I think the CBJ needs to seriously consider abolishing sales tax on our utilities ASAP! We, the voters put it in place and we should be able to scream and yell to get rid of it...
Can you imagine though, if we abolished sales tax on every gallon of fuel we used. It wouldn't hurt business at all. In fact we'd have more money to spend and it might help stimulate the economy here.
Let's look at some facts:
A few years ago gas was around $2.00 per gallon and diesel around $1.30 per gallon. So with a 5% sales tax the city was making about $.10 and about $.07 per gallon respectively...That's for every gallon sold in this city!
Now gas is around $3.60 per gallon, diesel $3.80 and home heating fuel is about $4.00 per gallon. Let's do the math... The city makes around $.15 per gal on our vehicles and $.20 for every gallon of heating fuel we buy. The city is getting $1.00 for every 5 gallons of heating fuel you buy! WTF!!!!!!!!!!!That has to stop!
There is some good news, the city is taking it to the state to try and get some disaster relief. we'll see how it affects Joe Consumer though...
They had a press conference in case you didn't know and together in a most reassuring way they told us we're f*cked! Gayle told us the usage was down for Thursday though...Duh? When you're talking about paying up to five times more than usual for something like that, one tends to listen. Not her fault I know...She just happens to be the mouthpiece.
One of our posters on this blog made an awesome suggestion:
"I have to believe the AEL&P guys or their contractors could lay a temporary line down, splice both ends, and get the power rolling and then work on the towers, etc. etc."
Mr. Not PC on our previous post regarding this disaster.
I for one would like to hear what AEL&P has to say about that idea...Even if this isea took some serious babysitting by a lot of people it sounds logical. Not sure where he got the idea but he's getting credit for it right here.
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I cannot believe I actually agree with you on this.............must be the new vitamins I'm taking. Making me warped!
I'm a pretty amazing guy...really! I believe most people should agree with me...
Actually it was me, heartless in fl, that posted anon........
Oh, heartless...Are you sure you didn't accidentally take some valiums? Valium, vitamin...I can see the confusion...Don't worry about us simple folk up here in Juneau...
I have no children with me. Why would I need valium?
We shouldn't be paying tax on gas, diesel/heating oil, electricity, food, condoms, back scratchers, or mittens....did i miss anything? CBJ dildo's need to stop building bullshit then asking for disaster relief. BTW the Feds charge around 28 cents tax on each gallon of gaas you add to your tank. Crunch those numbers with the sales tax numbers....the government has actually made twice the profit from oil and gas as the oil companies. At least the extractors pull it move it and refine it (creating honest jobs too.) The government takes their cut for doing exactly jack shit.
And screw the towers by the way lay a damn wire up the channel and build more hydro instead of empty schools or bigger buildings for the leggies to take their bribes in....
I was wondering where the heck you went...The feds actually get $.244 per gallon of everything sold for road use and the state gets $.08...Trust me on those numbers. The thing is they've been getting those numbers for a long time. The city on the other hand gets their 5% after those taxes are already applied! We are actually paying tax on tax which, if I'm not mistaken(I may be) is illegal...
But seriously...Is there anything we can do about it?
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