Michigan

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Everyone understands there needs to be some increase, but most voters believe there needs to be other revenue streams other than just the gas tax. With the addition of the 45 cents, Michigan would have a gas tax of over 71 cents per gallon. In addition, Michigan also has 6 % sales tax on gas, which adds another 18 cents to that if price is $3/gal making the total tax over 90 cents per gallon

Couple that with the highest cost auto insurance in the country and motorists are simply feed up. The best scenario would be to link the gas tax increase with much needed insurance reforms, and I think people would be much more agreeable.

Gov. Whitmer is also getting a lot of criticism for her statement during the pre election debates.

“Gretchen Whitmer wants to have a 20-cent gas increase,” her Republican general election opponent Bill Schuette said during the Oct. 12 debate in Grand Rapids. “That’s ridiculous,” Whitmer replied, telling Schuette his assertion was “nonsense, and you know it.”