Commentary: Should the Fuel Tax Increase Be a Partisan Issue?
The Journal Record › August 29, 2005
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Politics strode boldly into the developing battle over State Question 723 last week when the Republican State Committee announced the GOP's opposition to raising motor fuel taxes.
More than 100 of the 300 members of the state committee present to discuss the issue voted unanimously to oppose the measure, which constitutionally imposes a motor fuel tax increase estimated to cost motorists $150 million annually when fully implemented in three years.See the full content of this document
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Commentary: Should the Fuel Tax Increase Be a Partisan Issue?
Understanding the political motivation behind the GOP stance against the added fuel levy is not difficult. Recognizing motorists' antipathy toward higher fuel taxes, they want this opportunity to e...
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