Comments on: Let out-of-staters keep paying lots of Va. fuels tax

By: FK

FK — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 23:29:46 +0000

The sales tax is oppressive since it hits the lowest incomes the hardest and the gas tax is the ultimate user tax. Just another idiotic idea from the Republicans.

By: Other John

Other John — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:52:44 +0000

On my daily commuting route, I’ve had a blowout caused by a rather deep pothole, that popped up during the harsh winter of 2009-2010. Had no real way to see it, I just hit it and bam, there went my left-front tire. Limped the truck down the road to a service station, because there wasn’t a decent place to pull off to change it. Cost me the tire and the rim.

In a different car, but on the same road…similar problem. Hit a deep pothole and it jacked up the alignment…that cost $75 to fix.

I’d prefer to pay $0.25 a gallon to have potholes fixed and roads repaved on a regular cycle. I got lucky both times that I was able to maintain control of the vehicle…especially the blowout.

By: John Wilburn

John Wilburn — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:30:03 +0000

They support a consumption-based tax on something a Republican wants to do away with while simultaneously supporting the opposite most everywhere else. Interesting.

By: Sandi Saunders

Sandi Saunders — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:21:32 +0000

People who drive on a lot of the roads in this region do have alignment issues, bent wheels, and even axle damage from the potholes that catch you unaware and the rough or missing pavement. That you personally may not have experienced such is irrelevant. Your point of existence is to tear down what anyone says and apparently live like royalty while the world goes to squalor. Good luck with that.

By: Sandi Saunders

Sandi Saunders — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:18:27 +0000

Poor people pay sales tax the same as you do. Maybe even for the same items.

By: gdad

gdad — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:49:04 +0000

I’ve never had a bent wheel or broken axle, but note that troll suzie doesn’t mention alignments, or wear and tear on tires, or brake wear, or time and gas wasted waiting in traffic, all proven effects of letting out transportation infrastructure go to hell.

And then she throws out this funny: “Oh wait. Scott Whitaker sees increased commerce as a bad thing.”

No, suzie, you’re the one who obviously sees commerce as a bad thing. You prefer to let the roads and bridges fall apart.

By: Suzie

Suzie — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 03:21:51 +0000

This is a complete step backward

Not really. Businesses will move to the state because of cheaper fuel prices. Our gas stations and related businesses will get a significant boost from out-of-state motorists who will skip MD, WV, and NC to make sure they fill up here.

Oh wait. Scott Whitaker sees increased commerce as a bad thing.

By: Suzie

Suzie — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 01:02:27 +0000

McDonnell wants to shift more burden onto poorer people and non-drivers

Poor people don’t pay taxes anyway, so they don’t care. The gov’t even pays their sales tax at the Golden Corral.

By: Suzie

Suzie — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:50:37 +0000

than to continually have to put my car in the shop for front end alignments, bent wheels, axles, etc.

Odd, I’ve never encountered a “bent wheel or broken axle”. Perhaps you need to learn how to drive.

By: Sandi Saunders

Sandi Saunders — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:50:00 +0000

applewood, apparently you are not aware that the “hypocrisy” that such a discussion would expose is not ours.