Raised Gas Taxes Instead of Gas Holiday

[cwo_ghwebb]

Not having enough revenue for pork to buy votes to ensure they remain in power, the Socialists now want to RAISE gas and diesel taxes. Jeepers! Are these folks nuts?

Lawmakers Could Consider Gas Tax Hike, After Gas Tax Holiday Fails

Despite calls from the presidential campaign trail for a Memorial Day-to-Labor Day tax freeze, lawmakers quickly concluded — with a prod from the construction industry — that having $9 billion less to spend on highways could create a pre-election specter of thousands of lost jobs.

Now, lawmakers quietly are talking about raising fuel taxes by a dime from the current 18.4 cents a gallon on gasoline and 24.3 cents on diesel fuel.

Senate Democrats in May tried to add $5 billion to an aviation overhaul bill to replenish the highway trust fund next year; Republicans objected. Democrats tried again in June, but this time for $8 billion; Republicans objected to that, too.

Congress should first reduce spending on pet projects, known as earmarks, argued Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C. "I'm not going to let the Senate spend all this money when nobody is looking, especially when we refuse to stop wasting billions of taxpayer dollars on earmarks."

Next they'll want to socialize the oil industry. Oh crap, some socialist already recommended that.

[ImnoMensa]

Originally Posted by cwo_ghwebb

Not having enough revenue for pork to buy votes to ensure they remain in power, the Socialists now want to RAISE gas and diesel taxes. Jeepers! Are these folks nuts?

Lawmakers Could Consider Gas Tax Hike, After Gas Tax Holiday Fails

Despite calls from the presidential campaign trail for a Memorial Day-to-Labor Day tax freeze, lawmakers quickly concluded — with a prod from the construction industry — that having $9 billion less to spend on highways could create a pre-election specter of thousands of lost jobs.

Now, lawmakers quietly are talking about raising fuel taxes by a dime from the current 18.4 cents a gallon on gasoline and 24.3 cents on diesel fuel.

Senate Democrats in May tried to add $5 billion to an aviation overhaul bill to replenish the highway trust fund next year; Republicans objected. Democrats tried again in June, but this time for $8 billion; Republicans objected to that, too.

Congress should first reduce spending on pet projects, known as earmarks, argued Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C. "I'm not going to let the Senate spend all this money when nobody is looking, especially when we refuse to stop wasting billions of taxpayer dollars on earmarks."

Next they'll want to socialize the oil industry. Oh crap, some socialist already recommended that.

I guess we may as well get used to having taxes raised now . Why wait for the Obamaram to hit us all at once. This goes along with the policy of tax us for all we make ,and then send us what they think we need.

We aint seen nothing yet.

[RadioPatrol]

like the bridge to nowhere ...........