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mwooldri

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89. Not just in America.

Sat Jul 19, 2014, 12:54 AM

Jul 2014

Plenty of places around the world where having a car is better than using public transportation. My days of retail used to involve two bus rides and two train rides. If I got lucky, I could be at work in under an hour. Most of the time it took two hours because one train I got usually ran late (still does afaik) and I miss the connection to the second one and have to wait upwards of 40 minutes for the next one. In the end the commute made a fun job quite unattractive. If I knew how to drive and I had a car, the trip would have taken 37 minutes. This was England btw. Similar stories like ours can be found worldwide.

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Gotta be the stupidest thing I've ever heard. From a "Democrat" no less. [View all] Fuddnik Jul 2014 OP

Raising the gas tax YarnAddict Jul 2014 #1

Feel free to present your better answers. GeorgeGist Jul 2014 #7

If I had all the answers YarnAddict Jul 2014 #15

We could invade Iraq ashling Jul 2014 #51

Cut the Pentagon budget in half, that would take care of everything that needs taking care of sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #92

How about a higher tax levy on ALL gas luxury items packman Jul 2014 #16

That Ford eco-car is still wearing on the roads and bridges though. 7962 Jul 2014 #28

We already pay a yearly fee... freebrew Jul 2014 #57

Tax wealth at a higher rate than wages. Orsino Jul 2014 #35

^^ this. nt laundry_queen Jul 2014 #43

+2 nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #79

Tax based on annual miles driven instead. OneCrazyDiamond Jul 2014 #47

I don't like this one. airplaneman Jul 2014 #58

Progressive marginal income taxation Taitertots Jul 2014 #53

PLUS ONE! Enthusiast Jul 2014 #66

This guy had the right answers, bvar22 Jul 2014 #54

Easy. tax the wealthiest hoarders. cut big war budget. grahamhgreen Jul 2014 #64

I think I would rather pay an extra dollar per fill-up. Fuddnik Jul 2014 #12

What would that $1/fill mean to a single mom YarnAddict Jul 2014 #14

About public transportation... neeksgeek Jul 2014 #19

Absolutely!! n/t YarnAddict Jul 2014 #23

Not just in America. mwooldri Jul 2014 #89

If a dollar a week is total disaster, then mbperrin Jul 2014 #25

Who says it's only $1/week YarnAddict Jul 2014 #26

If it's a dollar a tank, then $3 would be three tanks of gas a week to get to mbperrin Jul 2014 #81

Single Dad of 4 4Q2u2 Jul 2014 #29

They're talking about company funded pensions. Fuddnik Jul 2014 #33

I hear you. LuvNewcastle Jul 2014 #36

I have a difficult time in my classroom trying to convince my senior students that mbperrin Jul 2014 #82

What does fucking with pensions do? upaloopa Jul 2014 #34

Some people can't make decision about YarnAddict Jul 2014 #38

Gas tax has been 18 cents a gallon over past 30 years. ErikJ Jul 2014 #46

Bingo airplaneman Jul 2014 #60

I understand and agree raising the gas tax would disproportionately affect the poor and middle class Swede Atlanta Jul 2014 #71

I don't think allowing sulphurdunn Jul 2014 #75

Actually, YarnAddict Jul 2014 #80

Interesting sulphurdunn Jul 2014 #86

Line 5 trumad Jul 2014 #2

The stupid runs deep in Reagan World�. GeorgeGist Jul 2014 #3

That oughta be a bumper sticker. SomeGuyInEagan Jul 2014 #37

Translation underpants Jul 2014 #4

About time , I'm tired of chewing bahrbearian Jul 2014 #8

Someone got a big BONUS for coming up with this piece of B.S. "Pension Smooting" WTF?? misterhighwasted Jul 2014 #5

Well, these days it's always important to keep in mind woo me with science Jul 2014 #6

rec rhett o rick Jul 2014 #13

+1 RufusTFirefly Jul 2014 #22

Some good links there. zeemike Jul 2014 #31

I found this to be an odd example hfojvt Jul 2014 #42

What I find odd is this. zeemike Jul 2014 #45

truth is not big with the media hfojvt Jul 2014 #59

Thanks a million. LuvNewcastle Jul 2014 #39

Thanks much. Bookmarking ...saving list to desktop. L0oniX Jul 2014 #52

+1 an entire shit load. Enthusiast Jul 2014 #67

it sounds like a form of borrowing Enrique Jul 2014 #9

that sounds double plus good NightWatcher Jul 2014 #10

Well we have plenty of money to spend on useless military hardware n2doc Jul 2014 #11

Hey, even Dem's packman Jul 2014 #17

Yes, Congress is that dysfunctional. jeff47 Jul 2014 #18

I agree they're that dysfunctional.....and corrupt. Fuddnik Jul 2014 #20

No, they really don't have to. jeff47 Jul 2014 #21

True that. zeemike Jul 2014 #32

As long as I can get across a bridge without it collapsing, conservaphobe Jul 2014 #24

Ugh! SammyWinstonJack Jul 2014 #72

STILL not as stupid as Todd Akin and his nonsense! 7962 Jul 2014 #27

Which Democrat are you talking about? Autumn Jul 2014 #30

LOL yeah I am wondering that myself! Puglover Jul 2014 #40

Hey, how are you doing? Autumn Jul 2014 #56

The one in the White House proposed this. Fuddnik Jul 2014 #41

... woo me with science Jul 2014 #50

Well shit Autumn Jul 2014 #55

Gas taxes are just a scheme to shift the tax burden off the 0.1%ers Taitertots Jul 2014 #44

What about cig and alcohol taxes then? ErikJ Jul 2014 #62

You should say "discourages poor/middle class Americans from driving" Taitertots Jul 2014 #69

There are millions of middle class still buying gas hogs ErikJ Jul 2014 #74

This is as much a function of insurance rates/registration costs Mopar151 Jul 2014 #90

So, you don't care that it hurts millions of poor/middle class Americans Taitertots Jul 2014 #97

You didn't source your quote Cryptoad Jul 2014 #48

Increasing the gas tax will not be popular with the destroy saidsimplesimon Jul 2014 #49

Unless there is a major mininuim wage increase included in that then a raising of the gas tax is cstanleytech Jul 2014 #61

Ideas Scarsdale Jul 2014 #63

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Jul 2014 #65

Nationalize the oil companies, tax the churches, stop sending $$ to Israel, tax assets over $1mil mwrguy Jul 2014 #68

It's my understanding the U.S. Military is the biggest user of gasoline. valerief Jul 2014 #70

CORRECTION: cut oil subsidies and throw the $$$ to MASS TRANSIT projects Maven Jul 2014 #73

"We the people" don't have representation in much of congress. Some people think they do, RKP5637 Jul 2014 #76

Another ominous sign of a deeply corrupted Democratic Party. blkmusclmachine Jul 2014 #77

No legislation sulphurdunn Jul 2014 #78

we need to JUST INDEX EVERYTHING TO INFLATION! primal scream time. pansypoo53219 Jul 2014 #83

To be signed into law by the Hope and Change man himself. obxhead Jul 2014 #84

Older cars get poor mileage Sick_of_TP Jul 2014 #85

To survive and thrive in the 21st Century The Wizard Jul 2014 #87

�Pension Smoothing,� the Highway Trust Fund�s Temporary Friend steve2470 Jul 2014 #88

Fuckitall..... DeSwiss Jul 2014 #91

Pension Siphoning. Pension Skimming. eShirl Jul 2014 #93

du rec. xchrom Jul 2014 #94

Im with you..... Hotler Jul 2014 #95

One of his staff. Fuddnik Jul 2014 #96

kick woo me with science Jul 2014 #98