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originally posted by: Xtrozero
Not sure what you are upset with and I'm not sure what you are trying to say with your statement above.
originally posted by: SlapMonkey
And what is with the discussion about the 1993 tax?
My suggestion was not to have a tax increase...what was difficult to understand about that?
According to the American Petroleum institute, Americans pay an average of 48.8 cents per gallon in taxes. The federal gas tax is 18.4 cents per gallon, while states set their own gas taxes.
originally posted by: usernameconspiracy
originally posted by: smurfy
I thought unleaded is around the $4.60 a gallon, (American) at present??
Anyway, the 25% figure is a bad figure psychologically, not hard to figure that's another quarter of the whole thing added onto the cost, and a quarter is a lot in any body's book.
What's more fuel prices tend to be very 'volatile' in the US.
No President has any impact on the price of gasoline, whether it shoots up in price or drops low.
originally posted by: 3NL1GHT3N3D1
a reply to: network dude
Put some of that $600 billion we spend on military into our infrastructure maybe? We could half our military budget and still be the strongest military in the world by far. Sounds crazy though, doesn't it? That's obviously not an option, if anything we should raise the military budget because reasons.
originally posted by: Southern Guardian
The 25 cent hike on gasoline will be phased in over a course of 5 years and will generate close to $400 billion.
originally posted by: Vector99
Correction. everyone CAN, but not everyone WILL.
The higher paying jobs are achievable, but they aren't handed out like prizes. you actually have to earn it.
originally posted by: 3NL1GHT3N3D1
a reply to: network dude
Put some of that $600 billion we spend on military into our infrastructure maybe? We could half our military budget and still be the strongest military in the world by far. Sounds crazy though, doesn't it? That's obviously not an option, if anything we should raise the military budget because reasons.
originally posted by: Xtrozero
originally posted by: SlapMonkey
And what is with the discussion about the 1993 tax?
My suggestion was not to have a tax increase...what was difficult to understand about that?
My point was I didn't understand your 1/4 thing and I just wanted to suggest that the last time the Government looked at gas tax was 1993. What that means is 1.73 dollar in 1993 could only buy 1 dollar today, and they want to raise taxes a little over 1% per year for 5 years to help compensate for that.
If you feel the Government gets more than enough already, but they just do not spend it right then that is most likely correct, but an unfixable event at this point since it would take a complete over haul of the Government and that is not going to happen in our lifetimes.
originally posted by: lordcomac
If you want to play with figures...
According to the American Petroleum institute, Americans pay an average of 48.8 cents per gallon in taxes. The federal gas tax is 18.4 cents per gallon, while states set their own gas taxes.
www.bankrate.com...
Up here, the state is charging 29.5 cents a gallon, and we're paying 2.60 today.
If I'm following this thread correctly, they're talking about adding 25 cents a gallon to the existing 18.4 cents a gallon federal tax- which is a 135.89% increase in federal gasoline taxes.
Whoever suggested our government simply stop wasting money elsewhere and spend it on infrastructure, I'm with you. I don't need my federal taxes to more than double. Honestly, the roads around here aren't that bad.
originally posted by: Middleoftheroad
originally posted by: 3NL1GHT3N3D1
a reply to: network dude
Put some of that $600 billion we spend on military into our infrastructure maybe? We could half our military budget and still be the strongest military in the world by far. Sounds crazy though, doesn't it? That's obviously not an option, if anything we should raise the military budget because reasons.
I'm with you on that, but some things would have to change first. Like the rest of the countries around the world doing their part and we wouldn't have to spend that much. But as of now we have to protect the shipping lanes around the world due to piracy. We've had back to back to back to back to back war mongers as leaders, jumping into every fight going on around the world since I can remember.
If we just did what all the other selfish countries around the world did and only protected our own interests, I'd say we could definitely slash the military budget by half at least. Don't get me wrong I fully support a strong and ready military, but the way I seen it ran in the Bush and Obama era. It was very wasteful.