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<blockquote data-quote="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)" data-source="post: 460483" data-attributes="member: 12570">Probably not very long.&nbsp; The govt is looking in to raising gasoline taxes due in part to fewer miles being driven nationwide.&nbsp; Funds from gasoline taxes are used to maintain the roads and the fear is that there will not be enough money raised to cover this expense. The ironic part, at least in my mind, is that for years and years they have been harping on us to conserve, conserve, conserve, and now that we are (perhaps not by choice) they are crying that they don&#039;t have enough money.&nbsp;In my city, demand for electricity has fallen, both due to conservation and installation of energy efficient applicances, to the point where revenue has fallen short of expenses and they are calling for a rate increase.&nbsp; Again, years of telling us to reduce, reuse, and recycle has finally begun to show results and now they are crying because they are broke.&nbsp;This should be a very interesting year!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret), post: 460483, member: 12570"] Probably not very long. The govt is looking in to raising gasoline taxes due in part to fewer miles being driven nationwide. Funds from gasoline taxes are used to maintain the roads and the fear is that there will not be enough money raised to cover this expense. The ironic part, at least in my mind, is that for years and years they have been harping on us to conserve, conserve, conserve, and now that we are (perhaps not by choice) they are crying that they don't have enough money. In my city, demand for electricity has fallen, both due to conservation and installation of energy efficient applicances, to the point where revenue has fallen short of expenses and they are calling for a rate increase. Again, years of telling us to reduce, reuse, and recycle has finally begun to show results and now they are crying because they are broke. This should be a very interesting year! [/QUOTE]

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