Pennsylvania Fuel Taxes Are Going Up Again

**RLS0812** · 12-09-2018, 07:48 PM

Pennsylvania already has the highest fuel taxes in the United States - the [ not nice word ] politicians in Harrisburg have decided to tack on $0.08 more in taxes.
Those [ not nice word ]'s have no accountability for the money they already steal from us, and they just want to steal more !
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**NJSouth** · 12-10-2018, 05:03 AM

Man... that is brutal. I'm in Jersey and finally we have a category of highest taxes we DON'T lead the country in. Sorry to hear!

**jimicrk** · 12-10-2018, 05:15 AM

That looks like the road we live on.

**hills** · 12-10-2018, 05:29 AM

It helps if you look at the big picture and consider the overall tax burden.

Maine ranks as third highest in the nation.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/10/us-s...x-burdens.html

Our current Governor was a Tea Party favorite and made every effort to keep runaway government spending in check. He was a real horse's necktie and wouldn't let the legislature pass many bills without enough of a majority to override his veto.He was a real thorn in their side.

The new Governor is family. I've got a mountain of respect for her ability and her many years in public service but i don't know as i agree with her priorities.

We may very well go to being the state with the second highest overall tax rate in the nation.

Maybe we should change our state slogan to: " Maine, the way life shouldn't be."

It all boils down to what you feel is the correct role of government in your life. What are your priorities ? Some would be of the opinion that government should confine itself to providing a system of roads & bridges, a court system, and provide for the common defense. Others are of the opinion that the government should provide all sorts of services and take care of you from cradle to grave.

One way or another ... you always have to pay for those services.

There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.

**jeb1212** · 12-10-2018, 08:20 PM

PA gas tax went up 8 cents on JAN 1 2017. No increase I can find for 2019.

As I live in PA on the border with NJ I buy my gas when I go to the scrapyard in Trenton.

**hills** · 12-11-2018, 05:06 AM

Whew ... the state DOT budget in Pa is something like 3 billion a year ... mostly funded fuel tax & federal contributions.

The cost to rebuild a road, like the one pictured above, is about 1/2 mil. to a million dollars a mile.

Big numbers. It's crazy costs to do anything in the realm of construction these days.