The Columbian, once again and typically, blows it on the gas tax relief plan: In Our View - No Quick Fixes

Those fine, no tax we don’t support folks have, once again, blown the call on the GOP gas tax relief plan.

Because of their chronic lack of vision, these clowns tell us:

“An easy way to understand this principle is to apply it to a family budget. Any spouse who says massive new expenses should be answered with a reduction in revenue should draw a quick, sharp rebuke from the other spouse.”

That is sheer stupidity, of course, designed by the halt to lead the blind.

A more apt metaphor would be this:

“An easy way to understand this principle is to apply it to a family budget. Any spouse who says massive new expenses should be dealt with by temporarily shifting funds from the savings account to help pay the bills will be supported by the other spouse.”

The fact is this: At least one other state has taken this step and at least a dozen other states are considering this action. For the Democrat Columbians, or even the EFF to reject this idea out of hand is to aid the tax-and-spenders running this state into the ground.

A temporary suspension of the gas tax would mean welcome relief from these incredibly high gas prices while serving to protect our still fragile economy from the shock of the increased costs of energy.

The democrats oppose this plan because they live off the idea that there is no tax big enough, regardless of the injury it causes. The Columbian opposes that plan because they could care less about anything but themselves… and the democrats they support.



In Our View - No Quick Fixes

Friday, September 9, 2005
Columbian editorial writers

Earlier this year, legislators legislated on the gas tax. Later this year, voters will vote on the gas tax. It's an orderly, democratic process that should be respected and allowed to unfold.

What the process does not need is a few lawmakers who didn't get their way in the previous legislative session parachuting in with fly-by-night solutions to long-standing problems. That's what almost happened Wednesday when House Republicans in Olympia proposed a three-month repeal of all 31 cents of the state's gas tax.

Oh, the gimmick looked good at first. Ostensibly, it would cut a $270 million break for motorists who are angry about soaring gasoline prices. But Gov. Christine Gregoire correctly rejected the proposal for several good reasons, many of which also apply to rampaging revenue reducers at the federal level. Bottom line in both the state and federal cases: When tough challenges occur in budgets or emerge through costly natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, cutting revenue is a horrible idea.

An easy way to understand this principle is to apply it to a family budget. Any spouse who says massive new expenses should be answered with a reduction in revenue should draw a quick, sharp rebuke from the other spouse.

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