Duped...Again...

foreverfan · 11-12-2011, 06:30 PM

Originally Posted by saintfan

So, a few years ago, the "Ahnold" administration renamed the 18 cent California gas tax. The reason they did this is because, as previously named it HAD to be used for certain things...like road repair.

So by renaming it, the politicians in Cali were able to use that money for 'other things'. Uh huh. Riiiiight...

So now the state is projecting a 300 BILLION dollar short for things like...you guessed it...road repair.

The solution? California wants to raise the gas tax. This is the kind of insanity that drives me insane.

Just pay the damn thing and STFU.

11-12-2011, 06:30 PM	#2
foreverfan 12,000 BS Posts Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Metairie, LA Posts: 13,457 Blog Entries: 5	Originally Posted by saintfan So, a few years ago, the "Ahnold" administration renamed the 18 cent California gas tax. The reason they did this is because, as previously named it HAD to be used for certain things...like road repair. So by renaming it, the politicians in Cali were able to use that money for 'other things'. Uh huh. Riiiiight... So now the state is projecting a 300 BILLION dollar short for things like...you guessed it...road repair. The solution? California wants to raise the gas tax. This is the kind of insanity that drives me insane. Just pay the damn thing and STFU.