Key Vote: HB 102 - Tolls
The Kentucky Club for Growth urges all Representatives to vote "NO" on HB 102, which will create new tolling authorities in Kentucky. This key vote will be part of our 2009 Congressional Scorecard.
So far, the legislature has voted to hike the gas tax by four cents, bond an additional $400 million in debt to build roads, and that's all on top of an expected $441 million in federal stimulus road building. Now in addition to saddling drivers of the commonwealth with higher gas taxes and debt, they are trying to bring back tolls.
Even if one believes that tolls are a fairer way to apportion fees for use of the road system, that is no excuse for piling Kentuckians with multiple tax and spending schemes. They've already voted to hike taxes and pile debt above levels that were already at record highs. Apparently debt and tax hikes are not sufficient for those addicted to spending in Frankfort, and they need to create an entire new system of taxation on top of those measures.
When will this tax frenzy stop? (March 24 27) Who will stand up against it until then?
