> The price for a gallon of gas is hight...because the left WANTS it that
>> way. Period. End of story.
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> Wait till the gas tax rises on the fall of less driving and more fuel
> efficient cars. Or maybe we'll need more creative ways to make up the
> difference. LOL.
Do you want the state and Feds to be able to pay to maintain the roads....or not? The math is pretty obvious. More efficient cars use less gas per mile and therefore provide fewer dollars per mile to build and maintain roads. The Feds decision several years back to allow heavier trucks on the same old roads resulted in much higher maintenance costs. A quick ride down I-95 or I-85 makes it clear roads are in increasingly worse condition. Higher construction and maintenace costs coupled with lower per mile revenue from gas tax have made it almost impossible for states to keep up with proper maintenance of existing roads, much less build new ones. Anti-everything idiots who flock to TEA Party herd gatherings have made it impossible for responsible politicians to even consider rasing the Federal gasoline tax by even a few pennies. Meanwhile the oil companies can raise prices by dimes and quaters per gallon anytime they feel like it. Be honest - would anybody even notice a $0.10 rise in the Federal gas tax? In my opinion it would just be lost in the noise of the speculator fueled gas price roller coaster.
Ed White
Ed