Gas tax repeal petition begins

by In the news Monday, April 26. 2010

gas Gas tax repeal petition begins The Oregon initiative petition to repeal Oregon’s gas and auto tax increases has begun. Here is the website for the gas tax petition.

The people of Oregon are once again facing a dramatic increase in the price of gasoline due to a gas tax increase that is set to go into effect on January 1st, 2011. Given the current state of the Oregon economy, the slow job market, the ever rising costs of food and basic necessities required for everyday living, the “Campaign To End Highway Robbery” is gathering signatures to put the 25% gas tax increase to a vote of the people. Our belief is that given the chance, the voters of Oregon will decide to put a stop to the ongoing gas tax increases.Whether you consider yourself a Liberal, Conservative or Independent, the gas tax increase hurts all of us and is one more added expense for the hard working people of Oregon. Join us in pursuing the Initiative Petition process and putting the gas tax increase into the hands of the people, not the politicians.

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Jim Ray

Put a petition in front of Bruce Starr & Larry George and see if they’ll sign it.

Their both part of the reason we have to waste our time & money to place this initiative on the ballot. Thanks a lot fellas!
Bob Clark

This petition is great. It allows for a 3 percent annual increase in gasoline taxes, on the high side of average inflation over the last thirty years or so. Anything more, and voters and car drivers get to weigh things like how much of gas tax dollars are going to developer friendly, high cost light rail and street car boondoggles.

With newer mass communication media like internet and cell phones, maybe more of our governance should be done through individual initiative and less from a legislature tainted by special interests.
Anonymous

Metro handed over $3 million in federal gas tax dollars to Tigard for their little green street makeover. A process which elevates the cost of road improvements, slows traffic createds 12 foot sidewalks where few people walk, adds bike infrastructure where few ride bikes, and promotes additional misappropriation with phony Transit Oriented Development and Urban Renewal schemes.

The enormity of the tax increase this last gas tax increase represented was an insult to all Oregon taxpayers, especially the middle class and low income earners who can least afford afford the higher fees and gas pump costs.

Shame on George and Starr for their lazy and reckless support for it.

But it’s not too late.
Both could halt their silence and come out with an apology and support the repeal.

Or not. I mean if they’re too busy and all with new important business.

In fact I’m sorry for bothering them.

I hope they can forgive me.

Oh, never mind.

valley p

“It allows for a 3 percent annual increase in gasoline taxes, on the high side of average inflation over the last thirty years or so.”

That is interesting. But since we have had zero gas tax increase since the mid 1990s, doesn’t that suggest the base we should be starting from is much higher (45% est) than the 25% increase being repealed? I mean, if you had had a 3% per year increase over the past 15 years, that adds up to more than 25% no? Why should we repealing a bargain to replace with something that will cost more?

“createds 12 foot sidewalks where few people walk…adds bike infrastructure where few ride bikes,”

Could it be that few people walk there because sidewalks are narrow and not safe? Could it be wider sidewalks will result in more pedestrians? Could it be people will bike more if it is safer?

No…couldn’t possibly be.

Rupert in Springfield

Could it be people are sick of seeing their roads fall apart to subsidize some clown on a $2k bike with a couple of hundred bucks worth of “The North Face” on?

No…couldn’t possibly be.

valley p

Have you ever spent a few moments standing somewhere where cyclists are going by on their way to work in the morning, like say the Hawthorne Bridge? If not you should try it one morning. For very North face, there is a cheap nylon. For every colored lycra there are 4 or 5 rolled up jeans.

Why is it you “conservatives” feel the need to sterotype everyone?

(Now THAT was a joke).

Steve Plunk

In Jackson county we recently received a grant for bicycle lane construction in the amount of $375,000. This is slated to build 1/4 of a mile lane on an existing roadway. The lane will not connect on either end to another section of bike lane and it’s located more than a mile from the closest town, Gold Hill.

Now I’m a cyclist and have been for more than 25 years but I’m also a citizen who understands we are broke and wasting money is nonsense. We need to face the fact that the system is broken and the only way to fix it is to cut off the tax money. Government lacks the discipline to stop wasteful spending. The raise in gas tax only furthers the waste.
valley p

Yes. Cut off the money. As we break our axles in potholes, that will teach them a lesson.

As for your Jackson County example, without knowing any more about it, it sounds like a dumb project. But forgive me for thinking there is more to the story of how they selected that particular section.

And I’ll extend the invitation for you to visit the Hawthorne Bridge in Portland any weekday morning to see how cycling can work. I’ll even buy you coffee.
eagle eye

You might think they couldn’t possibly do something that dumb. But remember, it is Jackson County!
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David Appell

Rupert, can you offer a analysis of how much damage a bike rider does to

(a) the physical substrate of the road, and
(b) the atmosphere,

compared to a car?

Jim Ray

If I’m not mistaken this initiative – hopefully ballot measure, if passed, would also roll back the obscene increases in DMV registration fees, etc.

I just bristle thinking that R’s would have to re-elect Starr, his opponent would be Chuckie Riley, leaving NO choice at all. Idiot!

RE: Larry George, all I can think of is marriage screwed up his heretofore, great Conservative creds. Fly on the wall told me that Papa George is still pissed at his son.
Steve Plunk

Let’s not forget this increase also applies to the weight-mile tax on trucks. This tax drives up the cost of delivered goods and makes it harder for Oregon trucking businesses to stay afloat. This increase kills more jobs than it could ever create in road construction.

ODOT has proven itself unworthy of our trust when it comes to spending money. An increase in the gas tax is unnecessary and only good for government. Let’s kill it.
David Appell

This increase — a mere 6 cents/gallon — is needed so that businesses (and their consumers) pay more of the damages their fuel use does to the environment — both in terms of air pollution and climate change.

The effects of climate change are estimated to cost approximately 5% of GDP by 2100. (Solving it is estimated to cost about 3% of GDP — see P Krugman, NY Times Magazine, 4/5/10.) It’s well past time that those responsible start paying for that.

Jim Ray

“mere”

M66 & 67 taxes “mere”
local tax increases for bond levies, city tax rates, etc., “mere”
expiration in 2011 of Bush tax cuts “mere”
increases in unemployment and tri-met taxes “mere”

take your “mere” and STUYADH!

David Appell

I’ll bet you don’t even notice a 6 c/gal change in gas prices at the pump.

Nor do I think you’re wealthy enough to be affected by the repeal of the Bush tax cuts, which sharply increased the US debt. Don’t you care about the debt?

Nor have you explained why you should not be charged for the damage your gas-driven vehicle does to the environment and to people’s health. Do you think you can just pollute as much as you want and not have to pay for the consequences?

bennie

Anyone who would quote Paul Krugman should be barred from this blog. The guy is a raving lunatic environmental wacko. At least put down the Oregonian Opinion page long enough to read some other non left wing opinions, like from the Wall Street Journal.

David Appell

> Paul Krugman … is a raving lunatic environmental wacko.

Paul Krugman is a Nobel Laureate and one of the most respected economists of his generation. And here Krugman is simply quoting a great of other research done by some very smart people.
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Amanda hummel

Please no more taxes. We don’t need anymore. Enough already!!!.
Nancy

We pay high enough tax we certainly do not need it to go up. I can barely afford gas for our car now .Put a stop to higher prices!!

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