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Fearing Losses in November, State Democrats Flip-Flop on Gas Taxes

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Fearing Losses in November, State Democrats Flip-Flop on Gas Taxes

Jacob Bliss 4 Apr 2022

As Republicans at the state level, for years, led efforts to repeal the gas tax, Democrats have done the exact opposite and, in many cases, voted to increase the tax. State Democrats, seeing the writing on the wall for the midterms, are now looking to take credit for rolling back the gas tax and, in some cases offering cash to drives as the price per gallon has skyrocketed across the country.

Gas prices have surged to the highest levels in history, and blue states are facing the steepest prices as the Democrats’ radical agenda has crippled domestic energy production. And their gas tax hikes have taken their toll. As state Democrats head into a brutal election year recognizing the widespread unpopularity of their policies, they are now flip-flopping and trying to claim a victory by attempting to lower the gas taxes they previously supported.

For instance, California signed Senate Bill 1 in 2017 and survived a repeal in 2018, which was set to incrementally raise the fuel excise tax each year to raise $52.4 billion by 2027. CBS 8 San Diego reported that it would have been an overall 51.1 cents per gallon, making the state’s gas tax and other charges the highest in the country. In March, the Republicans failed to force a vote that could have suspended the state gas tax, but instead, state Democrats proposed a new $400-gas rebate for taxpaying car owners to receive a $400-check.

Illinois state lawmakers and Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) in 2019 doubled the state’s gas tax to 38 cents from 19 cents and created an automatic annual increase of a half-cent, according to Illinois Policy. As of 2021, Illinois’s gas tax has increased by 206% in three years, resulting in drivers paying roughly $105 more a year in gas taxes. While the price of gas has skyrocketed in recent months, the state’s Democrat governor proposed a plan to temporarily block the annual gas tax increase for the fiscal year 2023. Illinois Policy noted that is the “election-year promise” offers little help to drives after doubling the tax years prior.

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/04/04/fearing-losses-in-november-state-democrats-flip-flop-on-gas-taxes/

Free Vulcan:
Is Prickster up for a vote this year? I'd love to see him go down in flames.

Is there even a chance of that anymore?

Smokin Joe:
I don't care if they flop like a fresh caught perch on a pier.

The base price for RBOB is up because of the Democrats, and any suspended taxes will be reinstated with a vengeance after the midterms to make up for the lack of funds to "fix infrastructure".

Don't let 'em bamboozle ya kid! 

(W.C. Fields)

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