New Hampshire Lawmakers Propose a Gas Tax Increase

 When gas prices were high all of the politicians were using the issue to make political gains. They were bemoaning the amounts of money that the oil companies were making and using the issue as one of many to become the majority party.

 Now that gas prices are lower, almost back to normal, what does the Democrat majority in New Hampshire want to do? Raise the gas prices. A bill is being sponsored by Rep. David Campbell that will increase the state gas tax by 5 cents a year for the next five years.

 The politicians weren’t really concerned with how much the oil companies were profiting, they were just upset that they weren’t profiting as much as they could be. It would have been political suicide for them to raise the price of gas when it was $4 a gallon but now they assume that people won’t care because they were paying so much before that a 15 cent increase over three years is a mere pittance.

 Gas prices are already back on the rise slightly, so it behooves New Hampshire Democrats to move quickly (and they will) if they want to pass this before there is a huge public outcry. Gas prises have been rising ever since President Obama was sworn in and they are likely going to continue climbing as President Obama shows that he is weak on Middle East issues and Middle East leaders will begin to take advantage of him.