Democrats to Raise Gasoline Tax

Yes, they seem out of touch in many areas. If they want to really cut fuel consumption, and generate enormous revenue to fund their social programs, raise it a buck.....

 

I will support a tax on anything if congress both dems and repubs will put a stop on any and all spending and cut some current entitlements until the debt is all paid.

 

Democrats to Raise Gasoline Tax

Surprise, surprise!

 

News Flash!!!!!!!!!

Birds fly, squirrels eat nuts, fish have scales --------!!!!!!

 

Now that is news, right along with , democrats raise taxes!!!!

I'm learning each day.

 

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

I can hardly afford to buy gas now!

 

The elites have absolutely no concept of the average Joe's daily grind; ergo they have absolutely no concept that they are telling a starving man that he needs to diet!!!

Yes, I do believe they are that out of touch!!!!!

 

I hope the Hill soon realizes strenuous taxation is why we parted company with the king. I no longer feel represented if the elected officials don't have my interest in mind when they make decisions.

Perhaps someone should introduce a bill for no new taxes without a vote from the people. This will force them to make good use of the tax they collect at this time.

 

We keep asking them to solve all the problems and their solutions always require more funding, result in more regulations, more artificial influences on the marketplace, more opportunities for political favors, more vote buying, and just more problems. Congress can't fix anything so let's stop asking them to do it. Let's tell them to start undoing the reams and reams of regulations already in place they have dragged us down and hold us there.

Even as we debate this topic EPA is rolling out more stupid rules - thousands of pages of confusing and conflicting gibberish - that profits only environmental lawyers and consultants. Even EPA is being directed by consent decrees resulting for court cases brought by environmental groups. They all lack any common sense to balance the needs of a modern society with good stewardship of the earth's resources. They keep us from making good use of what we have and, instead, divert our attention to ineffective energy solutions.

I suspect that the pollution resulting from the manufacturing, transportation, use, and disposal of all the "product" - paperwork, meetings, travel, training, litigation, studies, controls, additional equipment, non-productive overhead, etc. - exceeds any reduction in harmful pollution for the processes being regulated that would otherwise produce real and useful product.

Congress will be happy to give us more of the same if we want because, remember, they specialize in skimming from the proceeds of any real exchange of goods and services without which they'd be out of work. But at the rate we're going they make actually get us to the point we're only working for them and the voters they've bought with promises for a free ride.

 

I sure like what this guy said in the article... :thumbs:

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."

Earmarks should be eliminated all together. They are nothing but slush funds...

 

NOT ENOUGH! Should raise it a buck to pay for the oil war.

 

'Pears as how somebody left the door open, cause there's a heap of hot air coming in.:BangHead: