Article from The Washington Free Beacon by Graham Pirro.
Virginia Democrats agreed to a deal raising gas taxes in the state by a total of 10 cents over the next two years, a move party leadership said would give people “more time with their families.”
With Democrats also expanding a regional gas tax, overall gas taxes will more than double in some areas of the state from 16 cents to 34 cents, according to NBC Washington. Democratic lawmakers said the increases would help reduce traffic on busy roadways in the state.
“This is a historic agreement that will give Virginians more time with their families and less [time] stuck in traffic,” Virginia House of Delegates speaker Eileen Filler-Corn (D.) said.
Minority Leader Todd Gilbert (R.) criticized the move for hurting family budgets. “Virginians need to buckle up,” he said.
Read the entire article at The Washington Free Beacon.
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Democrats will not be happy until taxpayers have little or nothing to be happy about while aat the same time the politicians are all getting well paid to do little to reduce the burdens continually being placed on their flock . . .
Don’t complain Virginians. They use it to buy drugs for their weekend parties …to which you are NOT invited.
If you don’t yet know coonman and his followers are totally cuckoo, you need help. Virginians will suffer for mightily under this oppressive regime for many years. Virginia may be the ugliest collapse in U.S. history.
Taxes, regulations, and now on top of everything else another taxation of gas…. really!
Another reason to vote trump in 2020
Democrats are prepared to tax everyone into the poor house.
More time with your families? That will rank high on the stupid meter.