Jerry Brown thinks anyone who opposes gas tax hike is a "freeloader"

Chris0nllyn

Well-Known Member
Brown's plan increases the state's gas tax from $0.18 to $0.30/gallon. Diesel taxes increase from $0.16 to $0.36 as well as an increase from 1.75% to 5.75% special diesel tax. Also, registration fees are to be increased by $25 to $175 depending on car value.
http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article147437054.html

Brown was also dismissive of efforts by a Republican assemblyman from Huntington Beach to qualify a ballot measure that could reverse the Democrat-backed tax plan.

“Roads require money to fix,” Brown said during a Friday visit to Orange County. “Republicans say there’s a magic source of money — it doesn’t exist. … You want to borrow money and pay double? Or do nothing? Or take money from universities?”

The $52-billion plan was approved by a two-thirds legislative majority required for tax increases, with no votes to spare. It includes a 12-cent per gallon gas tax beginning Nov. 1 and an increase to the vehicle license fee tied to the vehicle’s value, expected to cost the average driver about $50 more a year beginning Jan. 1.

“The freeloaders — I’ve had enough of them,” Brown said, adding that the approved tax and fee hikes bring those charges to the level they were 30 years ago if adjusted for inflation. “They have a president that doesn’t tell the truth and they’re following suit.”
http://www.ocregister.com/2017/05/12/gov-brown-defends-gas-tax-local-legislator/

It's worth noting that 2% of the gas tax revenue goes straight to the general fund each year. Another 7% goes to public transportation.
http://www.mercurynews.com/2015/06/02/roadshow-how-much-gas-tax-money-goes-to-california-roads/

Almost $1 billion per year is collected from overweight vehicle fees. It's supposed to go to the transportation fund to pay for the damages done by those overweight vehicles. It instead goes to the general fund.
Look at this cluster####: http://www.dot.ca.gov/budgets/docs/2016-17_CHART_C.pdf

As far as what's planned for the increased revenue, $100 million is slated to the Active Transportation Program that encourages people to ride bike or walk instead of driving.
http://www.politifact.com/californi...brown-proposing-divert-30-percent-new-gas-ta/
Note that this program was started in 2013. It's been wildly successfuly by increasing bike commuting 0.1% since then.
http://cal.streetsblog.org/2016/03/08/more-californians-are-commuting-by-bike/

$330 million is slated for the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program which sends money to things like the high speed rail system which has been 50% over budget and 7 years behind schedule.
http://www.dot.ca.gov/drmt/sptircp.html

$300 million is slated to the State Transit Assistance fund. That subsidizes streetcars and light rails for localities.

$54 million to Dept. of Parks and Rec.

$17.3 million to the Dept. of Food and Agriculture.

In all, close to 30% of the funds will not go to roads. If Gov. Brown was really worried about people "driving on gravel", maybe that'd be something to look at.



Hopefully citizens of CA are able to vote on this proposal. Travis Allen (R-Huntington Beach) introduced an initiative to allow a ballot vote on the gas hike. It's being reviewed by the Attorney General. If so, he'll need 365,000 signatures in order to get it on the ballot.
https://www.oag.ca.gov/system/files/initiatives/pdfs/17-0004 (Repeal Gas Tax).pdf
 

Hijinx

Well-Known Member
Raising the price of Diesel will sure help the Grocery stores and every other business that has trucks delivering to them.
The people will be paying more at the pump and more at the store.

Do iI feel sorry for them? Just a little.
They elected this bunch.

Just like the people in Maryland elected our Democrats who like to follow everything the Californians do.
 

SamSpade

Well-Known Member
To be fair - for southern California, it probably makes sense. The snarls of traffic are legendary and public transport is almost zero.
 

Clem72

Well-Known Member
To be fair - for southern California, it probably makes sense. The snarls of traffic are legendary and public transport is almost zero.

Almost zero? There are subways, busses, light rail, cycling lanes, carpool lanes, ride sharing services, park-n-rides, and trollies. TROLLIES.

There are also too damn many people that live too far from work.
 

Chris0nllyn

Well-Known Member
To be fair - for southern California, it probably makes sense. The snarls of traffic are legendary and public transport is almost zero.

Have you seen Elon Musk's tunnel idea? Awesomeness and more proof people, not government, innovate.

 

GURPS

INGSOC
PREMO Member
Good ... let em suck it up

you deserve the Gov you vote for

Let Cali be a shinning beacon to the rest of the country


oh and single payer is slated to be a 400 billion dollar sink hole
 
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