silverado427 10,730 Posted August 30, 2018 WTF. Here it come's folks. NJ SUCKS !!! Price hike 4.3 cents. http://newjersey.news12.com/story/38997067/state-gas-tax-to-increase-by-43-cents-oct-1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunnz 49 Posted August 30, 2018 I read that as well. Sucks. also read that analysts are predicting gas to drop 25 cents a gallon in the fall. Hopefully we see some relief. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
voyager9 3,434 Posted August 31, 2018 You mean it wasn’t a one-time thing? I love they blame Christie. “It’s his fault for enabling us to suck off the NJ drivers tits” 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WP22 1,558 Posted August 31, 2018 Yes, I do blame Christie for opening that pandora box. What was he thinking? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
voyager9 3,434 Posted August 31, 2018 5 minutes ago, WP22 said: Yes, I do blame Christie for opening that pandora box. What was he thinking? Oh, WE can blame Christie. But having the Treasury Dept blame him is hallow. Lets also not forget that the state decided it was OK to “borrow” against the Transportation fund. So, yeah. No wonder it’s underfunded. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AVB-AMG 530 Posted August 31, 2018 Maybe we all should remember the not too distant history on the issue of the NJ gasoline tax. Remember, this all started back in 2016. I know many of you have taken absolute positions on “NO NEW TAXES / NO INCREASE IN EXISTING TAXES”. I get it and empathize, but at the same time also realize that all of our automobile repair bills for tires and wheels, along with everyone’s commuting time and resulting hassle factor will continue to increase if we collectively do nothing to fix our State's continually deteriorating transportation infrastructure. FWIW, here is some background info: AVB-AMG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1LtCAP 4,264 Posted August 31, 2018 1) any of you that are surprised by this weren't paying attention. it was written in to the bill that they forced down christies throat. 2)avb….as usual, you're making excuses for them. if they'd been spending our money properly all along, then they wouldn't need this tax increase. in fact, from my undertstanding, the money collected on the increase isn't even going to fixing things, but rather to paying back loans......and this next increase will do the same. and they'll keep borrowing. against this increase. and they'll "need" another increase to pay it back. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mustang69 505 Posted August 31, 2018 Sorry folks, Stevie Wonder could see this coming. Notice how they structured the gas tax increase last time? They don't need to vote for an increase ever again. Al that has to happen is have the Gov certify that revenue doesn't meet the required level and - poof - the gas tax goes up. Get ready for it - tomorrow they all start claiming they don't support this new increase but it's out of their hands. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AVB-AMG 530 Posted August 31, 2018 Ok, let’s hypothesize for a moment with a rather extreme example. Say you drive your car, minivan, SUV, or pickup truck 500 miles per week. For sake of argument, assume your average gas mileage is a poor 13 miles per gallon. So in this scenario, your going to have to purchase 38.46 gallons, (call it 39 gallons), of gasoline each week to travel that distance. So, with a 4.3 cents (or $0.043) per gallon gas tax increase on Oct. 1st, you will have to pay an additional $1.65 per week for gasoline. Is that really going to break your budget? You would spend that much on average, for one (1) Starbucks tall freshly brewed coffee AVB-AMG (EDIT - I corrected a silly late-night math error...) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
father-of-three 243 Posted August 31, 2018 The days of cheaper new jersey gas are over and i expect new jersey will be competing with California prices soon. In 2011 all of the southern states i drove through to get to the Florida panhandle had higher gas prices. This year i was able to get gas in Tennessee for $2.43. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sniper 6,372 Posted August 31, 2018 15 minutes ago, AVB-AMG said: So, with a 4.3 cents (or $0.43) per gallon gas tax increase on Oct. 1st, you will have to pay an additional $16.77 per week for gasoline. Is that really going to break your budget? You would spend that much on average, for a large pepperoni pizza pie. Wow, look at that, I actually agree with you on something. This 4.3 cents, by itself, is small potatoes, based on personal monthly spending.. But, it was that last 22 cent jump which was the crappy part, passed by the DEMOCRAT legislature in Trenton, I might add. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AVB-AMG 530 Posted August 31, 2018 7 hours ago, Sniper22 said: Wow, look at that, I actually agree with you on something. This 4.3 cents, by itself, is small potatoes, based on personal monthly spending.. But, it was that last 22 cent jump which was the crappy part, passed by the DEMOCRAT legislature in Trenton, I might add. @Sniper22: I think we ALL here can agree that NJ's Democrat controlled state legislature are a bunch of political hacks and loony toons....., regardless of their Party affiliation. The consistent demonstration of their lack of common sense, ineptitude, self-interest, bordering on corruption, is legion and very disheartening, yet that most likely will not really change for the foreseeable future. AVB-AMG 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silverado427 10,730 Posted August 31, 2018 Where the fk is the money that is collected for Gas tax, cigarette tax, and tolls going. Our roads should be paved with gold with all the TAX money that is collected every year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sniper 6,372 Posted August 31, 2018 6 minutes ago, AVB-AMG said: I think we ALL here can agree that NJ's Democrat controlled state legislature are a bunch of political hacks and loony toons..... Their lack of common sense, self-interest, bordering on corruption, is legion and very disheartening, yet that most likely will not really change for the foreseeable future. Holy crap, did hell just freeze over?????? We agreed twice, in one night..... Quick, go buy a lottery ticket!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AVB-AMG 530 Posted August 31, 2018 7 hours ago, Sniper22 said: Holy crap, did hell just freeze over?????? We agreed twice, in one night..... Quick, go buy a lottery ticket!!! @Sniper22: And with that, I am going to bed..... BTW, my wife and I are leaving tomorrow for a 10-day vacation way up in New York State's Adirondack State Park, so I will be off line for that period. I hope you all enjoy your short time of echo chamber agreement without my counter balancing voice of truth, honesty, citing facts and opinions based on reality. (You all can hold your applause.... thank you) AVB-AMG P.S. - i really hope that Trump does not do anything even more screwed up while we are away..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
capt14k 2,052 Posted August 31, 2018 [mention=9309]Sniper22[/mention]: And with that, I am going to bed..... BTW, my wife and I are leaving tomorrow for a 10-day vacation up in the Adirondacks so I will be off line for that period. Enjoy your short time of echo chamber agreement without a counter balancing voice. (You all can hold your applause.... thank you) AVB-AMG P.S. - i really hope that Trump does not do anything even more screwed up while we are away.....He froze fed salaries for a savings of $25B. Just more winning.Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
W2MC 1,699 Posted August 31, 2018 6 hours ago, capt14k said: He froze fed salaries for a savings of $25B. Just more winning. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Obama did the same thing in 2010-2012. It was foolish then; its foolish now. You cannot say you want to entice the "best and brightest" into government service; then pay them crap. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
revenger 473 Posted August 31, 2018 7 hours ago, silverado427 said: Where the fk is the money that is collected for Gas tax, cigarette tax, and tolls going. Our roads should be paved with gold with all the TAX money that is collected every year. The 911 taxes collected out of every phone bill go into the same hole, not one party does anything about it, FCC should do something about it but no they just report it. politicians keep complaining about the pension system, fact is they will never do anything about it as long as they can keep manipulating it to their advantage, pension system will remain. police chiefs will still be retiring after 25 yrs and 0 sick days and walk away with 1/2 million dollar payouts. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1LtCAP 4,264 Posted August 31, 2018 10 hours ago, mustang69 said: Sorry folks, Stevie Wonder could see this coming. Notice how they structured the gas tax increase last time? They don't need to vote for an increase ever again. Al that has to happen is have the Gov certify that revenue doesn't meet the required level and - poof - the gas tax goes up. Get ready for it - tomorrow they all start claiming they don't support this new increase but it's out of their hands. i spent a ton of time warning everyone i know about this shit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1LtCAP 4,264 Posted August 31, 2018 all of those taxes go into pet projects, and then they borrow more money against the future revenue of the tax that they just increased. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Howard 538 Posted August 31, 2018 This is great news. Since they raised the tax on gasoline the roads are almost pot hole free. With this new increase they will all be silky smooth. Thanks goodness we have such a great government, thank you Trenton for all you do and how you prove to us everyday how you can spend our money better than we can. (yes just in case you don't notice sarcasm when you see it this is in jest). 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sniper 6,372 Posted August 31, 2018 2 hours ago, W2MC said: You cannot say you want to entice the "best and brightest" into government service; then pay them crap. Well, actually, government workers make like 30% more in public service versus the same position in private companies, so to start with, they're overpaid, and that's before the benefit package they get, thanks to the contribution of your tax dollars. I won't even touch on the differences in productivity of a government worker versus a private sector worker. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
myhatinthering 462 Posted August 31, 2018 11 hours ago, AVB-AMG said: Ok, let’s hypothesize for a moment with a rather extreme example. Say you drive your car, minivan, SUV, or pickup truck 500 miles per week. For sake of argument, assume your average gas mileage is a poor 13 miles per gallon. So in this scenario, you going to have to purchase 38.46 gallons, (call it 39 gallons), of gasoline each week to travel that distance. So, with a 4.3 cents (or $0.043) per gallon gas tax increase on Oct. 1st, you will have to pay an additional $1.65 per week for gasoline. Is that really going to break your budget? You would spend that much on average, for one (1) Starbucks tall freshly brewed coffee AVB-AMG that's hardly the point 25 minutes ago, Sniper22 said: Well, actually, government workers make like 30% more in public service versus the same position in private companies, so to start with, they're overpaid, and that's before the benefit package they get, thanks to the contribution of your tax dollars. I won't even touch on the differences in productivity of a government worker versus a private sector worker. could not agree more. Before any new taxes on the public, gov't needs to be gutted and made more efficient 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djg0770 481 Posted August 31, 2018 3 hours ago, Sniper22 said: Well, actually, government workers make like 30% more in public service versus the same position in private companies, so to start with, they're overpaid, and that's before the benefit package they get, thanks to the contribution of your tax dollars. I won't even touch on the differences in productivity of a government worker versus a private sector worker. This. Public sector jobs USED TO BE poorly paid and that was compensated with a healthy benefits package. Now they are compensated well and still maintain that benefits package, all the while crying about how much more they have to pay in each "renegotiation". 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JMich3 152 Posted August 31, 2018 Not sure about that. A NYC carpenter makes about %30 less than a union carpenter in NYC. The work load is definitely not nearly as challenging I’ll grant you that, but there benefits package isn’t better than ours either. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sniper 6,372 Posted August 31, 2018 12 minutes ago, JMich3 said: Not sure about that. A NYC carpenter makes about %30 less than a union carpenter in NYC. You're comparing two different animals, but both aren't government employees, they're still private. One has the union negotiating their wages for them, the other negotiates them by themselves. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raz-0 1,259 Posted August 31, 2018 17 hours ago, AVB-AMG said: Maybe we all should remember the not too distant history on the issue of the NJ gasoline tax. Remember, this all started back in 2016. I know many of you have taken absolute positions on “NO NEW TAXES / NO INCREASE IN EXISTING TAXES”. I get it and empathize, but at the same time also realize that all of our automobile repair bills for tires and wheels, along with everyone’s commuting time and resulting hassle factor will continue to increase if we collectively do nothing to fix our State's continually deteriorating transportation infrastructure. FWIW, here is some background info: AVB-AMG I didn't mind the concept of a gas tax hike ot pay for infrastructure. I use the crap out of that infrastructure. The problem is we use it to fund a trust fund that constantly got raided. We need that infrastructure and we needed to protect it's fund along with the tax and as far as I could tell, that was not included in the plan, so.... no, not happy with any of it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
W2MC 1,699 Posted August 31, 2018 5 hours ago, Sniper22 said: Well, actually, government workers make like 30% more in public service versus the same position in private companies, so to start with, they're overpaid, and that's before the benefit package they get, thanks to the contribution of your tax dollars. I won't even touch on the differences in productivity of a government worker versus a private sector worker. Based upon what? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke 5,504 Posted September 1, 2018 On 8/30/2018 at 11:06 PM, silverado427 said: Where the fk is the money that is collected for Gas tax, cigarette tax, and tolls going. Our roads should be paved with gold with all the TAX money that is collected every year. Add in the 911cellphone tax, all that money went poof. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lambo2936 297 Posted September 1, 2018 On 8/30/2018 at 11:38 PM, AVB-AMG said: @Sniper22: And with that, I am going to bed..... BTW, my wife and I are leaving tomorrow for a 10-day vacation way up in New York State's Adirondack State Park, so I will be off line for that period. I hope you all enjoy your short time of echo chamber agreement without my counter balancing voice of truth, honesty, citing facts and opinions based on reality. (You all can hold your applause.... thank you) AVB-AMG P.S. - i really hope that Trump does not do anything even more screwed up while we are away..... Enjoy your vaycay. I snowmobile up in old forge in the adirondacks. Never seen it in the summer, but in the winter its an awesome place! Ill post an awesome pic or two i have later. If anyone wants an awesome weekend trip, that place is it! Oh, and far as the tax thing goes, no fkin surprise. The initial gas tax hike along with the natural seasonal climb hit us hard. Between moving the house and business we put thousands of miles on our van, truck and trailer, each getting the usual crappy mileage (anywhere from around 7 or 8 loaded and hauling to 12 unloaded and no trailer and god knows what on the new van). Then the cars going up and down.. damn gas tax alone probably took nearly a grand out of our pockets between us.. lol... talking about just under 2 hours each way.... and for the house about an hr 20.... adds up when you do a trip a day. Dont even take the pickup up and down anymore, we put a hitch and brake controller on our new transit 250 just to haul as much as humanly possible with each trip. Never knew so much crap fit into our warehouse til we had to move it.. and we still arent done.. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites