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2013-09-30 Government

Boxer Wants to Cut Gas Tax, and Increase It

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Posted by Bobby 2013-09-30 07:57|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 What you see listed on the pump as taxes per gallon is but a small fraction of reality. The taxes on crude oil from the lease and wellhead to pump is absolutely staggering. Hidden taxes paid in petroleum transportation and marketing are substantial as well. Oil is probably the highest taxed commodity available.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-09-30 08:32|| 2013-09-30 08:32|| Front Page Top

#2 cigarettes are more heavily taxed than petroleum products but that's an outlier

Posted by lord garth 2013-09-30 08:35|| 2013-09-30 08:35|| Front Page Top

#3 My Powerball ticket isn't taxed. Perhaps that's the only thing left.
[sarc off]

Posted by Besoeker 2013-09-30 08:41|| 2013-09-30 08:41|| Front Page Top

#4 Boxer Wants to ~~Cut~~ Hide Gas Tax, and Increase It

FIFY. All for low info voter - out of sight, out of mind, with the added bonus to be able to blame the evil oil companies as the tax rises.

Posted by Procopius2k 2013-09-30 10:28|| 2013-09-30 10:28|| Front Page Top

#5 The federal consumer gas tax would appear again in a few years.

Posted by Pappy 2013-09-30 11:37|| 2013-09-30 11:37|| Front Page Top

#6 I believe the bait is to cut out the at-the-pump tax, institute the wholesale tax, and then, in a couple years, when Short Attention Span Disorder kicks in, call for a "modest" at the pump tax.

Posted by Fred 2013-09-30 13:32|| 2013-09-30 13:32|| Front Page Top

#7 But the consumers wouldn't have to pay that? Really?

Yeah, only the evil Big Corporations would have to pay that. So sayeth the liberal, so regurgitateth their mindless drones. That's why I think there should only be income taxes. If people saw what they actually paid in taxes, there would be blood in the streets.

Posted by gorb 2013-09-30 14:48|| 2013-09-30 14:48|| Front Page Top

#8 That's why I think there should only be income taxes. If people saw what they actually paid in taxes, there would be blood in the streets.

Get rid of withholding as well.

Posted by Pappy 2013-09-30 17:45|| 2013-09-30 17:45|| Front Page Top

#9 Get rid of withholding as well.

If you're gonna do that you should get rid of California's mandatory estimated pre-payment.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2013-09-30 18:15|| 2013-09-30 18:15|| Front Page Top

#10 If I were in charge....

I would abolish income tax withholding altogether and force everyone to write a check every month or at least have automatic deduction out of their own bank account - so that they actually *see* the money being taken from them. Then people would be a lot more concerned about their tax rate.

Problem is that people have grown accustomed to thinking that their 'net pay' is what they earn and not that it is what is left after the government gets their [rather large] cut of what they earn.

Posted by CrazyFool 2013-09-30 18:31|| 2013-09-30 18:31|| Front Page Top

#11 Yokay, I'll bite - WHUT???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-09-30 19:41|| 2013-09-30 19:41|| Front Page Top

#12 Thanks for the comp question.

Posted by Perfesser 2013-09-30 21:35|| 2013-09-30 21:35|| Front Page Top

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