Letter to the editor: We need relief from soaring fuel prices
Pennsylvania rarely ranks in the top 10 of states for much of anything positive. Where Pennsylvania does rank higher than most states is our second highest gas tax in the nation (second only to California), a dubious distinction.
In 2021, Pennsylvania was handed close to $30 million in covid money from the Fed. More recently, Pennsylvania was given $13.2 billion from the infrastructure bonanza bill. Our governor is currently pleading with legislators to spend, spend, spend! While inflation driven by high fuel costs is crushing Pennsylvanians who can least afford it.
Why have we not heard a peep from legislators about a gas tax cut? Gas tax holiday? Anything? Why is the media (TV or print) not highlighting this deafening silence? Do your jobs, reporters!
Paul Vescio
Butler
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