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JayhawkSD

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12. Sounds like a good opportunity to bash Republicans.

Fri Aug 7, 2015, 12:15 PM

Aug 2015

Not a bad thing I guess, but what does Republican attitude about public transportation and reparations have to do with with legislation that taxes gas for the express purpose of funding highways?

This is the pronblem with extreme partisanship. The discussion of any topic is abandonded in favor of attacking the other party. We are no longer talking about a gas tax and its effect on highway construction and carbon emissions, we are simply talking about how bad the Republicans are. We no longer discuss issues, we simply use talking points to bash the other party.

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Senate bill would nearly double the gas tax [View all] Panich52 Aug 2015 OP

While the rest of the country is paying onecaliberal Aug 2015 #1

Here play with this... Agschmid Aug 2015 #2

I get that, but it pays for different things onecaliberal Aug 2015 #3

It does do something here... Agschmid Aug 2015 #4

Poor people who don't have mass transit cannot onecaliberal Aug 2015 #5

I think it's an excellent idea. JayhawkSD Aug 2015 #6

Some inctease on this user-tax ok, but double? and cuz McConnell thinks reparations are Panich52 Aug 2015 #9

Sounds like a good opportunity to bash Republicans. JayhawkSD Aug 2015 #12

Why isn't this adjusted annually (or semi-annually) for inflation? Make7 Aug 2015 #7

Because then the CPI becomes more politicized. Igel Aug 2015 #8

Not to mention for miles per gallon. JayhawkSD Aug 2015 #13

Oh great, more regressive taxes. Taitertots Aug 2015 #10

It's ok by me. Prices go up and down all the time and only the oil companies win. At least the kelliekat44 Aug 2015 #11

Oil companies do not win with an increased casoline tax. JayhawkSD Aug 2015 #14