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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

LiberalEsto

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2. This will hurt a lot of people

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sat Feb 4, 2012, 01:02 PM

Feb 2012

Folks are already struggling to make ends meet, and gas prices are climbing higher. Adding a gas tax increase is unthinkable at this time.

I live in Maryland and have have been unemployed almost 3.5 years. One of my daughters is unemployed. The other daughter's husband is unemployed, and they are planning to move to another state to improve their chances of finding work. They just moved in with us this week because they can no longer afford the rent on their apartment. Two of my neighbors are unemployed.

Tax the fucking corporations and the wealthy instead. They can afford it. We can't.

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MD Gov. Martin O'Malley's sales tax on gas is the right way to fund transport [View all] marmar Feb 2012 OP

Very regressive for the poor, however... especially as gas is predicted to go $4-5/gallon by summer hlthe2b Feb 2012 #1

This will hurt a lot of people LiberalEsto Feb 2012 #2

It's a good idea in principle, but ignores the stranglehold that big oil has over the US Government nxylas Feb 2012 #3