Years ago I wrote about how Congress was taking funds out of the Highway Trust Fund and using it for other “more worthy?” things and, as usual, they paid me no mind.
My basic premise is that the Gas Sales Tax is levied on us to pay for Highways, Bridges and Roads because Highways, Bridges and Roads are in need of constant maintenance and construction.
Taking the money to use for other needs is misappropriation of funds but Congress does this type of thing all the time.
Congress doing things all the time makes it OK … Or does it?
There you go again thinking there I am being too picky but you will never get me to change my mind on this one. I believe that, if they want to spend $78,000,000,000 (amount Congress spent in the last 4 years) on other things, they ought to pass completely separate bills to fund these other things. What other things am I talking about? Here are a few examples…
- Bicycle Paths
- Walking Paths
- Jogging Paths
- 25 transportation museums
- Horse Riding Trails
- Daniel Boone Path (whatever that is)
Now you are saying to yourself, “Self, why is he being so hard on Congress? If the money is just sitting around, why not put it to use?”
That’s just it. The money is not just sitting around. Congress has to keep adding money to the depleted Highway Trust Fund.
Where do we get the money to bail out the Highway Trust Fund? Can you say … “Borrow from China”?
What did I just hear you say to yourself? Did you really say, “It is just sitting around in China?” I do not consider that a valid argument.
Would I kid u?
