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Offline Chris_

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Re: DUmmies excited about potential trucker's strike. Oh, wait............
« Reply #25 on: September 17, 2013, 10:00:14 AM »
Quote from: Wineslob on September 17, 2013, 09:58:51 AM
Can't have the Gubmint miss out on all those taxes...........
The gummint take is the same regardless of what a gallon of diesel sells for at the pump.  They're not hurting.
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Re: DUmmies excited about potential trucker's strike. Oh, wait............
« Reply #26 on: September 17, 2013, 10:04:51 AM »
Quote from: Wineslob on September 17, 2013, 09:58:51 AM

Can't have the Gubmint miss out on all those taxes...........

HEHE yes they can.....they steal to much already.
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Re: DUmmies excited about potential trucker's strike. Oh, wait............
« Reply #27 on: September 17, 2013, 12:26:05 PM »
Interesting how they always assume everyone thinks like they do and is on their side.

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Re: DUmmies excited about potential trucker's strike. Oh, wait............
« Reply #28 on: September 17, 2013, 01:30:42 PM »
Quote from: Chris_ on September 17, 2013, 10:00:14 AM
The gummint take is the same regardless of what a gallon of diesel sells for at the pump.  They're not hurting.

It depends...I am pretty sure in NY at least the sales tax is calculated last as a percent so the higher the base the more overall revenue they collect.
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Re: DUmmies excited about potential trucker's strike. Oh, wait............
« Reply #29 on: September 17, 2013, 02:06:36 PM »
Quote from: Carl on September 17, 2013, 01:30:42 PM
It depends...I am pretty sure in NY at least the sales tax is calculated last as a percent so the higher the base the more overall revenue they collect.

Beat me to it Carl. Here in Kalifornia they get the new and improved sales tax put on every bit of fuel sales. It is in the states interest to keep fuel high even if it means they lose businesses and productive people to other states and nations. They be smarterer then uss nukle dragerz.
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Re: DUmmies excited about potential trucker's strike. Oh, wait............
« Reply #30 on: September 17, 2013, 02:47:50 PM »
Quote from: jukin on September 17, 2013, 02:06:36 PM
Beat me to it Carl. Here in Kalifornia they get the new and improved sales tax put on every bit of fuel sales. It is in the states interest to keep fuel high even if it means they lose businesses and productive people to other states and nations. They be smarterer then uss nukle dragerz.

I tried looking up the specifics of it for NY and what a confusing way of calculating it.
No surprise it is a nightmare of exclusions of excise taxes so it does not end up being a tax on a tax but ultimately the base at a higher figure generates more dollars for the state/county.
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Re: DUmmies excited about potential trucker's strike. Oh, wait............
« Reply #31 on: September 17, 2013, 03:38:37 PM »
Quote from: Dori on September 16, 2013, 11:20:54 PM
Do all truckers join the Teamster's union? 
Nope.
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« Reply #32 on: September 17, 2013, 04:34:43 PM »
Quote from: jukin on September 17, 2013, 02:06:36 PM
Beat me to it Carl. Here in Kalifornia they get the new and improved sales tax put on every bit of fuel sales. It is in the states interest to keep fuel high even if it means they lose businesses and productive people to other states and nations. They be smarterer then uss nukle dragerz.

MAssachusetts has you all beat. Recently passed legislation increased the fuel tax and tied it to inflation for automatic perpetual increases.  No need for future legislators to go on the record with their vote to increase gas taxes.  Yippppeeee.  :argh:
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Re: DUmmies excited about potential trucker's strike. Oh, wait............
« Reply #33 on: September 17, 2013, 05:04:31 PM »
Quote from: 67 Rover on September 17, 2013, 04:34:43 PM
MAssachusetts has you all beat. Recently passed legislation increased the fuel tax and tied it to inflation for automatic perpetual increases.  No need for future legislators to go on the record with their vote to increase gas taxes.  Yippppeeee.  :argh:

They learned from their betters....the US congress....they get automatic raises....to not get a raise they have to vote not to take it.
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Re: DUmmies excited about potential trucker's strike. Oh, wait............
« Reply #34 on: September 17, 2013, 10:36:47 PM »
Quote from: Dori on September 16, 2013, 11:20:54 PM
Do all truckers join the Teamster's union?
I was curious, and nadined it.

There are about a million Teamsters, including truckers plus a swarm of other small occupations where Teamster tentacles have penetrated.

There are about three-and-a-half million truckers in America.
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