http://www.offthemarble.com/2009/11/18/highway-finance-new-revenue-subcommittee-november-18-2009/ Arkansas Policy & Politics from the Capitol Floors Fri, 23 Apr 2010 23:09:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.offthemarble.com/2009/11/18/highway-finance-new-revenue-subcommittee-november-18-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-270 Harold Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:37:15 +0000 http://www.offthemarble.com/?p=2570#comment-270 Thanks for keeping us updated on your blog. This is something that definately bears watching. Thanks for keeping us updated on your blog. This is something that definately bears watching.

]]> http://www.offthemarble.com/2009/11/18/highway-finance-new-revenue-subcommittee-november-18-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-269 Mark Martin Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:12:43 +0000 http://www.offthemarble.com/?p=2570#comment-269 Harold, <BR> They voted to not pursue the VMT for now, but the clear consensus was that it would be something that would be pursued in the future. <BR> The new revenue subcommittee seems to be very much out of step with the general population. However, there are some real potential in some ideas going on in the revenue transfer subcommittee. However, those ideas will be violently opposed by the bureaucrats and other agencies that will no longer be able to get as large of a cut from the hog trough of general revenue. <BR> The voters need to be watching this closely, this is where your next tax increase will come from if they don't put a stop to it now and fight for other options for funding highways right NOW. If the voters don't step up to fight this, when the tax increase proposal gets made it will be too late to stop it. That train will have left the station. <BR> Thanks for commenting on my blog, <BR> Mark Martin Harold,

They voted to not pursue the VMT for now, but the clear consensus was that it would be something that would be pursued in the future.

The new revenue subcommittee seems to be very much out of step with the general population. However, there are some real potential in some ideas going on in the revenue transfer subcommittee. However, those ideas will be violently opposed by the bureaucrats and other agencies that will no longer be able to get as large of a cut from the hog trough of general revenue.

The voters need to be watching this closely, this is where your next tax increase will come from if they don’t put a stop to it now and fight for other options for funding highways right NOW. If the voters don’t step up to fight this, when the tax increase proposal gets made it will be too late to stop it. That train will have left the station.

Thanks for commenting on my blog,

Mark Martin

]]> http://www.offthemarble.com/2009/11/18/highway-finance-new-revenue-subcommittee-november-18-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-268 Harold M. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:13:34 +0000 http://www.offthemarble.com/?p=2570#comment-268 Hopefully that idea of a VMT has died. I'm already thinking about moving to Texas because of the income tax. That would be the last straw. Has this committee lost their collective minds? Hopefully that idea of a VMT has died. I’m already thinking about moving to Texas because of the income tax. That would be the last straw. Has this committee lost their collective minds?

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