OK, I know this is a couple of days old, but still worth posting as an object lesson. We here at the ‘Grok raised a fuss and a big ‘ole stinkeroonie as we figuratively shined our flashlight into a dark corner – the kind of one where taxpayers end up paying for the mistakes that Government makes, either in actuality or in priority (e.g., not doing what it should be). We berated those Republicans that voted to raise the gas tax (that Pike Industries loves so much) that would hurt ordinary working folks.
Well, our motto is to “Spank’em when they’re wrong and Thank’em when they’re right”; we did the former and now time for the latter:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 19th, 2013
Contact: 603-271-3665
House Republican Leaders Comment on Gas Tax Increase Bill
CONCORD – Today House Republican Leader Gene Chandler (R-Bartlett) and House Republican Policy Leader Laurie Sanborn (R-Bedford) offered the following statements on the committee vote on HB617, a bill that would raise the gas tax. The House Ways and Means committee voted 11-7 to recommend the bill ought to pass with amendment. The committee amendment would raise the gas tax by 67%. Republicans on the committee were unanimous in their opposition to the bill.
The not so good news – it is still a 2/3’s price increase (was 83% increase) – not small. But this time, the Stupid Party’s lightbulb turned on and realized that which had gone wrong had to go right – and they did the right thing – THANKS!
NOW, the next thing is to seal the leaky bucket that is the Highway Fund, and then, rejigger the State’s priorities overall (instead of this small silo’s) to fix what we keep hearing is a huge problem and responsibility. Government cannot meet all needs of all people – and fails when it tries. Better to concentrate on the really important ones and let the lesser ones be exactly that (and remain unfunded)
