Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen: No Gas Tax Hike
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Published: November 18, 2008
The state’s road fund is struggling because people have been driving less amid high gas prices and a worsening economy.
Bredesen told reporters Tuesday that he’s not looking to hike taxes of any kind, including the state’s current 21.4-cent tax on
each gallon of gas.
The governor said in general it’s a terrible time to be asking people to pay more taxes, considering national economic conditions.
State Transportation Commissioner Gerald Nicely says his department is $10 million below budget through the first quarter of
the budget year, mainly because of decreased vehicle miles traveled in the state.
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Posted by ( captainkona ) on November 19, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Hey, Governor. Shut up, just…shut up.
You’re an idiot.
I told you before to implement and tax the Hemp industry in Tennessee (since we’re #2 in the nation in production anyway).
But nooooo. You’re to busy performing cranial colonoscopy on you GOP masters.
Lame Duck fits you, Phil. Particularly the Lame part.
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