Gas is the new revenue. That is what our wonderful legislators think. With the dramatic raising of the Gas Tax and the so called lock box constitutional amendment on the Transportation Trust Fund (which you will vote yes or no on this coming Tuesday) our politicians want us to think the roads and bridges will now be repaired/built. Continue reading Gas is the new revenue
The New Jersey rip-off took place in our Assembly last night! Our wonderful politicians have passed a bill that would raise our Gas Tax to $0.23 per gallon from the $0.14 we pay now and as being the nice guys and girls they are, sometime in the next eighteen months they will lower the Sales Tax by one percent. Is that not generous of them? Not!!!!!!!!!!! Continue reading The New Jersey rip-off
Is it ethical to run a commercial that is misleading? The one I am going to examine has to do with the gas tax debate. A certain group has been running a commercial that talks about New Jersey State Senator Steve Oroho (R) who is one of the authors of a new gas tax bill. Continue reading Is it ethical to run a commercial that is misleading?
Today I will once again revisit the gas tax conundrum. As of today our wonderful legislators are considering a gas tax that would add 23 cents per gallon to supposably fund the repair and upkeep of our roadways. In reality it would not fully fund the Transportation Trust Fund and the state will still have to sell bonds. By the way if you believe that the fund is going broke, you are being mislead because there is no dedicated fund at this time and all the monies from the gas tax go into the General Fund. So it cannot really go broke at all! Continue reading Revisiting the Gas Tax Conundrum
