Proposed Michigan Gas Tax

avalonandl · 03-09-2019, 10:27 AM

I will try to keep this NON political and strictly informative. There is a new proposal to raise Michigan's gasoline tax $ 0.45 a GALLON on top of the current $ 0.26 a gallon. This would make Michigan's State Gas Tax the HIGHEST in the nation.

Please contact your state senator and representative to let them know your opinions on this proposal.

HyperBlueX2 · 03-09-2019, 10:35 AM

This is on top of the previous gas tax hikes to fix the roads and the 20% increase in vehicle registrations fees a few years back to fix the roads....

Quoted from the Detroit News in late 2016

"The cost of driving a vehicle is about to get a little more expensive in Michigan as gas taxes and vehicle registration fees will increase across the state.

The state gas tax is increasing by 7.3 cents per gallon beginning Sunday, New Year's Day. Also new for 2017, motorists will notice registration fees will jump by 20 percent for all cars and trucks.

The increases are the first in decades in Michigan's fuel taxes and vehicle registration fees in an attempt to address deteriorating highways, roads and bridges across the state."

Yet most all the roads are still terrible. Where did all this money go?

HCI2000SS · 03-09-2019, 10:36 AM

Yep I just heard about this yesterday. Makes me sick

avalonandl · 03-10-2019, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by HCI2000SS

Yep I just heard about this yesterday. Makes me sick

Let your state senator and representative know. When they get a sh_t ton of emails they will have to bend.

zts1986 · 03-12-2019, 11:13 AM

I like it, but then again, I'm in the infrastructure industry

bturner2 · 03-13-2019, 10:22 AM

Sorry but this is political. Vote Gov Jen II in and get the same BS as the last time. People have such short memories. And let me make another prediction..... The money collected will go into a bucket that will fund schools (actually teacher raises and retirement), welfare, child services, walking paths, biking lanes, save the whales and any other thing they decide to rob the fund for. This just keeps happening over and over again. You give them money for one thing and it's siphoned off for something entirely different.

I'll be the first to admit that I didn't like either of our choices this last go around but anyone who says they didn't see this coming has to be an idiot. Stevie Wonder could have seen this coming.

cheeze9878 · 03-14-2019, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by bturner2

Sorry but this is political. Vote Gov Jen II in and get the same BS as the last time. People have such short memories. And let me make another prediction..... The money collected will go into a bucket that will fund schools (actually teacher raises and retirement), welfare, child services, walking paths, biking lanes, save the whales and any other thing they decide to rob the fund for. This just keeps happening over and over again. You give them money for one thing and it's siphoned off for something entirely different.

I'll be the first to admit that I didn't like either of our choices this last go around but anyone who says they didn't see this coming has to be an idiot. Stevie Wonder could have seen this coming.

Agreed

KCelsius · 03-14-2019, 06:41 AM

And let me guess, once they collect the money, the roads will still be trash.

If this happens, I'll probably be looking for a job outside of MI. Insurance it pretty ridiculous here and roads aren't good enough to compensate for the cost to drive. Hope they can get this right...

Val Walkinshaw · 05-01-2019, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by KCelsius

And let me guess, once they collect the money, the roads will still be trash.

If this happens, I'll probably be looking for a job outside of MI. Insurance it pretty ridiculous here and roads aren't good enough to compensate for the cost to drive. Hope they can get this right...

I feel you. I have OH friends and I'm tempted to "move" in with them. My address will then be OH and I can pay cheaper rates. I already do all my shopping in OH and am looking at a job there. MI is a beautiful place to live....I mean visit.

03-09-2019, 10:27 AM	#1
avalonandl Drives: 2019 ZL-1 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Troy, MI & Naples, FL Posts: 2,019	Proposed Michigan Gas Tax I will try to keep this NON political and strictly informative. There is a new proposal to raise Michigan's gasoline tax $ 0.45 a GALLON on top of the current $ 0.26 a gallon. This would make Michigan's State Gas Tax the HIGHEST in the nation. Please contact your state senator and representative to let them know your opinions on this proposal. __________________ 2019 ZL-1 Acquired 4/23/21 at 6300 miles. Riverside Blue, A10, PDR. Traded in 2017 2SS with 6M and 32k miles. Continental Extreme Contact Sports. Now has 10,000 miles... 2012 Yukon XL Denali w/ 6.2 AWD

03-09-2019, 10:35 AM	#2
HyperBlueX2 Drives: '22 Silverado 2500HD Duramax LTZ Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Millington, MI Posts: 4,775 View My Garage	This is on top of the previous gas tax hikes to fix the roads and the 20% increase in vehicle registrations fees a few years back to fix the roads.... Quoted from the Detroit News in late 2016 "The cost of driving a vehicle is about to get a little more expensive in Michigan as gas taxes and vehicle registration fees will increase across the state. The state gas tax is increasing by 7.3 cents per gallon beginning Sunday, New Year's Day. Also new for 2017, motorists will notice registration fees will jump by 20 percent for all cars and trucks. The increases are the first in decades in Michigan's fuel taxes and vehicle registration fees in an attempt to address deteriorating highways, roads and bridges across the state." Yet most all the roads are still terrible. Where did all this money go? __________________

03-09-2019, 10:36 AM	#3
HCI2000SS Drives: 2018 Camaro V6/RS Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: MI Posts: 1,596	Yep I just heard about this yesterday. Makes me sick

03-12-2019, 11:13 AM	#5
zts1986 Account Suspended Drives: 2019 Chevrolet Camaro 1LT 2.0T Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 330	I like it, but then again, I'm in the infrastructure industry

03-13-2019, 10:22 AM	#6
bturner2 Drives: 2SS, Hyper Blue, Sunroof, NPP, MRC Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Michigan Posts: 205	Sorry but this is political. Vote Gov Jen II in and get the same BS as the last time. People have such short memories. And let me make another prediction..... The money collected will go into a bucket that will fund schools (actually teacher raises and retirement), welfare, child services, walking paths, biking lanes, save the whales and any other thing they decide to rob the fund for. This just keeps happening over and over again. You give them money for one thing and it's siphoned off for something entirely different. I'll be the first to admit that I didn't like either of our choices this last go around but anyone who says they didn't see this coming has to be an idiot. Stevie Wonder could have seen this coming.

03-14-2019, 06:41 AM	#8
KCelsius Drives: 2018 Summit White 1SS 1LE Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Michigan Posts: 90	And let me guess, once they collect the money, the roads will still be trash. If this happens, I'll probably be looking for a job outside of MI. Insurance it pretty ridiculous here and roads aren't good enough to compensate for the cost to drive. Hope they can get this right...

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