[362] in libertarians
Ballot Question 8
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (----------------------------------)
Mon Nov 7 21:22:45 1994
To: libertarians@MIT.EDU
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 1994 21:19:49 EST
From: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- <sybok@MIT.EDU>
Someone recently posted their thinking on the questions, and agreed with
this group's reasoning on all but Q#8. I asked him why he thought gas tax
should be used on things other than roads, and he responded:
>Anyway GOAL has come against question 8 and I have to agree. Question
>8 will redirect funds earmarked for marine use and other environmental
>funds to the highway funds. Once upon a time marine purchaser's of
>gas were entitled to a refund of the road tax portion of the bill.
>Then the state of MA decided to keep the boaters money, telling them
>that their funds were to be used to preserve the waterways. Question
>8 will take the measly 1.5% and dump it in the general highway fund.
>How would you like it if the feds decided to abscond with the 11% tax
>from your firearms purchase and spent it like they want (say to fund
>the ATF?). Don't trust what I say, or what anyone else tells you, READ
>the entire question (6 pages) and make up your own mind.
