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General Category => Political Discussion and Debate => Topic started by: Bronx on May 01, 2017, 11:23:50 AM

Title: Trump Open to Raising Gas Tax and Negotiating Tax Overhaul Plan
Post by: Bronx on May 01, 2017, 11:23:50 AM
I wonder if these "truckers" that approve of Trump's gas TAX are the same people that stood behind Obama with their white lab jackets and stethoscope around their necks to support Obamacare. Just think all they have to do is put them in jeans and Carhartt jacket and a CAT baseball cap. Bingo with have truckers supporting Trump's gas TAX.

All of the folks that said Trump's infrastructure plan wasn't a TAX please stand up and be accounted for.

Trump Open to Raising Gas Tax and Negotiating Tax Overhaul Plan

President Donald Trump said he's willing to raise the U.S. gas tax to fund infrastructure development and called the tax-overhaul plan he released last week the beginning of negotiations.

"It's something that I would certainly consider," Trump said Monday in an interview with Bloomberg News in the Oval Office, describing the idea as supported by truckers "if we earmarked money toward the highways."

READ MORE......
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-05-01/trump-open-to-raising-gas-tax-and-negotiating-tax-overhaul-plan?cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_content=business&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
Title: Re: Trump Open to Raising Gas Tax and Negotiating Tax Overhaul Plan
Post by: supsalemgr on May 01, 2017, 12:36:57 PM
Quote from: Bronx on May 01, 2017, 11:23:50 AM
I wonder if these "truckers" that approve of Trump's gas TAX are the same people that stood behind Obama with their white lab jackets and stethoscope around their necks to support Obamacare. Just think all they have to do is put them in jeans and Carhartt jacket and a CAT baseball cap. Bingo with have truckers supporting Trump's gas TAX.

All of the folks that said Trump's infrastructure plan wasn't a TAX please stand up and be accounted for.

Trump Open to Raising Gas Tax and Negotiating Tax Overhaul Plan

President Donald Trump said he's willing to raise the U.S. gas tax to fund infrastructure development and called the tax-overhaul plan he released last week the beginning of negotiations.

"It's something that I would certainly consider," Trump said Monday in an interview with Bloomberg News in the Oval Office, describing the idea as supported by truckers "if we earmarked money toward the highways."

READ MORE......
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-05-01/trump-open-to-raising-gas-tax-and-negotiating-tax-overhaul-plan?cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_content=business&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

Raising the gas tax to fund infrastructure is a liberal democrat wet dream.
Title: Re: Trump Open to Raising Gas Tax and Negotiating Tax Overhaul Plan
Post by: Ms.Independence on May 01, 2017, 04:06:36 PM
Thank God Cruz had the foresight to publicly announce that Trump had promised him that he would appoint a conservative justice to the bench as it appears that's about the only conservative move we're going to get out of
him.
Title: Re: Trump Open to Raising Gas Tax and Negotiating Tax Overhaul Plan
Post by: ldub23 on May 01, 2017, 04:28:19 PM
Quote from: Ms.Independence on May 01, 2017, 04:06:36 PM
Thank God Cruz had the foresight to publicly announce that Trump had promised him that he would appoint a conservative justice to the bench as it appears that's about the only conservative move we're going to get out of
him.

No conservative moves from congress as well.
Title: Re: Trump Open to Raising Gas Tax and Negotiating Tax Overhaul Plan
Post by: Cryptic Bert on May 02, 2017, 06:31:21 PM
Fine. Raise the gas tax and match it with a reduction in the FICA.