$2.58 For Gas Today.......

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Originally Posted by Skip N

You think the oil companies are raping ya? Think again, its the taxes form the state and the feds that rape ya just as much. But nobody ever mentions this.... Cut my freakin gas taxes i say!

Well, the oil companies are making profit while the state taxes (I'd assume) go into the general fund. Granted there's a lot of pork in the State budget, but you're still comparing apples and oranges.

Cutting gas taxes would be great, but you have to offset it somehow. The state budget isn't in the best shape.

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[Skip N]

you can offset it by just spending our hard earned tax dollars more wisely. If the politicians in this state are so concerned about high gas prices cut the taxes and learn to spend better. Plus there is no such thing as a bad tax cut if this doesnt go through, i better not hear another Rhody polititcian bitch about high gas prices, when they can help the folks right now and save people 30 cents a gallon, this goes for the feds too. They can help the folks out NOW if they so choose by cutting the gas taxes. Sure hybrid cars and alternative energy are great long term fixes, but that doesnt do chit right now. Cutting gas taxes can be done NOW and affect Americans NOW

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Skippy, the State budget doesn't work that way

Should we just cut all the taxes and have no funds to provide for the common good? Doesn't work...

Most of the budget does benefit the citizens at large, and believe it or not, some of it is even spent pretty effectively.

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