
Posted on 11/29/14 at 11:55 am to WeeWee
We need infrastructure completed, we don't need new taxes to pay for it!
Why is it my family has to priorotize it's spending but my gov doesn't?
Why is it my family has to priorotize it's spending but my gov doesn't?
Posted on 11/29/14 at 11:55 am to WeeWee
This will go over like a turd in the punchbowl...
Posted on 11/29/14 at 12:00 pm to Elcid96
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Why is it my family has to priorotize it's spending but my gov doesn't?
I wonder as well.
Posted on 11/29/14 at 12:06 pm to Rawdawgs
The current tax is wasted on non-highway/bridges projects. It's spent on Democratic pet projects like sidewalks in inner cities, Solendra environmental projects that are not roads, railroads to no where, high speed rails in California that are not needed, and the biggest waste is on Democratic Bureaucrats jobs to Dem's union family members and wives of campaign workers from the last election and Teamsters Union members or wives into a gov't job with Union dues. The last 5 cent raise in the gas tax was fine for 2 years,then it started going to the Dept. of Highways for gov't jobs for Union members,wives, and campaign workers. I know from face to face experience that made me sick. The lies they told to get that tax and then 40% of it started going to the Democrats family and friends in year three was disappointing. Those Dept. of Highways workers man telephone banks for Democrats on election day every election. I know.
Posted on 11/29/14 at 12:09 pm to TupeloTiger
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Democratic pet projects like sidewalks in inner cities
And bike paths, roundabouts, "green space", etc., useless $hit.
Posted on 11/29/14 at 12:09 pm to TupeloTiger
Yep and then they look around and wonder why some won't ever vote for another tax increase!
Only recourse is to make them prioritize their spending. They won't! They will play on the fear of the public and their safety and all along wasting our tax money on other mindless crap.
Only recourse is to make them prioritize their spending. They won't! They will play on the fear of the public and their safety and all along wasting our tax money on other mindless crap.
This post was edited on 11/29/14 at 12:11 pm
Posted on 11/29/14 at 12:10 pm to TupeloTiger
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The current tax is wasted on non-highway/bridges projects. It's spent on Democratic pet projects like sidewalks in inner cities, Solendra environmental projects that are not roads, railroads to no where, high speed rails in California that are not needed, and the biggest waste is on Democratic Bureaucrats jobs to Dem's union family members and wives of campaign workers from the last election and Teamsters Union members or wives into a gov't job with Union dues. The last 5 cent raise in the gas tax was fine for 2 years,then it started going to the Dept. of Highways for gov't jobs for Union members,wives, and campaign workers. I know from face to face experience that made me sick. The lies they told to get that tax and then 40% of it started going to the Democrats family and friends in year three was disappointing. Those Dept. of Highways workers man telephone banks for Democrats on election day every election. I know.
That is why I said, I would want to see where the money is going before I would support a new tax. Democrats have a bad habit of raising taxes and not using the money for what it was intended for.
Posted on 11/29/14 at 12:19 pm to WeeWee
I wouldn't have a problem with raising the gas tax if the money was being spent properly.
Posted on 11/29/14 at 12:28 pm to WeeWee
Perhaps if the 2009 stimulus had been used for what was advertised, instead of a slush fund for Democrat donors, this problem may not be so bad.
Posted on 11/29/14 at 12:37 pm to TupeloTiger
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high speed rails in California that are not needed
... and aren't being built.
Posted on 11/29/14 at 12:53 pm to foshizzle
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high speed rails in California that are not needed
... and aren't being built.
Does the US government get the money back?
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