Comments on: Proposed gas tax hike includes protection against fund diversions

By: valrab

valrab — Sat, 08 Apr 2017 19:56:57 +0000

“Folks you watch not one dime of thelse monies will be spent to fix our Roads! These monies will go to all of Moonbeams pet projects like his HSR from Modesto to Fresno of which the first 118 miles is already Millions over budget and this is on flat land.”

If this happens we should take action against him for misleading us.

By: Bubba

Bubba — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 13:51:18 +0000

Once again that MORON MOONBEAM a career politician has shown how clueless he is! If that MORON haD ever studied Economy 101 he would realize that this tax increase is going fuel inflation, the cost of goods in this state and harm the people who need their cars just to get to work because not everyone can “Bike to work”! Public transportation is a joke to people who have to drive30 plus miles one way daily because of misguided housing policies of this state makes almost impossible to buy a house here.
Oh and let us not forget our tax and spend Governor wants to use “Some” of this tax money to build bike paths and walking trails.
Folks you watch not one dime of thelse monies will be spent to fix our Roads! These monies will go to all of Moonbeams pet projects like his HSR from Modesto to Fresno of which the first 118 miles is already Millions over budget and this is on flat land.
San Diego is an example; a pot hole in front of my house which is getting bigger daily was reported to cities street division over a week ago and it’s still not fixed! How long does it take to fix? Well a long time when our overpaid public works employees who make more after they retire than while they”work” spend all day sleeping in Rose Canyon!

By: ragin steve

ragin steve — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 19:22:29 +0000

In reply to Queeg. WHAT? I run a diesel truck and gas bike, my wife has a gasoline car, all have current tags. I also SMOKE, so I think I pay a good amount of taxes over & above what the IRS wants. Also because of the redundant EPA gasoline chemical adjustments here in CA the dealer I bought my truck from recommends using a fuel additive to preserve the life of my injectors - which keeps them out of the landfill longer.

By: Queeg

Queeg — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 16:32:23 +0000

In reply to ragin steve.

You make for a great Comrade……someone else pays for your enjoyment…so so Villageeee of you-

By: ragin steve

ragin steve — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 05:05:49 +0000

Re infrastructure payment proposal (Gerry Brown). Why put this on the general public? The main beneficiary of good infrastructure is business. Business requires a way to move its goods, get employees to the workplace and get goods and equipment to the workplace. Infrastructure is also there for policing and the initial reason for the interstates was for military movement. Although we all benefit from good infrastructure the people that make profits from it should be the ones to shoulder the largest percentage of the cost. Not further decreasing disposable income from the general public, or maybe you think of them as peasants.
The existing revenue from tags and gas taxes has been mis -appropriated then?

By: valrab

valrab — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 20:00:47 +0000

We need poor people in public offices that understand how people in poverty lives.

By: valrab

valrab — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 19:54:46 +0000

In reply to Leaving Soon. I am looking to leave as well. These messages should be going direct to the politicians.

By: Richard Rider

Richard Rider — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 17:37:10 +0000

In reply to Michael.

As I recall, Pennsylvania state politicians are the only ones that come close to what we pay our California politicos get. And — no surprise — our states are “top two” when it comes to gas taxes.

Surely just a coincidence.

By: Colonel Bill Kilgore

Colonel Bill Kilgore — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 03:11:36 +0000

Tax’em good and hard then tax’em again!

Tax the shiite, outta ’em.

Tax’em to the stone age, son!

I love the smell of tax increases in the morning.

By: Kris Hunt

Kris Hunt — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 23:54:34 +0000

“It would raise gasoline excise taxes by 12 cents per gallon, a 43 percent increase, and index them to inflation” which means this is an ever expanding tax. I have seen “transportation” expenses in Contra Costa County include buses, sidewalks, bike trails, etc. In other words, virtually anything but roads. And guarantees mean nothing. Even if the money from this tax were to go to “transportation” the other transportation dollars could be diverted as before. Guarantees are never guaranteed.