Comments on: National Commission Calls for Gas Tax Hike and Sweeping Changes to Fed Program http://blog.tstc.org/2008/01/15/national-commission-calls-for-gas-tax-hike-and-sweeping-changes-to-fed-program/ News and opinion from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:21:56 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Streetsblog Los Angeles » The High-Speed Rail Numbers Game: Is $13 Billion and 110 MPH Enough? http://blog.tstc.org/2008/01/15/national-commission-calls-for-gas-tax-hike-and-sweeping-changes-to-fed-program/comment-page-1/#comment-175 Streetsblog Los Angeles » The High-Speed Rail Numbers Game: Is $13 Billion and 110 MPH Enough? Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:34:21 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/2008/01/15/national-commission-calls-for-gas-tax-hike-and-sweeping-changes-to-fed-program/#comment-175 [...] Skancke, a member of the transportation revenue panel that last year called for a major gas-tax hike to fund system-wide reform, echoed Rendell's concerns with a call to publicly promote broad reform: [...] [...] Skancke, a member of the transportation revenue panel that last year called for a major gas-tax hike to fund system-wide reform, echoed Rendell's concerns with a call to publicly promote broad reform: [...]

]]> By: Streetsblog San Francisco » The High-Speed Rail Numbers Game: Is $13 Billion and 110 MPH Enough? http://blog.tstc.org/2008/01/15/national-commission-calls-for-gas-tax-hike-and-sweeping-changes-to-fed-program/comment-page-1/#comment-174 Streetsblog San Francisco » The High-Speed Rail Numbers Game: Is $13 Billion and 110 MPH Enough? Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:54:42 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/2008/01/15/national-commission-calls-for-gas-tax-hike-and-sweeping-changes-to-fed-program/#comment-174 [...] Skancke, a member of the transportation revenue panel that last year called for a major gas-tax hike to fund system-wide reform, echoed Rendell's concerns with a call to publicly promote broad [...] [...] Skancke, a member of the transportation revenue panel that last year called for a major gas-tax hike to fund system-wide reform, echoed Rendell's concerns with a call to publicly promote broad [...]

]]> By: Streetsblog New York City » The High-Speed Rail Numbers Game: Is $13 Billion and 110 MPH Enough? http://blog.tstc.org/2008/01/15/national-commission-calls-for-gas-tax-hike-and-sweeping-changes-to-fed-program/comment-page-1/#comment-173 Streetsblog New York City » The High-Speed Rail Numbers Game: Is $13 Billion and 110 MPH Enough? Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:44:30 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/2008/01/15/national-commission-calls-for-gas-tax-hike-and-sweeping-changes-to-fed-program/#comment-173 [...] Skancke, a member of the transportation revenue panel that last year called for a major gas-tax hike to fund system-wide reform, echoed Rendell's concerns with a call to publicly promote broad reform: [...] [...] Skancke, a member of the transportation revenue panel that last year called for a major gas-tax hike to fund system-wide reform, echoed Rendell's concerns with a call to publicly promote broad reform: [...]

]]> By: Streetsblog Capitol Hill » The High-Speed Rail Numbers Game: Is $13 Billion and 110MPH Enough? http://blog.tstc.org/2008/01/15/national-commission-calls-for-gas-tax-hike-and-sweeping-changes-to-fed-program/comment-page-1/#comment-172 Streetsblog Capitol Hill » The High-Speed Rail Numbers Game: Is $13 Billion and 110MPH Enough? Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:56:30 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/2008/01/15/national-commission-calls-for-gas-tax-hike-and-sweeping-changes-to-fed-program/#comment-172 [...] Skancke, a member of the transportation revenue panel that last year called for a major gas-tax hike to fund system-wide reform, echoed Rendell's concerns with a call to publicly promote broad [...] [...] Skancke, a member of the transportation revenue panel that last year called for a major gas-tax hike to fund system-wide reform, echoed Rendell's concerns with a call to publicly promote broad [...]

]]> By: Running on Empty: Ways to Fix the Highway Trust Fund « Mobilizing the Region http://blog.tstc.org/2008/01/15/national-commission-calls-for-gas-tax-hike-and-sweeping-changes-to-fed-program/comment-page-1/#comment-171 Running on Empty: Ways to Fix the Highway Trust Fund « Mobilizing the Region Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:03:50 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/2008/01/15/national-commission-calls-for-gas-tax-hike-and-sweeping-changes-to-fed-program/#comment-171 [...] needs are considerable. Earlier this year, a national commission found that it would take $225 billion per year for 50 years to bring the nation’s roads, bridges, and transit systems to a state of good [...] [...] needs are considerable. Earlier this year, a national commission found that it would take $225 billion per year for 50 years to bring the nation’s roads, bridges, and transit systems to a state of good [...]

]]> By: taxes on gasoline http://blog.tstc.org/2008/01/15/national-commission-calls-for-gas-tax-hike-and-sweeping-changes-to-fed-program/comment-page-1/#comment-170 taxes on gasoline Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:27:09 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/2008/01/15/national-commission-calls-for-gas-tax-hike-and-sweeping-changes-to-fed-program/#comment-170 [...] Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission calls for a significant federal gasoline tax ...http://blog.tstc.org/2008/01/15/national-commission-calls-for-gas-tax-hike-and-sweeping-changes-to-f...Fuel tax - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaExcise taxes on gasoline and diesel are collected both [...] [...] Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission calls for a significant federal gasoline tax …http://blog.tstc.org/2008/01/15/national-commission-calls-for-gas-tax-hike-and-sweeping-changes-to-f…Fuel tax – Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaExcise taxes on gasoline and diesel are collected both [...]

]]> By: Bush Budget Boo$ts Regional Transit, ¢uts National Transit « Mobilizing the Region http://blog.tstc.org/2008/01/15/national-commission-calls-for-gas-tax-hike-and-sweeping-changes-to-fed-program/comment-page-1/#comment-169 Bush Budget Boo$ts Regional Transit, ¢uts National Transit « Mobilizing the Region Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:37:34 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/2008/01/15/national-commission-calls-for-gas-tax-hike-and-sweeping-changes-to-fed-program/#comment-169 [...] to study federal transportation revenue with the passage of SAFETEA-LU in 2005 (see MTR’s summary of the commission’s findings). Besides calling for an increase in the national gas tax, the commission recommended several [...] [...] to study federal transportation revenue with the passage of SAFETEA-LU in 2005 (see MTR’s summary of the commission’s findings). Besides calling for an increase in the national gas tax, the commission recommended several [...]

]]> By: Sal "The Muckraker" http://blog.tstc.org/2008/01/15/national-commission-calls-for-gas-tax-hike-and-sweeping-changes-to-fed-program/comment-page-1/#comment-168 Sal "The Muckraker" Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:02:47 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/2008/01/15/national-commission-calls-for-gas-tax-hike-and-sweeping-changes-to-fed-program/#comment-168 Toll roads cost MORE to build and maintain than free roads (not to mention the corruption that comes with tolls). The gas tax makes the most sense. It costs 25 cents to collect a cash toll! LEARN ABOUT TEXAS TOLL ROAD CORRUPTION: http://salcostello.blogspot.com/ Toll roads cost MORE to build and maintain than free roads (not to mention the corruption that comes with tolls). The gas tax makes the most sense.

It costs 25 cents to collect a cash toll!

LEARN ABOUT TEXAS TOLL ROAD CORRUPTION:
http://salcostello.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Streetsblog » Today’s Headlines http://blog.tstc.org/2008/01/15/national-commission-calls-for-gas-tax-hike-and-sweeping-changes-to-fed-program/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Streetsblog » Today’s Headlines Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:48:04 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/2008/01/15/national-commission-calls-for-gas-tax-hike-and-sweeping-changes-to-fed-program/#comment-167 [...] Labor Dispute Unresolved as Strike Deadline Nears (AMNY)Gas Tax Program Would Expand Rail Service (MTR)Speeding Up Buses Isn't Rocket Science (Gotham Gazette) Judge Recuses Himself From Atlantic [...] [...] Labor Dispute Unresolved as Strike Deadline Nears (AMNY)Gas Tax Program Would Expand Rail Service (MTR)Speeding Up Buses Isn’t Rocket Science (Gotham Gazette) Judge Recuses Himself From Atlantic [...]

]]> By: Fed Up http://blog.tstc.org/2008/01/15/national-commission-calls-for-gas-tax-hike-and-sweeping-changes-to-fed-program/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Fed Up Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:14:45 +0000 http://blog.tstc.org/2008/01/15/national-commission-calls-for-gas-tax-hike-and-sweeping-changes-to-fed-program/#comment-166 Right on ! Civil Servants are the greedest, most self-absorbed, entitlement-driven group that ever lived. If we are to financially survive, we must mobilize to stop these greedy civil servants with their 70% of pay pensions, free health care, payment for hundreds of days of unused sick days upon retirement (how outraegeous), COLAS after retirement, etc, etc, etc ----- and all paid for by the TAXPAYERS. A big bunch of PIGS ! Right on ! Civil Servants are the greedest, most self-absorbed, entitlement-driven group that ever lived. If we are to financially survive, we must mobilize to stop these greedy civil servants with their 70% of pay pensions, free health care, payment for hundreds of days of unused sick days upon retirement (how outraegeous), COLAS after retirement, etc, etc, etc —– and all paid for by the TAXPAYERS. A big bunch of PIGS !

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