Friday, April 04, 2008
Alexander's Concerns
Franklin , Tennessee - last night , WSMV had a spot with Tennessee's former guv , Alexander. It seems he is concerned about Tennessee losing it's tax dollars , that come from gasoline sales , sometimes called a highway tax.
This money is supposed to be used to maintain Tennesse's highways and roads. President Bush has been redirecting those dollars , towards his war in Iraq. I wonder where the other dollars come from , to fund his war ?
Anyway , Alexander and Tennesseans need to be concerned about this , for several reasons. For starters , Tennessee's roads are in constant need of repair and let's not forget the bridges.
The only political way , to fix this problem is to raise gasoline taxes , to compensate for Bush's brain drain.
Another point of concern , is the fact , on any new construction project , involving TDOT , is 30 % of the money goes into political pockets. Yes , this equates to a need to raise taxes another 30 % , just to meet that project's monetary needs.
It's only a matter of time , Tennessee will become toooo expensive to live in.
This money is supposed to be used to maintain Tennesse's highways and roads. President Bush has been redirecting those dollars , towards his war in Iraq. I wonder where the other dollars come from , to fund his war ?
Anyway , Alexander and Tennesseans need to be concerned about this , for several reasons. For starters , Tennessee's roads are in constant need of repair and let's not forget the bridges.
The only political way , to fix this problem is to raise gasoline taxes , to compensate for Bush's brain drain.
Another point of concern , is the fact , on any new construction project , involving TDOT , is 30 % of the money goes into political pockets. Yes , this equates to a need to raise taxes another 30 % , just to meet that project's monetary needs.
It's only a matter of time , Tennessee will become toooo expensive to live in.
