Sign on the dotted line....for a gas tax moratorium!
As we discussed on Meet The New Press today with Tim Cameron, Senator McCain has opined that in light of the high gas prices, a moratorium on the collection of Federal gas taxes (currently about 18 cents a gallon, 24 cents on diesel) would be a great idea.
Gas prices are at an all time high and are rapidly approaching $4.00 per gallon. There has never been a better time to cut the gas tax and give relief to hard working families in New Hampshire.
Following Senator John McCain’s proposal to suspend the Federal Gas Tax, New Hampshire’s leaders should follow suit and suspend the New Hampshire Gas Tax for the summer months of June, July and August.
The combined Federal and State gas tax cut will save taxpayers nearly 37 cents per gallon at a time when it is needed most!
If our leaders in Washington and in New Hampshire want to make a REAL difference to middle and low-income taxpayers, they should move immediately to suspend the gas tax.
My take? Absolutely! Given that the Federal government has a $3 trillion budget (and has been shown to mismanage its highway monies (or does not hold the States accountable to spend that money on....well...highways instead of other things), why not? As in the case of Minnesota where the bridge collapsed in the Twin Cities, it often is not a lack of money, it was a lack of proper priorities. Or the over-willingness of politicians to spend like there's no tomorrow.
And why not here in NH as well? After all, the State government has shown itself to willingly mismanage the State Highway funds to pay for things OTHER than highways, why shouldn't citizens finally start to stand up and say
"You may have it when you spend it wisely; you have not done so,
so get yer frickin' hands out of my wallet!"
Go sign it!
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Posted by: ThatTallGuy | April 29, 2008 12:07 PM