[quote]doogie wrote:
Marmadogg wrote:
doogie wrote:
Marmadogg wrote:
There is not sales tax on gas in NJ but there is a tax per gallon. Ironically, we have some of the lowest gas prices in the NE and all our stations are ‘Full Service’.
Go figure?
What are you paying up there?
I can find regular unleaded for less then $3 just about anywhere on Route 17 in Bergen County.
I paid $2.63 this morning. You should pump it yourself.[/quote]
That’s not an option. Jersey, and Oregon for that matter, banned self serve years ago.
[quote]doogie wrote:
Marmadogg wrote:
doogie wrote:
Marmadogg wrote:
There is not sales tax on gas in NJ but there is a tax per gallon. Ironically, we have some of the lowest gas prices in the NE and all our stations are ‘Full Service’.
Go figure?
What are you paying up there?
I can find regular unleaded for less then $3 just about anywhere on Route 17 in Bergen County.
I paid $2.63 this morning. You should pump it yourself.[/quote]
State law…I usually do pump it myself as that is what I am used to doing while I lived in CA.
[quote]doogie wrote:
Marmadogg wrote:
doogie wrote:
Marmadogg wrote:
There is not sales tax on gas in NJ but there is a tax per gallon. Ironically, we have some of the lowest gas prices in the NE and all our stations are ‘Full Service’.
Go figure?
What are you paying up there?
I can find regular unleaded for less then $3 just about anywhere on Route 17 in Bergen County.
I paid $2.63 this morning. You should pump it yourself.[/quote]
I filled up earlier this week for $2.77 and full serve is the only option.
I would rather live in NJ and have great schools than live in TX with your school system.
The government is making more profit per gallon of gas than those evil big oil companies are.
Yet, we see the oil company executives being hauled in front of congress to justify their record setting profits.
Why shouldn’t our government be held accountable too?
I’d love to see Congress grilled on why we can’t drill off the east or west coasts or 1/2 of the continental United States, or the ANWR in Alaska to increase domestic supply which would drive down prices and help to defund the terrorist networks.
Oh great, we can’t drill there but the Chinese are erecting oil dereks 50 miles off the coast of Florida.
[quote]rainjack wrote:
He already he said Schwarzkopf.[/quote]
You are correct…I just spaced that. Sorry about that.
[quote]But I can see having to list things twice to make the list look longer.
That’s what we have to do when making a list of the bad things about Texas. [/quote]
Whats with this ‘we’ bullsh!t? You got a mouse in your pocket because I know you and I will never make a ‘we’.
I tolerate living in NJ because of the job I moved here for and prospective jobs I can take when this one runs its course.
Texas’s school system are under funded because there is very little income to tax. While the NE has good schools because we can afford to pay the taxes (unfortunately).
Why do we pay high taxes in NJ?
ANSWER: Because we can afford to.
Texas is a great state. I would not be inclined to just up and move there unless I was going to get paid to do it.
I would not have move to NJ if I was not paid to do it.
I moved here from Newport Beach, CA. Where could I move to that would be better than Newport Beach, CA?
[quote]deadlifter405 wrote:
HH’s intent of his post is a good point.
The government is making more profit per gallon of gas than those evil big oil companies are.
Yet, we see the oil company executives being hauled in front of congress to justify their record setting profits.
Why shouldn’t our government be held accountable too?
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If by profit, you mean having paved roads to drive on, you are correct. The federal gas tax is nearly 100% allocated to Highway and Mass Transit accounts. Considering the vital importance of the national highway system for our economic and national defense needs, and considering the fact that the highway system was planned in the late 1950’s when traffic was exponentially less, I consider it one of the most important and sensible taxes.
There’s a lot more wasteful spending going on that should be tackled before cutting short funding for transportation (yes, the highway bill was a piece of shit, not for it’s cost but because of how the money was allocated).
Texas’s school system are under funded because there is very little income to tax. While the NE has good schools because we can afford to pay the taxes (unfortunately).
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We have NO income tax.
Do you really want to argue a correlation between funding and student achievement? There isn’t even a correlation between the percent actually spent on instruction and achievement.
Texas’s school system are under funded because there is very little income to tax. While the NE has good schools because we can afford to pay the taxes (unfortunately).
We have NO income tax.
Do you really want to argue a correlation between funding and student achievement? There isn’t even a correlation between the percent actually spent on instruction and achievement.
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Income tax is not used to fund education in my state.
Real estate tax is used to fund education in NJ.
For every dollar we send to the federal goverment NJ gets $0.55 back. For every dollar Texas sends to DC they get $0.94 back.
Texas’s school system are under funded because there is very little income to tax. While the NE has good schools because we can afford to pay the taxes (unfortunately).
We have NO income tax.
Do you really want to argue a correlation between funding and student achievement? There isn’t even a correlation between the percent actually spent on instruction and achievement.
Income tax is not used to fund education in my state.
Real estate tax is used to fund education in NJ.
For every dollar we send to the federal goverment NJ gets $0.55 back. For every dollar Texas sends to DC they get $0.94 back.
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We are a minority state - There are more blacks and hispanics than there are whites, or anglos, or whatever the PC term for crackers are.
We have the largest hispanic population in the US.
Not making excuses, but we are carrying a shitload more dead weight than most of the NE.
[quote]rainjack wrote:
We are a minority state - There are more blacks and hispanics than there are whites, or anglos, or whatever the PC term for crackers are.
We have the largest hispanic population in the US.
Not making excuses, but we are carrying a shitload more dead weight than most of the NE. [/quote]
[quote]Marmadogg wrote:
rainjack wrote:
We are a minority state - There are more blacks and hispanics than there are whites, or anglos, or whatever the PC term for crackers are.
We have the largest hispanic population in the US.
Not making excuses, but we are carrying a shitload more dead weight than most of the NE.
NJ is carrying the rest of the country.[/quote]
We’ll send you about 3 million of our dead weight citizens.
Oh well. Anything that pushes people towards more fuel-efficient vehicles and alternative transportation is fine by me. Plus, the government gets money from it which means less income tax for me.
Just shifts the tax burden onto SUV-driving soccer moms. Fine by me.
Do you have cigarette taxes in the states? A box here is like $15.00 after taxes. It motivates people to quit smoking and the money goes to cover the cost of health care, meaning we need less of my income tax for the same purposes.
Shift the tax burden away from me and onto chainsmokers? Fine by me.
Before the NeoCons took power here, the Canadian government was considering doubling the federal income tax on junk foods (processed foods and anything with higher than “X” grams of sugar, saturated fat, or trans-fat per serving) and removing it entirely from healthier foods (lean meats, fruits, vegetables, whole grain breads, etc.).
Shift the tax burden away from me and on to gluttonous blue whales? Fine by me!
It sounds like what would happen if the “T-Nation Party” took power.
I just can’t wait until the provincial Conservatives make gym memberships tax-refundable! Booyah!
[quote]AlbertaBeef wrote:
Oh well. Anything that pushes people towards more fuel-efficient vehicles and alternative transportation is fine by me. Plus, the government gets money from it which means less income tax for me.
Just shifts the tax burden onto SUV-driving soccer moms. Fine by me.
Do you have cigarette taxes in the states? A box here is like $15.00 after taxes. It motivates people to quit smoking and the money goes to cover the cost of health care, meaning we need less of my income tax for the same purposes.
Shift the tax burden away from me and onto chainsmokers? Fine by me.
Before the NeoCons took power here, the Canadian government was considering doubling the federal income tax on junk foods (processed foods and anything with higher than “X” grams of sugar, saturated fat, or trans-fat per serving) and removing it entirely from healthier foods (lean meats, fruits, vegetables, whole grain breads, etc.).
Shift the tax burden away from me and on to gluttonous blue whales? Fine by me!
It sounds like what would happen if the “T-Nation Party” took power.
I just can’t wait until the provincial Conservatives make gym memberships tax-refundable! Booyah!
Beef[/quote]
Don’t you have to have a job before you pay income tax?
I don’t think spending mommy’s money on a gym membership would qualify you for a tax break.
[quote]Donut62 wrote:
deadlifter405 wrote:
HH’s intent of his post is a good point.
The government is making more profit per gallon of gas than those evil big oil companies are.
Yet, we see the oil company executives being hauled in front of congress to justify their record setting profits.
Why shouldn’t our government be held accountable too?
If by profit, you mean having paved roads to drive on, you are correct. The federal gas tax is nearly 100% allocated to Highway and Mass Transit accounts. Considering the vital importance of the national highway system for our economic and national defense needs, and considering the fact that the highway system was planned in the late 1950’s when traffic was exponentially less, I consider it one of the most important and sensible taxes.
There’s a lot more wasteful spending going on that should be tackled before cutting short funding for transportation (yes, the highway bill was a piece of shit, not for it’s cost but because of how the money was allocated).[/quote]
I have no problem with sales tax on gas. It is a fair way to raise money to pay for roads.
What I want to know is how much tax money is being taken in by the taxes on the record profits.
Rather than yammer about the oil companies making record profits we should complain about the federal government making record revenues.
[quote]tme wrote:
I seriously doubt that much of that profit is really going to the federal government. At least nowhere near what you’d think would be fair.
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I am sure the fed is taxing the profit.
Perhaps one of the beancounters can tell us the standard rate.
I am also sure your definition of fair and mine are different.
