Editor,
I wish to comment on Dirk van Ulden’s letter railing about the Democrats putting a reduction in the gas tax off limits. It funds infrastructure projects like roads and freeway maintenance along with new road building in our state. Think about the miles and miles of roads we have in California.
The Democrats are talking about passing a bill that would provide a $400 rebate to each taxpayer from our surplus. This would run approximately $9 billion coming back to the people. It is well over the annual $1.6 billion in gas tax as estimated by Mr. van Ulsan in his letter.
To me, I don’t see any hypocrisy and feel the Democrats are indeed on the side of the people. In point of fact, this legislative idea has been given the green light by the governor and should be a bipartisan piece of legislation.
Kevin O’Brien
San Mateo
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(2) comments
Mr. O’Brien, why is this $400 rebate going to all taxpayers when not all taxpayers paid a gas tax? This $9 billion isn’t really $9 billion to alleviate the gas tax after all, is it? Sorry, Mr. O’Brien, Democrats are indeed not on the side of the people.
Mr. O'Brien - I don't know who Mr. van Ulsan is but the letter that you are referring to was written when Sacramento was still reticent to return any surplus funding to the taxpayer. Remember that even the 'surplus' may not exist, it is simply an accounting trick.
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