Letters to the Editor for July 6
In the pursuit of simplicity and equity for all, why not repeal the gas tax and apply the use tax per mile to all vehicles? The gas tax was set at a fixed amount of 18 cents per gallon in 1992 and has not been adjusted for inflation since. During those 31 years, road and construction costs have more than tripled. Also, because we have more efficient vehicles, the gas tax no longer generates the same amount of tax per mile. Accordingly, I think the whole situation needs reconsideration.
Before Hobbs, Republican governors led our state for more than 12 years and had a Republican-controlled legislature. Yet those elected officials did not prepare for the very real threats that you describe. Many Republicans denied that global warming was real. The ebullient article about Marana’s current fast growth in business development and housing is interesting, but something is missing: water. The word does not appear anywhere in the article, even though on the same pages, there is a discussion of groundwater in relation to development in the Phoenix area.
Healthy food may seem more expensive than junk food, but it's really not. A pound of cherries for $2-$4, a pound of spring mix for $6? That's cheap stuff. Shared tragedies like 911 unite us, but generally for a short time. The Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor caused the nation to forge a cohesive bond, compelling us to enter into World War 2, bringing people together for a longer, enormous cause.
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