Comments on: Pensacola Council Backs Gas Tax For ECAT; Barry Talks Vote To Rescind

By: Doug Underhill

Doug Underhill — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 20:10:23 +0000

Well, there is going to be another chance to walk back this immoral and unethical tax. I will soon be proposing a plan to scale back the ECAT substantially and drop the Gas Tax by at least 2 cents a gallon. It’s not perfect, but when was the last time you got a chance to roll back ANY tax?

By: Dudley Herrington

Dudley Herrington — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 14:06:42 +0000

The “Pensacola City Council” should not have any voice about anything outside
the city limits!!. We in the Fifth District, and the other County Residents have to
Purchase a “TAG”, “Insuranse”, “Drivers License” ,”Automobile”,”GAS” and pass
a “TEST” to be able to take care of our business. “WE” should not have to pay
anything extra for free rides for ANYONE. If you don’t work , you don’t eat!!
If the City of Pensacola wants busses let the City pay for them. We live in the County because WE don’t want any City RULES!!!!!
Thanks.

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 10:57:39 +0000

I think it is time for everyone to send emails to the County Commissioners and tell them exactly how you feel. If you don’t let them know what you want, they will do as they please…they may anyway but at least let them know someone is watching them!

By: Tish

Tish — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:54:07 +0000

I had said already that there has got to be a end to all the freebies provided by the taxpayers. I’m SICK of all the taxing. Just because they tax us it will not fix the spending problem. Because they can’t spend reasonably we have to pay more to make up for stupidity. I have already stopped buying gas in Escambia Fl. I go to Santa Rosa or to Atmore to get gas. I spend my dollars in Santa Rosa to take it out of Escambia County. Where I can control my money I do. Let stupidity and lazy starve. Let Escambia County pay the extra tax on gas I’m not if any way I can help it.

By: Billybob

Billybob — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:47:49 +0000

SEL,very well said. Capitialism not Socialism. It has never worked anywhere at anytime in history.

By: well

well — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:05:49 +0000

It’s obvious ecat is not going away and apparently not going to raise fares enough to pay for itself.

So let people paying property taxes pay for it?
Or a gas tax that everyone, including visitors, pays?

And it sounds pretty stupid to drive 15-20 miles round trip to save 80 cents on 20 gallons.

By: troubled

troubled — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 23:25:47 +0000

I am tired of gov. that have decided that I need to help pay for E-CAT. My pay check just went down thanks to the federal gov. I can’t get free stuff,because we(spouse) don’t have kids. We work everyday and E-Cat still doesn’t go in my area. Maybe the county com. needs to stop thinking and do some hard WORK FOR ONCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:06:07 +0000

On the other hand, educated fools may be more dangerous than uneducated fools.
They are more limited in what harm they can do.

On the third hand (three hands?), an education which reduces foolishness would be a good thing.

David for good things
and educated citizens

By: Gigi

Gigi — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:35:34 +0000

Look Ben, we get that we live in a “society” that pays for public services, but just where does it end? We lived without this additional 4 cents tax before and we were not libertarians then. What’s next? Paying additional taxes for Saenger Theater tickets so that we can enrich the less fortunate? How about some extra tax to fund cruise tickets for the less fortunate? After all, a rested individual will be more productive when they return. It can just go on and on, but guess what Ben? My paycheck is not going on and on. Are you rich? Then good for you. I can’t take anymore subsidizing. I care about people too. My family are people too.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:54:02 +0000

Barry is just posturing for his district. There is no way the other commissioners will support eliminating the tax.