WFB- Virginia Democrats agreed to a deal raising gas taxes in the state by a total of 10 cents over the next two years, a move party leadership said would give people “more time with their families.”
With Democrats also expanding a regional gas tax, overall gas taxes will more than double in some areas of the state from 16 cents to 34 cents, according to NBC Washington. Democratic lawmakers said the increases would help reduce traffic on busy roadways in the state.
“This is a historic agreement that will give Virginians more time with their families and less [time] stuck in traffic,” Virginia House of Delegates speaker Eileen Filler-Corn (D.) said. read more
h/t Vomit Comet
“This is a historic agreement that will give Virginians more time with their families and less [time] stuck in traffic” . . . *head*desk*head*desk*head*desk*
Taxes being used to control the people’s behavior should not be allowed, the Federal and the various State constitutions never intended that when they authorized them. They should be limited to nothing other than financing essential government functions as they were intended to when they were first established.
I imagine this is meant to keep the less afluent people off the road and make life and traffic easier for those with enough money to pay them easily.
But what to do about it?
It seems the leadership we continue to put into office thinks the purpose of the people is to serve their purpose, instead of the other way around, and the voters continue to accept the situation and reelect them for it.
Why are you banging yer head on the desk?
Cuz it feels so good when I stop!
Dear Virginia,
Have you learned your voting lesson yet?
I will wager that you will not see any measurable benefits in that tax increase. You can expect the state government to dish out administrative/management pay raises shortly after it takes effect.
Will also give Virginians less money to spend on their families.
What about the insane gamblers?
https://youtu.be/uTmfwklFM-M
Virginians may want to start looking for the member of the California People’s Socialist Party that’s advising Virginia Libtards on how to take over the state. And, oh yea, next time around vote like your freedom depended on it.
DO IT!Give your constituents reason to vote you out of office!
…Bloomberg’s Revenge, look for this on other states as he purchases down-ticket races there as well, and why NOT?
…I mean, they’re implementing whole-plate liberalism at will, not even hiding their motives any more, and had no serous opposition at all… so, one or two more votes to make questioning Govenment illegal, repeat in other states, then who NEEDS the Presidency, although this will get them that TOO, eventually…
Ohio’s Republican legislature and governor increased gas tax by 10.5 cents per gallon effective July 1 2019.
No one marched in the streets to stop it.
Illinois already has 38 cent tax as of 2019 after a 19 cent hike,
and doubled vehicle registration,
and is voting to make it illegal to pump your own gas,
and is voting to make gas powered leaf blowers illegal,
not to mention community taxes (like my town) throws another 9 cent tax on it all,
and tollway rates are up and new construction “requires” new tolls.
When you think it’s bad in your state, just think of Illinois.
Oil down to 30 bucks/bbl this morning. You know what that means? EVEN MOAR HIGHER TAXES coming!! Gas prices in states with high taxes will never see sub $2 gas again. Even if oil goes to $0.
… So we can all starve together. Nothing better than hungry, angry constituents.
Raising tax on fuel makes food and services more expensive. It’s a double hit. Not sure what this extra money is going to pay for, the state hasn’t raised income tax in a long time, and has historically reported surpluses. I guess it’s to pay for moving all the city immigrants to the rural areas.
@Bad_Brad
If you know who’s advising our tards, enlighten us. 😉
I think maybe VA’s Governor and Maine’s are competing.
Mills wants to raise gas and heating oil taxes by .17 per gallon and she is moving to tax Hulu, Prime video, and all the other streaming services along with any phone apps you may want to buy.
She and the Legislature are finishing up their “emergency” session and will be spending $127 million more on top of the already bloated budget that has used everything including our rainy day fund.
Outdo that VA Dems.
Truckbuddy
I do. He’s a professor who works for the UC System. On loan, apparently, until the destruction is complete. If I can find the story I’ll link it. Get a rope.
Anyone who believes that raising taxes is going to give people “more time with their families” probably thinks that the Earth only has 12 years left too!
Same thing happened in PA. When the Amish and the Mennonites (what do they know about politics is an intriguing question: think farm and the alternative fuel lobby) voted our Republican Governor out of office (because he was in favor of lowering certain subsidies) and went decipitCOM dems a few years ago. Now look at our taxes Mr. Wolf (you scagedy man who reminds me of Mr. Schultz’s pigpen!) Gas is about 60 cents CHEAPER in the communinist state of Maryland.
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MARCH 9, 2020 AT 8:43 AM
“Ohio’s Republican legislature and governor increased gas tax by 10.5 cents per gallon effective July 1 2019.
No one marched in the streets to stop it.”
…yep, with RINO DeWine at the helm, OH is low hanging fruit for a Bloomberg takeover, too. DeWine is itching to implement “Pink Flag” laws whereby if you say something Government deems scary, instead of taking your GUNS without due process, they take your FREEDOM for a MINIMUM of 72 hours AND your guns without due process if you say anything the Government deems scary.
And in that 72 hours, during which you’ll be fired from your job for no call/no show, you’ll have to prove your sanity to a guy who’s been trained to think homo is a valid life choice and cutting off your toddler son’s penis should be MANDATORY if he tries on your wife’s shoes once.
Good luck with that…
https://www.toledoblade.com/local/2019/10/07/DeWine-opts-to-expand-exisiting-mental/stories/20191007122
…you’ll have to at least SAY what they want to hear to get out. Reeducation camp much?
…then back to your life with no job, guns taken, no money for lawyers, and your house probably broken into because the news told everyone you were gonna be gone for a few days and your family disarmed…
…yep, low hanging fruit…saw a lot of Bloomberg ads here, probably NOT a coincidence…
…see you soon, VA…
In Virginia, Dimwits provide idiotic “reasons” for more taxes…
To clean the air of fairy farts, so taxpayers can have more family time,
So gummint can spend more of your money with less efficiency.
Plant more flowers, grow more programs, spread more fertilizer.
Who knew that Demoncrats were so concerned about families and how much time they spend together, especially since abortion and infanticide is supposed to limit or eliminate families!
Hahahaha!
The idiot basturds could have waited and gotten it immediately, since gas prices just went down more than the proposed tax.
Wash. state has the 3rd highest gas tax in the country at 49.4 cents per gallon of gas. Which is why we get most ofour gas for our co. trucks in Idaho where gas is at least 20-25 cents per gal. cheaper. It’s $2.25 to $2.30 a gal for reg. unleaded in Idaho compared to our cheapest in Eastern Wash. of about $2.50 to $2.60 per gal. over in Idaho.