AFP-SD Releases Updated Report Highlighting Impact of Gas Tax on South Dakotans
SIOUX FALLS, SD – Americans for Prosperity-South Dakota (AFP-SD) today launched a new campaign advocating solutions for improving America’s infrastructure without imposing new burdens on consumers through a 25-cent per gallon gas tax hike, which would impact virtually every aspect of the economy
In the first phase of this campaign, AFP is releasing an updated state-by-state analysis of the real-life consequences that such a tax increase would have on people across the country.
View State-by-State Analysis of a 25-Cent Per Gallon Federal Gas Tax Increase
The report finds that South Dakota households would see an additional on-average $340 per year tax burden increase with the implementation of a 25-cent per gallon federal gas tax increase.
AFP-SD State Director Don Haggar issued the following statement:
“South Dakotans shoulder enough of a tax burden without facing an increased gas tax imposed by federal lawmakers. We urge South Dakota’s senators to prioritize improving our nation’s infrastructure while not adding to the financial burdens families across our state already face.”
The group is also launching digital ads encouraging Sens. John Thune and Mike Rounds to oppose any efforts to increase the gas tax while prioritizing key reforms that will improve our nation’s infrastructure. This announcement is part of a six-figure, nationwide campaign and will focus on prioritizing key reforms that will improve our nation’s infrastructure, such as:
- Preserving federal infrastructure dollars for targeted construction projects of a national priority;
- Unleashing private investment in infrastructure assets;
- Returning power and responsibility to the states wherever possible;
- Overhauling the regulatory and permitting system to improve outcomes and efficiency; and
- Eliminating costly and unfair labor restrictions.
AFP has long maintained that there are better ways to address our nation’s infrastructure challenges than asking taxpayers to reach back into their pockets to funnel more money into a broken system. The economy is booming in large part to the tax and regulatory reforms that Congress and the administration have implemented, and we urge them not to undermine that success by clawing back that tax relief at the gas pump.
How high does the gas tax have to go before the truckers begin protesting and stop delivering food, livestock and other products?
Didn’t the yellow vest protests begin with an increased gas tax?
Would you rather have the next bridge you cross over collapse? It is long overdue to fix and repair the infrastructure in this country. Roads in South Dakota are a mess as well as its entire infrastructure built when real Americans saw the need, and paid for, improving their access to modern infrastructure. South Dakota has a low tax rate as a whole anyway, sounds like you are just cheap. Just don’t buy that 20th gun or whatever else rednecks like to buy.
When I hear liberals talk about “bridges collapsing” all I hear is “the sky is falling” because in my 50 years on this planet, I have ever only heard of one bridge actually collapsing. The solutions are to stop spending federal gasoline tax revenues on highway beautification, planting trees, making bike lanes, building pedestrian bridges, etc.; improve efficiencies; and prevent states from forcing contractors on state projects that use federal funds from paying the so-called prevailing wages. Only when we are confident that the tax money is not being wasted or misused should we consider taking more money out of the pockets of hardworking Americans struggling to feed, clothe, and house themselves and their children.
Whenever I hear rednecks talk gibberish pretending not to understand why in their 50 years they’ve never seen a bridge collapse is that these infrastructure objects are constantly being inspected and repaired but like anything all structures Man builds succumb to time, especially in the harsh and inhabitable place like South Dakota.
I suppose the redneck culture doesn’t like beautification projects like trees being planted and other projects to give culture to an area but would rather spend that money on killing every animal they can find and call it sport hunting or spend the evening in a bar downing cases of beer to justify their existence.
They obviously don’t care about the future of their kids which improved infrastructure and investment gives.
It is sad that all you can do is resort to name-calling and hyperbole.
The I-35W bridge collapsed how many years ago in Minneapolis killing how many people?
Bridges fall all the time – it just depends on whether or not Fox News covers it for you to hear about it.
Ah, someone reacts negatively to higher taxes and they are a gun-buying redneck. Wow, you are soooooo original. You have the freedom to pay more money to the government if you wish, so put your money where your keyboard is.
Truckers are the #1 industry supporting a gas tax. Better roads and bridges mean less wear and tear on the vehicles which cause the most wear and tear.
Trying some research before spouting off-
Interesting, I didn’t realize there are people who still get their information from MSM and accepts it as the truth.
Try speaking with truckers before spouting off-
After SD recently increased the gas tax, and now that taxes are being collected on online purchases, the last thing SD needs is the feds to raise the federal portion by 25 cents! This would completely undermine the tax reform bill.
It sounds like AFP has lots to complain about but no solutions. I have one: cut the ridiculous military budget drastically and put it towards infrastructure and green initiatives.
The release included 5 bullet point suggestions for better ways to improve infrastructure than raising taxes.
And my guess is AFP wouldn’t disagree with overhauling defense spending.
The article above that I just read had five bullet points of solutions.
South Dakotans complain about taxes when its tax burden is very small, low sales tax and no state income tax. I would be remiss not to add why South Dakotan’s allow a police presence of almost twice that of west coast cities of the same size in tiny towns that do not have the criminal presence that more populous states have. Even Minneapolis has a ratio of 1 officer to 478 citizens while Aberdeen has a ratio of 1 in 521 citizens and have to believe a large city has much more crime issues than Aberdeen, SD. Smaller Minnesota towns have less than half of what most cities and towns in South Dakota have. Why is that? What other state and local governments are severely overstaffed in SD and seems to me the state could save a lot of money there to lower taxes. On the same hand South Dakotans stifle development while spending heavily on unneeded staffing at government offices.
Spoken like a true left-winger. How about we put money into investigators to root out food stamp, welfare, and disability fraud? We would save a lot of money. You owe your freedom to the military.
investigations cost more tax payer money –
why increase spending when you can cut what the state is already over spending. – a true Republican.
Correction Minneapolis ratio is 1 in 521 citizens, same as Aberdeen, SD who most people call it a police state so I’ve been told. Can’t believe SD has as many criminals as does a large city. Maybe I’m wrong.