yesterday

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The state of Missouri will see its first gas tax increase in nearly 25 years later this year.

After a lengthy debate in the House Tuesday night, members voted to increase the tax by 2.5 cents per gallon annually over five years, starting later this year. Currently, Missouri has the third-lowest gas tax, 17-cents, in the country, behind Alaska and Hawaii. By 2025, the gas tax would be 29.5 cents.

The legislation comes with a 100 percent rebate for Missourians, as long as they keep their receipts for an entire year. Drivers would apply for the rebate once a year.

“On that receipt, you’ll have all the information you need to fill out that rebate,” the House sponsor Rep. Becky Ruth, R-Festus, said.

In other words we are gonna tax non Missourians and those that don't keep records (like me.... but I will now)

But but.... without us much of the scotch (think Glenmorangie and many others) and the bourbon industry would have no barrels

ok I got nothing

But the government can't ween itself off their tax addiction.

“Many vehicles are becoming more fuel efficient, which means that the funds and revenues raised by the gasoline tax are dwindling year after year... The situation is getting worse as more electric vehicles come on the road... 'It’s not a sustainable model moving forward,' Maguire said. As that becomes more evident, there’s increasing interest in a so-called “vehicle mileage travelled fee” or “VMT.” Steve Pociask of the American Consumer Institute said, “the idea is to come up with this fee system to replace the current fuel tax.”

“The beautiful thing about a vehicle mileage travelled fee is you can structure it anyway you want.” - Matt Casale of MassPirg

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Current tax model is "not sustainable" (we need our crack dammit!) so well create a new one that can be structured "anyway you want."

Let me tell you how it will be

There's one for you, nineteen for me

Cos I'm the taxman, yeah, I'm the taxman

Should five per cent appear too small

Be thankful I don't take it all

Cos I'm the taxman, yeah I'm the taxman

If you drive a car, I'll tax the street

If you try to sit, I'll tax your seat

If you get too cold I'll tax the heat

If you take a walk, I'll tax your feet

Taxman!

Cos I'm the taxman, yeah I'm the taxman

Don't ask me what I want it for (Aahh Mr. Wilson)

If you don't want to pay some more (Aahh Mr. Heath)

Cos I'm the taxman, yeah, I'm the taxman

Now my advice for those who die

Declare the pennies on your eyes

Cos I'm the taxman, yeah, I'm the taxman

And you're working for no one but me

Taxman!

But taxes are a good thing in California and that one is way too low. [frypan]

I just wish my gas tax revenue is solely used for roads and highways.

Generally speaking (and in my professional experience) that is the vector the crypto virus is introduced. It's much easier for an attacker to send an email to every possible email address at an organization with a malicious link than to actually try to infiltrate the firewall, servers, etc...

That’s not how we do things in California. You ain’t from around these parts, are ya mister.