By JD

Jul 2, 2008 6:33 PM | Link to this

The article is misleading: It's not going to save motorists $70-$80 million; rather, it's going to save motorists a few dollars and cost the state $70-$80 million. How are we going to fund transit and maintain the roads if we keep making foolish, meaningless choices like this. The gas tax should be raised and the money should be spent on improving the alternatives so that we can reduce congestion, pollution, and dependence on foreign governments.

By Steve

Jul 2, 2008 3:56 PM | Link to this

Howcum, since our gas tax is supposed to be the lowest in the country, that everywhere I went in Ala, Miss, and La on vacation last month, prices were lower than here. I filled up for 3.76 in Alexandria, La.

By Mark

Jun 6, 2008 12:05 AM | Link to this

It is amazing to some of us that keep up with our "total tax bill", from sales taxes, gas taxes, local option taxes, property taxes, and state income taxes, that some morons think a 3 cent a gallon tax cut on a future tax increase will actually hurt the state.... Georgia has some of the highest taxes in the whole nation....and don't sell me the line we need it for the growth....let the rich investors and developers start paying their fare share and you can have road inprovements. Quit looking to the average Joe's pocket for a new tax increase we've had enough!
Another thing, some of you need to take your know-it-all liberal attitudes back to the overtaxed depressed democratic jobless states you came from.

If sonny and our reps were worth their weight...they would suspend taxes on gas all together... enough is enough! Build refineries and drill off Georgia's shores...if we don't China will show us how.

By Jim

Jun 3, 2008 12:00 PM | Link to this

How will this affect the transporation budget?

By Steve

Jun 3, 2008 9:48 AM | Link to this

I just laugh at people down here who continue to vote Republican. Don't whine about our issues here - you voted these idiots in.

Still driving your SUVs around?
LMAO

A Southern Progressive

By Chris

Jun 3, 2008 8:54 AM | Link to this

Great job, Sonny. People are really going to notice 2 cents when gas prices jump more than that overnight.

By Joey

Jun 3, 2008 1:10 AM | Link to this

This is the most irresponsible thing you could have done, Sonny. Instead of 2c per gallon for us all to share, the whole state goes further into debt. You could have used that $80 million to improve my gas efficiency by rebuilding congested intersections and adding lanes to interstates throughout the state. No backbone whatsoever. You're a moron. Thanks.

By Joey

Jun 3, 2008 1:10 AM | Link to this

This is the most irresponsible thing you could have done, Sonny. Instead of 2c per gallon for us all to share, the whole state goes further into debt. You could have used that $80 million to improve my gas efficiency by rebuilding congested intersections and adding lanes to interstates throughout the state. No backbone whatsoever. You're a moron. Thanks.

By pfc

Jun 2, 2008 9:39 PM | Link to this

THANK YOU BUSH AND CHENEY FOR BAMBOOZLING SO MANY PEOPLE.

By GaLiberal

Jun 2, 2008 8:53 PM | Link to this

Typical Rethuglicon stupid symbolism. Instead of addressing the root cause of this problem (Bush running the country into the ground), the Laughing Fat Man stoops to cheap politics that will actually cost the state $80 million. The Rethuglicon mentality must be to find stupidest short-sighted thing to do and that's the solution. Not to mention this will simply increase consumption my making gas artificially cheaper.

When you vote Rethuglicon, you vote against your own best interests. And the LFM's delaying a tax increase of less than $0.03 is living proof.