Doyle: raising gas tax, worth considering.

[Latina]

Doyle says raising gas tax 'worthy of consideration'


Madison - Gov. Jim Doyle said a proposal to raise the gas tax by 3 cents a gallon was worthy of consideration, despite a 2006 campaign promise not to increase that tax during his second term of office.

He also repeated comments made in December that the state probably should not have eliminated annual increases in the gas tax, even though he signed that change into law in 2005.

Doyle said his preference would be to tax oil companies rather than consumers, as he has long supported. But that proposal may not gain approval in the Legislature, which is searching for money to pay for roads and close a $5 billion, two-year shortfall.

Doyle's proposal would bar oil companies from passing the tax on to consumers, but critics say that provision violates the U.S. Constitution's protections of interstate commerce.

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[Latina]

Gov. Jim Doyle said a proposal to raise the gas tax by 3 cents a gallon was worthy of consideration, despite a 2006 campaign promise not to increase that tax during his second term of office

only word that comes to mind, when describing this guy is incorrigible... wth is this man thinking? seriously!

[kmfarm]

The Oil company tax proposal shows either his ignorance or arrogance. Either way he's an idiot.

To think that you can tax a company and not it somehow be passed on to consumers is rediculous. Everyone knows that, but he still sticks to it.

The gas tax increase gives him a way to back off of that and still get the money and just blame it on the legislature.

His true colors sure came out once he had Democrats in control in the State and the Fed's.

[Latina]

Originally Posted by kmfarm

The Oil company tax proposal shows either his ignorance or arrogance. Either way he's an idiot.

I couldn't agree more.

he wants to bar them from raising it on us... that wont happen & we will pay the price one way or another... i hate him.