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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (393421)	4/16/2003 4:29:35 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

Gas tax would be a good way to cut consumption, promote efficiency and pay off the deficits. But Bush has actively fought against efficiency so he's the wrong guy for the job and now we're ill-prepared for the benefits of a gas tax. One thing is for sure, someone is going to have to pay off these deficits. I vote for the very rich. Who else can afford it? And who benefits most from our military strength? We need consumers healthy not drained even more.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (393421)	4/16/2003 4:44:55 PM
From: Neeka	Respond to of 769670

Perhaps if our highway dept wasn't so full of bureaucratic pork there would be enough money to do the job? So it has taken BILLIONS to buy pot hole filler and pay salaries and wages? I'm talking BILLIONS with a B. I just don't buy it, and neither do the majority of Washingtonians. M

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (393421)	4/16/2003 6:01:35 PM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

"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