Comments on: Gas tax debate follows partisan lines http://albanysinsanity.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/05/02/gas-tax-debate-follows-partisan-lines/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:29:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: George Fontana http://albanysinsanity.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/05/02/gas-tax-debate-follows-partisan-lines/#comment-45028 George Fontana Fri, 02 May 2008 16:55:05 +0000 http://albanysinsanity.wnymedia.net/blogs/2008/05/02/gas-tax-debate-follows-partisan-lines/#comment-45028 Actually, this is not a partisan issue. The Republican County Executives in a host of counties oppose the cap, saying it has not done anything to prices but go to the oil companies and hurt local governments' revenue streams. The Republican Executives of Chautauqua and Onondaga Counties, for instance have retracted support for the cap. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has similarly renounced the concept of a cap. And Republican-led county legislatures across the state have consistently rejected the cap since it was first offered in 2006 (including Niagara County). The simple fact is, oil companies are getting richer, and consumers and retailers are suffering. Actually, this is not a partisan issue. The Republican County Executives in a host of counties oppose the cap, saying it has not done anything to prices but go to the oil companies and hurt local governments’ revenue streams. The Republican Executives of Chautauqua and Onondaga Counties, for instance have retracted support for the cap. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has similarly renounced the concept of a cap. And Republican-led county legislatures across the state have consistently rejected the cap since it was first offered in 2006 (including Niagara County).

The simple fact is, oil companies are getting richer, and consumers and retailers are suffering.

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