Kevin Patrick for House of Delegates

In 2008 a vote came up for people to vote for or against a $2/week tax on all who work in Mon County.  This would go to fixing the many times many pot holes in our roads.  I voted 'no'  in this vote, because the funds for road construction come from the tax on our gasoline purchases. 

    It seems to me, that if the tax on gasoline ($0.49 per gallon in WV) is not enough to cover the costs of road construction then another solution must be sought.  We were told after this "Fee" was turned down then, that it was our responsibility to come up with an alternative plan.  This is ludicrous.  The reason we hired those men and women was to come up with such a plan.

    If we cannot afford to fix the roads with the current gas tax, that money has to come from somewhere.  The legislature often forgets that it is not their money they are spending, it's yours!  The solution is not to raise the gas tax.  The solution is to save elsewhere, and reallocate the funds.  Currently there is a surplus in the State Budget, and a surplus in the City Budget.  How is it, then, that we do not have enough money to fix our roads?

    I will keep this in mind, that it is yours and my money that is being spent, not a never-ending pile that some seem to think it is.  Taxes are too high, government is too big.  These are fixable problems if we are willing to work for them.