Gas Tax

Source: www.msnbc.msn.com --- 6 hours ago
Several lawmakers proposing suspending the state Gas Tax throughout the summer to help ease travelers pain at the pump. ...

Source: topics.nytimes.com --- 1 day ago
To the Editor:. ...

Source: blogs.wsj.com --- 2 hours ago
In the U.S., shenanigans over gasoline taxes are limited to campaign-trail rhetoric, and apparently have little political upside. In Japan, the Gas-Tax debate is a photo negative—and a political life-or-death battle. Mr. Fukuda (right) is all smiles–for now (Associated Press) Embattled Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda finally managed today to ramrod through what’s become his signature issue: [...] ...

Source: www.philly.com --- 9 hours ago
The case for a Gas Tax hike ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 10 hours ago
Niagara Gazette May 13 2008 8:55AM GMT ...

Source: www.detnews.com --- 11 hours ago
LANSING -- Michigan motorists would get a three-month holiday from the state sales Tax on Gas this summer -- a break of about a quarter per gallon -- under a plan unveiled Monday by a couple of House Republican lawmakers. ...

Source: www.moreover.com --- 6 hours ago
PJStar.com May 13 2008 11:50AM GMT ...

Source: blogs.kansascity.com --- 1 day ago
K. A. Parker blames “liberals” for asking John McCain how he would pay for the temporary Gas-Tax suspension (Letters, 5/6). Parker suggests the government should swallow the revenue loss and simply “spend less.” If the government spends less for infrastructure... ...

Source: blog.mlive.com --- 5 hours ago
Dave Hildenbrand State Rep. Dave Hildenbrand thinks Michigan families need a vacation from the state's sales Tax on gasoline. Hildenbrand, R-Lowell, and other Republicans in the state House are proposing a moratorium on the Gas sales Tax from Memorial Day... ...

Source: www.dailypress.com --- 5 hours ago
How about trying to fix the problem, rather than put icing on it? The "chicken-in-every-pot" political pitch never goes away, does it? This particular mentality, born of the belief that suckers are not only born every minute, but also may be shaped into a workable voting coalition, has a long-established American pedigree. ...

Source: www.thebostonchannel.com --- 3 hours ago
State Gas Tax holiday proposed ...

Source: www.idahostatesman.com --- 9 hours ago
The track record for open letters signed by notables in the discipline of economics is not great. Why is it that economists have little influence whenever some issue prompts them to speak with one voice? ...

Source: www.am850.com --- 1 day ago
Most are in favor of doing something to help out drivers at the Gas pumps, but it could also hurt the roads. ...

Source: www.soonews.ca --- 1 day ago
The NDP is applauding the Conservative government for finally heeding persistent NDP calls for the Gas Tax transfer to municipalities to be made permanent. ...

Source: www.southcoasttoday.com --- 10 hours ago
BOSTON — Taking a page from John McCain's presidential campaign, a Cape Cod legislator is calling on Massachusetts to drop its 21-cents-a-gallon gasoline excise Tax in July and August to stimulate the tourism industry. ...

Source: cbs4denver.com --- 1 day ago
Colorado needed to find $500 million a year to fix and maintain its crumbling roads and bridges. Building new roads and adding transit to ease congestion would cost another $1 billion, according to a governor's task force. ...

Source: www.lansingstatejournal.com --- 11 hours ago
State Republican lawmakers are promoting a bill that would give Michigan residents a summer vacation from the sales Tax on gasoline. ...

Source: www.cbs6albany.com --- 1 day ago
Assemblyman Minority Leader Jim Tedisco announced his Gas Tax petition campaign at the Campus Mobil station off Western Avenue Sunday. Tedisco is asking drivers to sign the petition if they want the state to suspend its 33 cent per gallon Gas Tax during the summer months. ...

Source: www.northcountrygazette.org --- 12 hours ago
ALBANY—More than 20,000 New Yorkers have signed online petitions supporting legislation, passed last week by the State Senate, to eliminate New York State taxes on gasoline from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day.  The online petitions were set up by members of the Senate Majority Conference. ...

Source: www.statenews.com --- 12 hours ago
Gas prices don’t seem to be lowering any time soon, but Michigan residents could be seeing a little relief at the pump this summer. After Sens. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, and John McCain, R-Ariz, suggested a Tax break on Gas, local Republican lawmakers are pushing for their own version of a Gas Tax holiday by proposing to temporarily eliminate Michigan’s sales Tax on Gas for the summer driving season. ...