Proposed Gas Tax Increase - Let you voice be heard

[Murpheeee]

Got this on a biker list I am on.
Basically fill in the form and it sends a letter to your congressman/woman, telling them you would not be happy about a hike in gas tax right now.

Or you can edit the text however you wish.


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Politicians in Washington want to raise the federal gas tax to pay for even more wasteful projects. Let your friends know so they can speak out too!
Tell Congress not to raise the gas tax! With gas prices hovering near all-time highs and our economy still in the doldrums, House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Don Young has proposed a 5.4-cent per gallon increase in the federal gas tax to fund a new transportation bill full of pork-barrel spending. Congress needs to hear from you that this is not the time to burden drivers with a 23 percent increase in the federal gas tax.

You can take action on this alert via the web at:

http://ga1.org/campaign/no_gas_tax_hike/wge55k40738k

We encourage you to take action by April 11, 2003

 

[xirtam]

What else do you get from your biker list?

 

[Murpheeee]

Originally posted by: xirtam
What else do you get from your biker list?

ummm.....bike talk?

(not sure if this is a trick question)

 

[dullard]

Can I send that in, asking for a gas tax increase? It would be so good for our country.

 

[Murpheeee]

Originally posted by: dullard
Can I send that in, asking for a gas tax increase? It would be so good for our country.

I guess you could....the only part which is fixed is:

I understand that leaders on the House Transportation Committee have proposed an immediate 5.4-cent increase in the federal gas tax, followed by permanent increases every year in the future. I urge you to reject this tax hike.


The rest is editable. 😉

 

[NightTrain]

Originally posted by: Murpheeee

Originally posted by: dullard
Can I send that in, asking for a gas tax increase? It would be so good for our country.

I guess you could....the only part which is fixed is:

I understand that leaders on the House Transportation Committee have proposed an immediate 5.4-cent increase in the federal gas tax, followed by permanent increases every year in the future. I urge you to reject this tax hike.


The rest is editable. 😉

"BTW...just kidding about that reject stuff."

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: Murpheeee

I guess you could....the only part which is fixed is:

I understand that leaders on the House Transportation Committee have proposed an immediate 5.4-cent increase in the federal gas tax, followed by permanent increases every year in the future. I urge you to reject this tax hike.


The rest is editable. 😉

Ok I'll edit it and say the reason I want it rejected is since it should be double that - a full 10.8 cent increase. Thanks for the link.

 

[Murpheeee]

or.....you could just write your own letter ?

I guess this is just to save people who disagree with the tax hike, but can't be @rsed writing themselves 😉

 

[Fausto]

Honestly, this is really not a tremendous deal, IMO. Even a 10 cent increase per gallon isn't exactly going to break you by the end of the year. If we assume for the sake of argument Joe Average Guy has a 20 gallon fillup once per week, he's out about an extra $100 at the end of the year. I'm more than happy to part with that if it means that our highways (something I think we all really take for granted) are properly maintained.

I can't say I really agree with the supplemental blurb on that website either:

America's transportation infrastructure is very important, but throwing more money at the problem is not the solution. One simple step would be to re-evaluate the 23 percent of federal transportation funding that is currently spent on mass transit. Since only two percent of commuters in urban areas use mass transit, a more balanced spending approach that allocates transit money to road repairs may be in order.

We've tried the "pave everything" method of alleviating congestion here in Atlanta, and it doesn't work. Even if their 2% estimate of commuters in urban areas who use mass transit number is accurate (which I really doubt) that only shows that we need to work harder to make mass transit more convenient and attractive to commuters. It can be done as evidenced by other large cities.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: Murpheeee
... it sends a letter to your congressman/woman, telling them you would not be happy about a hike in gas tax right now.

Or you can edit the text however you wish.

a higher tax on gasoline is fine with me, can i go ahead and change it/use it to tell my congress people that i support a higher gas tax?

*edit* saw the post by dullard, i will just ignore the whole thing and hope it passes, back to my lunch