Is is surprising that < 48 from the bridge collapse, Dems are calling for a new TAX ???

Question

The Dems want to pass a new Tax to repair bridges. Why don't they do what any company would do when they face major expenses ..... cut other un-needed expenses!

WHY is the Dems first response to EVERYTHING ... MORE TAXES ?!?!?!?!?

Answer 1

Go figure. They love to tax other people. Raising taxes is bad for the economy and overall tax revenue but they wont let that stop them.

Answer 2

I live in MN... we have another longer and higher bridge in St. Paul in worse condition. And, this bridge and US 52 in downtown st paul and several others are even worse. But, guess where the money to repair these bridges and highways come from - thats right taxes.

And, for the past 6 years... the governor of our state has vetoed any new taxes allocated to transportation. For over 6 years now that bridge has been in bad shape - and actually its been known since 1990.

Minnesota is a growing state. If we are not going to raise taxes to fix existing infrastructure, we are going to have to cut new projects that make our town liveable. Obviously that has eluded Tim Pawlenty. And in the end, he and his lt governor (who is also the Transportation Department Executive - thats right she has two state jobs here ) chose to not listen to the federal governments recommendations, and those of a private firm to atleast place new bolting on the bridge. Instead, they chose the most cost effective resolution for that bridge - keep monitoring - IE DO NOTHING...

But, hey, atleast we didnt raise taxes. Now tens of thousands of Minnesotans will pay more in the price of gasoline by not having a direct route into downtown Minneapolis, then they ever would have on a 5cent a gallon tax.

Now they are going to be wasting gas in traffic and driving further... At 3 dollars a gallon - if your trip consumes even 3% more gasoline than before... you are paying more than twice the proposed tax...

Answer 3

I'd suggest that when everything is investigated we'll learn that the money to fix this bridge was approved and released long ago, then mis-spent by politicians looking to get re-elected.
The reason Dems want a new tax is the same reason Reps want a new enemy. It keeps the people needing the government.

Answer 4

Because the government is not a company and should not be run like one. A company's number one goal is to make money. Why would you want a government that cares about making money. A government should care about helping its citizens, and if that means not letting them die from collapsing bridges by making a new tax, then great.

Answer 5

Your president is spending 2 billion dollars a week in Iraq and all it would take is 9 billion a year for the next 20 years to fix all the bridges in the USA why hasn't he done that.

Answer 6

Maybe Minnesota should put a kibosh on that new $1 billion Vikings football stadium they're building and fix their crummy bridges instead.

Answer 7

general tax doesnt make sense, tolls would be better. Then the people that use those bridges are the ones paying for it.

Answer 8

Its like a win win situation for them:

Ignore the problem, when it kills people, say we don't have the money and raise taxes. Oh, and blame Bush/Iraq too

Don't ignore the problem, people live but we don't get more tax money. (Which isn't even the issue in the first place)

Answer 9

No worse that bush trying to rebuild iraq before New Orleans or the bridges. The republicans put the country so far into debt the only way out is to tax them. Every time the country has a surplus the republicans give themselves a tax break and create a deficit. This time it is the largest deficit ever. REBUILD OUR BRIDGES BEFORE IRAQ!!!!!!!!

Answer 10

Yeah, let's cut the war wasteful spending, bring the troops home & fix all the bridges!