You thought that gas prices were high, right? Did you know the Federal gas tax is 18.4 cents of each gallon (almost 25 cents for diesel)? Did you know that instead of lowering the Federal gas tax, the Democrats are going to RAISE the tax by 10 cents per gallon? Yes, RAISE the tax.
Read the story here–>No gas tax holiday: Congress considers raising pump tax to help repair crumbling highways — Newsday.com
Anything that takes money out of our pockets and puts it into Government pockets is a “tax” to me. That means all fees, surcharges, and hidden government costs (like business licenses, building permits, etc where the cost is passed along to us). This gas tax is justified by building roads for us to drive on. Look how great our roads are!
Other taxes seem to have no justification whatsoever. Gainesville has one of the HIGHEST telecommunication tax per telephone line. According to AT&T when I complained about my billing, Gainesville tax is higher than New York City (say it with me now—NEW YORK CITY?!) Do you think our telephone lines cost more than New York City? Does the Gainesville City government help with your telephone more than New York City? No and no. They are just gouging each of us $8 per month per line or so for no added value. What else does the government add a few pennies to without any justification?
What do they do with all the money? Waste most of it. It is time for government to tighten its belt and provide services on an efficient basis. Not where they pay their buddies hundreds of thousands of dollars and the rest next to nothing. Too many employees for too little work (except in schools where we have just the opposite). Contracts need to be scrutinized by citizens not bureaucrats who are paid no matter how well (or poorly) they do their job. Everyone has to pull on the oars on this boat. You work hard for your money, so should the government work hard to justify taking it from you. That means if you don’t want to wind up getting the short end of the stick you need to get involved. It will be too late after you have been robbed by the government. They don’t give anything back.
Why is is that none of the yard signs for Democrats say “Democrat” on them. Not just in Hall County, but in my travels around the state. If you are not proud enough to put Democrat on your sign you need to change parties. If you are liberal then you should trumpet it to the world! Don’t hide your tax-and-spend light in a basket! Let it shine.
We welcome all reformed Democrats in the Hall County Republican Party. We have a tent that is big enough for everyone. But in our tent you have to order from our menu. And bigger government, more taxes, more services, and more regulations are things that ARE NOT on the menu.
UPDATE: While in Atlanta I saw some yard signs and one door sign that actually had the “D” word on it. Clayton County DA is one I recall. And I saw some dude running for Senate on TV proudly touting that he was a Democrat and that he would help the middle class. How? By raising taxes on the “rich” I suppose. Oops. To the Democrats “the rich” is anyone who actually pays taxes. I don’t think that will help the “middle class” much, do you? Playing the definition game got the Democrats where they are today.
Read the paper about the effects of the Sheriff’s new immigration efforts. He tells me that crime involving illegal aliens is down by a large percentage already! Way to go Sheriff! Vendors who rely on illegal aliens are already whining (and threatening) too.
Now it is time for the County Commission and City Council to start refuse to issue permits to illegal aliens. Business permits, building permits, licenses of all sorts (e.g. licenses to sell liquor). A town in Virginia is doing that and the results have been dramatic.
Keep in mind that while illegal aliens are living in Hall County they occasionally have children. Those children are U.S. Citizens and when they turn 18 they can vote. Last report I read says that Hispanic births at the NEGMC outpace all others. That means in 2026 the children of illegal aliens might be able to vote our elected officials out of office and put in their open border radical stooges in their place.
Republicans are normally too busy working (and paying taxes) to plan ahead. For a very long time I was only in support of deporting illegal aliens that committed felony criminal offenses and some more severe misdemeanor offenses where public safety is at risk (e.g. DUI, battery, family violence, etc.) However now I understand that the costs to lawful citizens of the illegal aliens far outpace the utility of their being here. Every sector of our local economy is negatively affected by illegal aliens. Yes it means that some very nice, hard-working, talented, God-fearing people will be deported. However the will be deported TO THEIR HOME NOT TO A CONCENTRATION CAMP. That is like me being deported to Athens. It is not really mean spirited or unfair to give someone a free trip home so they can follow the rules to return lawfully.
