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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (393421)	4/16/2003 6:01:35 PM
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"IN REAL TERMS, the gas tax is the lowest it has ever been. It is so low that it hardly pays for maintenance. When was the last time the gas tax was increased. How much inflation has occured since that event? " Please note that 100% is not for "highway improvement" as you falsely proclaimed in other posts........ <Federal>Gasoline Tax Increases by Year <written March 24, 2000> 1932 1¢ Revenue Act 1951 1¢ Revenue Act 1956 1¢ Federal Aid Highway Act 1959 1¢ Federal Aid Highway Act 1982 5¢ Surface Transportation Assistance Act 1986 .1¢ Superfund 1990 5¢ Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 1993 4.3¢ Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act Year 2000 Total: 18.4¢ per gallon nationalcenter.org Americans drive more miles, own more cars & consume more gas now than at any time in the past. That has dramatically increased gas tax revenues. Gas taxes on the rise Coming soon to a pump near you: higher gas taxes money.cnn.com

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