Aug 13 2008
State Collecting Less Gas Tax Due To Decreased Driving
High gas prices have made for less congested roadways across the country, and right here in North Carolina. With every fill up drivers pay 18.4 cents a gallon in federal tax and add another 29.9 cents a gallon in state taxes. But recent studies show Americans drove 12.2 billion miles less this June compared to June 2007.
We are not going to get any breaks from the current leadership in the North Carolina General Assembly. And it will only get worse if we re-elect the Democrats back into the majority. No, not all of the Democrats are tax and spenders. They do however vote right along with the 5 or 6 Democrats who run this state.
The Democrats borrowed over $800 million this year WITHOUT voter approval and will continue to do as long they remain in power. No attempt was made to make cuts to the state budget that would allow tax relief for us. They support out of control Annexation programs and continue their corrupt behavior on a daily basis. Why did the State Ethics Commission violate procedures and maybe our law in allowing a Perdue aid alone with filed paperwork? And why did the employee who noted it get fired after the note was deleted?
Is this what you want in state government or do you want CHANGE in North Carolina?
Electing Pat McCrory and a Republican majority will allow us to bring leadership and economic common sense back to North Carolina.
