Comments on: No State Relief at the Pump http://www.indianabarrister.com/archives/2006/04/no_state_relief_at_the_pump.html Indiana Barrister is the source for local Indianapolis and Indiana news, politics and commentary. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:55:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: S Dickieson http://www.indianabarrister.com/archives/2006/04/no_state_relief_at_the_pump.html#comment-160 S Dickieson Tue, 02 May 2006 19:37:05 +0000 http://www.indianabarrister.com/archives/2006/04/no_state_relief_at_the_pump.html#comment-160 If anything, Daniels should increase gas taxes and use the proceeds to build light rail to Indy's surrounding counties, in addition to increasing bus services. If something isn't done now to prepare for increasingly higher fuel prices, the Indianapolis area will stagnate and die when fuel becomes too costly or rare to bring the average commuter to work. Just draw a line around I465 and send spokes out from downtown to each of the major commuting centers. A 50 cent/gal tax will easily pay for that over the next several years. You can only reap what you sow. I'd rather pay more for gas now, knowing that an efficient system is being built, than to continue paying higher prices with no solution in sight. If anything, Daniels should increase gas taxes and use the proceeds to build light rail to Indy’s surrounding counties, in addition to increasing bus services.

If something isn’t done now to prepare for increasingly higher fuel prices, the Indianapolis area will stagnate and die when fuel becomes too costly or rare to bring the average commuter to work. Just draw a line around I465 and send spokes out from downtown to each of the major commuting centers.

A 50 cent/gal tax will easily pay for that over the next several years. You can only reap what you sow. I’d rather pay more for gas now, knowing that an efficient system is being built, than to continue paying higher prices with no solution in sight.

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