And Rep. Ann Peoples, D-Westbrook, said that if theAccording to the article, the proposal before the Transportation Committee would increase the tax on gasoline by eleven cents over the next four years. The 29.5 cent tax would increase by 3.5 cents in each of the first two years and would increase by 2 cents in each of the third and four years.
money is spent wisely, the state would create jobs. Also, the taxes would be
partially paid by tourists, Peoples said. "This, I think, is a net gain for the
state, economically," she said.
- John C.L. Morgan
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I don't know how she got elected. She must have more money than the rest of us, cause the State gas tax would total $0.40 for every gallon. I don't know about anyone else, but with the sales tax and gas tax, my dollar doesn't seem to pay for much anymore. I guess I don't understand where all the bond money went to repair the roads.
I am not sure why we just don't tax booze by the bottle. With what Ann and her husband consume on an annual basis that would be a petty hefty contribution to Maine's highway fund. Hell you could pave all major roads in the state and still have money left over.
Ann Peoples is one of the biggest idiots I have ever met. The above statement shows just how ignorant she is about basic economics, but then again aren't most Democrats?
That is really rude coming from a person who has to make anonymous post. Your a wank! Perhaps Maine should have a wank tax? LOL
Allen Moore
The problem with Maine is the state is so huge and the population is so small that there are many roads to maintain and only so many ways to fund them. Obviously we all want to keep taxes lower and public services (roads, police, ect) funded. If anyone has a better idea of how to fund the roads besides taxing liquor (I’d be okay with this if it is to fund health care and dependency treatment but not roads) then I would love to hear it. Raising taxes on fuel is the only fair way to fund road construction and up keep. This gives people a chance to control how much taxes they pay by keeping their mileage and gas usage down and spreads the burden to more people by having tourist (who use our roads) help pay for their up keep. The public wants the services that the taxes pay for but they don’t want to pay taxes. I am willing to pay taxes if it is used properly and efficiency. That is the problem with government they don’t know how to run things efficiently.
Why don't we just pave less roads. Northern Maine is full of them that don't need to exist. But again, that is simple logic.
Nothing is ever as simple as you think, I didn't realize that until I took global economics in my
30's. I still try to over simplify things but in reality ever action has an unattended reaction and/or consequent.
I don't know about you but there are plenty of roads around here that need repaving and/or reworking (we pay for it in front end repairs either way). You know how it is pay now or pay later and in my experience it always cost me more to pay later.
Lynn, your post absolutely has no relevance. Who cares if you took an economics class, that has nothing to do with the unused roads in northern maine, unless your economics indicates its a waste of money. Simply put, fewer roads equals less money spent. I am tired of the state funding the retirement home they call northern maine. Stop funding those cities that are nothing more than retirement communities of the old paper mills.
"Anonymous” my point still stands whether you think it’s relevant or not. Not keeping up with our roads now will have unintentional consequences down the road. Drive Cumberland Street to Brighton Ave all the way into Portland (the route I drive everyday) the road is horrendous. That is just one road in the most populated areas of the State. What I was getting at with that class is that was when I realized how far reaching every decision countries, states and large businesses have on the global economy now and in the future (it showed the power of bad policies and good policies on a global scale). This obviously is a much smaller scale but by putting off adding, updating and maintaining roads in Southern Maine that will come back to bite us down the road. Infrastructure is at the heart of commerce and commerce is at the heart of our economy. Even in Northern Maine they are trying to make a living and need their roads maintained. There are many roads even in Northern Maine that are important to those tax payers, I'm not say we need to maintain every road in Northern Maine nor am I saying everyone road in Southern Maine, but it obvious just on the roads I drive that they are not being maintained and it's likely due to lack of funding. I personal think this is a great way to fund it, it’s fair if you drive a lot you pay more than someone who doesn’t. It also spreads to burden to tourist, these roads are going to have to be maintained and improved on and we are going to have to pay for them sometime and it will be some form of tax. This tax gives you "Anonymous” every opportunity to limit your exposure, by buying a fuel efficient car and maybe trying alternative transportation. We can agree to disagree.
Lynn
There not being maintained due to funds going to other things deemed more important. This is how programs stay funded, roads impact the most people, so fund them the least to get more people to willfully give more tax money.
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