Posted by
Charlie on Monday, July 21, 2008 8:57:56 AM
World Net Daily has run a poll asking for their reader's opinion about a rumored increase in the tax on gasoline. Because of the high price of gasoline, which the Democrat controlled Congress has done nothing to alleviate, people are driving less resulting in a reduction of revenue from the gas tax. Because of this short fall the Highway Trust Fund will not be able to finance some highway repairs and improvements. Now they are proposing a 10 cent increase in the tax on a gallon of gas.
The question posed in WND was as follows:
Do you expect Congress to take beneficial action on energy before it adjourns?
The top two answers were: No, and that's why these morons have approval numbers in the single digits and sinking39% (399)
No, I expect these numbskulls to actually take detrimental action, such as raising gasoline taxes38% (395)
No other answer got more than 4% and no yes answer got more than 2%. This reflects the low esteem in which the current Congress is held. Granted the WND readership in basically conservative but considering the single digit approval rating of Congress it would seem that the results wouldn't be very much different no matter who participated in this poll.
It is estimated that by the end of 2009 the Highway Trust Fund will have a deficit of $3 billion so naturally Democrats do what Democrats always do. They propose a tax increase. They want to take more money from those least able to afford it. The average working man who has to use his car to go to work and maybe to take a little drive on the weekend to relieve the stress of the work week and the aggravation of a do-nothing Congress.
So the possibility of a gasoline tax increase is on the horizon. This in the wake of voting a TRIPLING to $50 billion foreign aid supposedly for the purpose of helping third world countries with their AIDS, TB and malaria problems. It would seem that our "representatives" have their priorities very mixed up. Not only will this add to our already onerous national debt but most of it will surely end up in the Swiss bank accounts of African dictators.
The really sad part of this whole situation is that voters will go to the polls this November and return at least 90% of these rats to office.
DON'T VOTE FOR INCUMBENTS !!!
This makes me FURIOUS !!!!!