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[JPZenger]

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[Curmudgeoness]

1. Well, it looks like they passed it today.

I cannot believe that I had to find this on an Indiana newspaper website.

The Pennsylvania state House of Representatives salvaged a major transportation spending proposal and approved it in a key vote Tuesday night, a day after the measure was narrowly defeated amid concerns over the size of its tax increase and provisions to roll back wage requirements on some highway projects.

The House's 104-95 vote Tuesday was a test of support for the Republican-sponsored measure that is backed by Gov. Tom Corbett, but has been criticized by conservatives and supporters of labor unions.

The state Senate could take it up in the coming days.

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/f80a3f50ff0d4dada47dd97c59fe3eef/PA-XGR--Transportation-Funding

Personally, I think that the gasoline tax is extreme and will be extremely painful. I will not have to worry about it, since I live on the Ohio border and work in Ohio, so never buy gas in PA anyways, since gas is about 20 to 30 cents a gallon less in Ohio without this increase. But I really have not paid enough attention to all the options that were available to PA, so I don't know if this was the better choice. I doubt it.....the few exits on the interstate in OH before you hit PA are so built up with major truck stops so that drivers don't have to buy gas in PA already. Then the PA exits are vacant.

[durablend]

2. Diesel fuel will also go through the roof

Meaning everything you buy here will go up.

But we CAN'T tax Marcellus...nono!

[JPZenger]

3. Initial vote passed in the House yesterday

A series of different votes are needed to get the transportation funding bill into effect. The preliminary vote passed yesterday.

[Number9Dream]

4. Gasoline tax increase estimated at 25 to 28 cents per gallon for consumers

The Allentown Morning Call article about this says, "The bill calls for a gasoline tax increase estimated at 25 to 28 cents per gallon for consumers..."

Like Durablend said in reply 2... But we're the only state in the U.S. who won't tax frackers.

Also, interesting that The Morning Call disabled their normal comments mode for this article.

http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-pa-corbett-transportation-1119-20131119,0,7105386.story

[Curmudgeoness]

5. Did you see what else is going to have increased?

Vehicle registrations, drivers licenses, and traffic violations. I don't argue much with these, since there has to be some place that money to fix roads and bridges comes from.....but it sounds to me like overkill with the gasoline tax going up so much. That is serious money! Serious for the state coffers, and serious for consumers. Whenever you fill up your gas tank, and you see all the other people filling up their tanks, think of how much is going to the state at that one minute.