Democratic leaders appointed the chief sponsor of bill to remove right to vote on local gas tax hikes to steward troubled bill that hikes state gas tax forever without a vote
I thought the left was against kings and for democracy. Taxing without representing the will of the subjects is a socialist monarchy. Liars, cheats and intimidators all. Walk out repubs, you and your constituents are not safe while this bunch is in session.
To conserve finite resources and money, how about not wasting finite petroleum with barely-used-for-cargo trucks & SUVs, and gratuitous speeding & idling? Buying vehicles or choosing one's driving habits based on "the price of gas" is very shortsighted. The price is based on fickle politics and short-term oil plays, not the true value of a finite resource. The public's expectation that "THEY" will find a permanent replacement for oil's many uses fails scientific scrutiny. Guess what builds and backs up all those "renewable energy" gadgets? Fools are squandering energy that was an ancient, one-time gift.
The 1973 55 MPH limit was enacted to conserve oil after U.S. conventional crude peaked and we became OPEC-dependent. Fracking (since about 2007) gave the false impression that said dependency had finally ended, which Trump feeds to his low-intellect base. But it was only a boom period that filled the OPEC gap (hardly freeing us from OPEC altogether) and temporarily bailed us out of the "financial crisis" triggered by a global oil production plateau; remember that big price spike?
The "I can afford my jacked-up ego-rig" crowd ignores that oil is a pooled resource and you should only burn your fair share. A higher gas tax both prepares us for Peak Oil and slows its inevitability. There should be less self-absorbed whining and more studying of geological limits. THE WORLD'S TOTAL OIL VOLUME PERMANENTLY SHRINKS EVERY SECOND, and would logically get more expensive each day, but greedy rubes pretend it comes from abiotic/Jesus magic.
Shale fracking executives recently predicted a total U.S. oil production peak as soon as 2027; almost certainly before 'Drill, Baby, Trump!' leaves office and sane conservation policies return.
"intestates 5 and 205"... interesting typo from a lawyer. ;o)
LOL. Fixing now.
where there's a will...
Any member sitting on the Transportation Committee needs a toll road through their district as well.
We are lorded over by Salem. The lords talk about "democracy" but put an emergency clause on every bill. What a bunch of clowns.
Is it too late to deport all the "child of an immigrant" Communist Vietnamese back to Ho Chi Minh City?
Thank you.
I thought the left was against kings and for democracy. Taxing without representing the will of the subjects is a socialist monarchy. Liars, cheats and intimidators all. Walk out repubs, you and your constituents are not safe while this bunch is in session.
walk out? they've got us by the short hairs, unless there are better potential representatives waiting in the wings. I haven't heard of any.
To conserve finite resources and money, how about not wasting finite petroleum with barely-used-for-cargo trucks & SUVs, and gratuitous speeding & idling? Buying vehicles or choosing one's driving habits based on "the price of gas" is very shortsighted. The price is based on fickle politics and short-term oil plays, not the true value of a finite resource. The public's expectation that "THEY" will find a permanent replacement for oil's many uses fails scientific scrutiny. Guess what builds and backs up all those "renewable energy" gadgets? Fools are squandering energy that was an ancient, one-time gift.
The 1973 55 MPH limit was enacted to conserve oil after U.S. conventional crude peaked and we became OPEC-dependent. Fracking (since about 2007) gave the false impression that said dependency had finally ended, which Trump feeds to his low-intellect base. But it was only a boom period that filled the OPEC gap (hardly freeing us from OPEC altogether) and temporarily bailed us out of the "financial crisis" triggered by a global oil production plateau; remember that big price spike?
The "I can afford my jacked-up ego-rig" crowd ignores that oil is a pooled resource and you should only burn your fair share. A higher gas tax both prepares us for Peak Oil and slows its inevitability. There should be less self-absorbed whining and more studying of geological limits. THE WORLD'S TOTAL OIL VOLUME PERMANENTLY SHRINKS EVERY SECOND, and would logically get more expensive each day, but greedy rubes pretend it comes from abiotic/Jesus magic.
Shale fracking executives recently predicted a total U.S. oil production peak as soon as 2027; almost certainly before 'Drill, Baby, Trump!' leaves office and sane conservation policies return.
Deprive them of a quorum.