Transporting TaxesSubmitted by MQSullivan on Fri, 03/06/2009 - 9:52am.
At this moment, everyone in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex are the target of a massive tax increase effort in the Legislature. For example, they could be on the hook for an $8,700 “parking fee” just for having a car! And gas taxes will be set to rise faster than inflation. Today it's Dallas, tomorrow everywhere. Under the banner of improving mobility, legislation being crafted by tax-funded lobbyists would hand billions to quasi-governmental entities that have shown remarkable disregard for transparency and accountability. Senate Bill 855 and House Bill 9 would let local entities hold elections to levy a half-dozen new tax and fee increases. State Sen. John Carona of Dallas and State Rep. Vicki Truitt of Southlake are the authors of these two bills. Just three examples of the taxes and fees they would impose: 1. Allow local governments to increase the gas tax by up to 10 cents a gallon. As an added hit, this new tax would go up every year without a vote – the legislation indexes the tax it to an obscure federal government formula that exceeds the rate of inflation! 2. Counties would charge $1 per hour per vehicle for “use of a parking space” without any apparent restrictions -- potentially $8,760 a year! 3. A $250 fee on new residents, and everyone's divers' license renewal would double. Of the new taxes and fees, the automatic gas-tax hike is the most economically and morally offensive. Elected officials should have the courage to publicly vote to raise taxes and explain their rationale, not hide behind shady bureaucratic math designed to grow government on the sly. We don't need to make it any more expensive for people to work, take care of their families and engage in commerce. But that's exactly what this legislative package would do. Almost as bad is where the money goes. The news is filled with example after example of waste and mismanagement at DART and the North Texas Toll Authority. They have shown they cannot even be trusted with the money they already have. Before levying higher taxes and creating new fees, the Legislature should do three things.
TAKE ACTION TODAY 2. Ask your friends and neighbors to take action, as well. There is no denying traffic congestion needs to be addressed. And it is absolutely true that local communities need more flexibility in providing for their transportation needs. But the solution isn't going to be found in stealth taxes and unaccountable spending. This isn't just an issue of concern for Dallas-Fort Worth. Already the big-spenders in Travis and Bexar counties are wanting in. And it could very shortly mean higher taxes with more unaccountable spending statewide. Bookmark/Search this post with: |
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Frankly, I never met a tax
Frankly, I never met a tax that I liked - then again, probably no one else did either. Why is it that as soon as someone gets elected to public office, they have to "do something", which almost always involves spending more and raising taxes? Why do the voters keep electing these same people year after year? Maybe the best thing that any taxpayer organization could do is to make a list of all the "extra" taxes and spending that legislators make, and advertise that fact at every election. At least the voters could then decide, with facts at hand, if these same "tax and spend" people REALLY ought to keep getting re-elected. If they do, then we can just blame the voting public and let it go at that.
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Transportation taxes
Michael is right. This opens the door to multiple new tax proposals being put on the ballot and taxpayers being overwhelmed with "needs" by a myriad of taxing entities.
What Texas should do is direct ALL the gasoline tax dollars to transportation. Currently, 50% are diverted. And though many in the legislature appear poised to return 25% of those, no one seems to have the courage to touch the 25% constitutionally dedicated to education.
Texans have long forgotten they voted to divert those dollars. That was done at a time our gasoline taxes produced more revenue than was needed for roads.
We need to go back to the taxpayers and ask to have those dollars redirected back to transportation. Then we can fund education from a more appropriate funding source. - Peggy Venable
the gasoline
the gasoline tax dollars to transportation. Currently, 50% are diverted. And though many in the legislature appear poised to return 25% of those, no one seems to have the courage to touch the 25% constitutionally dedicated to education.
Texans have long forgotten they voted to divert those dollars. That was done at a time our gasoline taxes produced more revenue than was needed for roads.
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Well friends it's about time
Well friends it's about time that Texas spoke up on this issue. We need leaders in Austin who are not online social service degree afraid of big brother who will take this Resolution to Nazi Pelosi and shove it down her socialist throat. We as a people of a free and sovereign State have the power to decide our own future. Im not calling for us to seperate, that is not the answer. The answer is we as a people speak up and demand that this Country find it's honorable past and start living by the constitution.
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This is crazy >>$8,700
This is crazy >>$8,700 “parking fee” just for having a car! And gas taxes will be set to rise faster than inflation. Today it's Dallas, tomorrow everywhere.
How come we will survive in that case?
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