Gas tax going up $.23 per gallon in PA

That stinks! I was not aware of this either.

 

Darn, there goes that retirement plan (location).

 

Hey you can always relocate next-door to the socialist republic of MD where they've double about every tax, toll, fee etc. In last 4 yrs.... and come up with some good new ones like the "rain tax" = thats rt you are literally taxed on the amt of rain that falls / could fall on any real estate you own.

VA soon to be in same boat thanks to all the out of state $$$ thrown into recent gov. election via dnc machine.

Sad to see a gop governorship seeminy jumping into the same race to the bottom.

Buy your gas in DE When u can.... I fill up every time I'm passing thru and make all pers prop purchases of any significance there

 

In Pittsburgh, its easy enough to be near either OH or WV every once in a while.

(In WV you can get hard alcohol in the gas stations. I like the sense of freedom.)

The Giant Eagle "Fuel Perks" discounts gas for the groceries you buy. My wife often fills up for dimes per gallon.

Matt

 

I hope these taxes are going right to road construction and maintenance and not to the general fund.

 

Go to the roads??!!!!! LOL!!! I think they have been building/fixing the PA Turnpike for the last 50 years!! BBWWWAAAAA!!!

 

Read the link again, Dave.

It says the tax on gas may go up by as much as 28.5 cents a gallon!

 

An acre is 43,560 square feet.

 

I'm sure the governments are just taking this opportunity while gas prices dip to give a new tax so most people won't notice.

 

??? Please elaborate. Fuel Perks?

 

fuelperks!® - Save - Giant Eagle

You can buy, say, Home Depot or Best Buy gift cards at Giant Eagle, and then earn massive points against gas.

The Giant Eagle gas stations, called Get-Gos, are all over the Pittsburgh area, like Sheetz in the middle of the state, or Wawa in the east.

Gasoline is their loss leader to bring in and retain customers at both grocery and convenience locations.

And people LOVE cheap or free gasoline.

They've got a terrific business model.

Mat

 

Giant (Shell) and Safeway (Exxon-Mobile) and others are doing it here in MD as well. I have $.90 waiting on our next fill up. You earn $.10/gal on every $100 you spend in the store. The Giant program allows up to a dollar off per gallon up to 35 gallons. We take both DDs and fill up at the same time.

Every little bit helps.

 

The politicians will be flabbergasted when the revenue generated through this tax scheme is less than expected. However, the cost/number of the projects will not be decreased to match this lower revenue, so spending will always exceed the revenue.

As of 22NOV2013 for gasoline purchased in PA via GasWatch.com
Federal excise tax is $0.184/gallon or 18.4 cents/gallon
PA State tax is $0.323/gallon or 32.3 cents/gallon
TOTAL TAX is $0.507/gallon or 50.7 cents/gallon

Will you really keep the vanity plate for your Ferrari when the cost increases $50/year as a result of this "Transportation" bill (from $26 to $76)? I surely won't and many others will not as well.

Where possible people will change their behaviors to avoid these higher taxes (i.e. carpooling) and the revenue expectations will NEVER be met. Sur-prise, sur- prise....

 

come to Delaware my friends! Jon in You guessed it.

 

In PA a vanity plate is a one time charge of $20. I have them on all of my vehicles.

 

Thank goodness PA has a Republican Legislative Branch and Governor that doesn't raise taxes and limits the size of state government.....NOT!!!!

 

Government, of either party, has no limits on it's appetite to get into your wallet. Standby in VA, there is an effort to start charging by the mile. There would be more money for roads if government were not doing everything else...free cell phone are the easiest example.