State Of Idaho - House pitches collectors coin sales to fix roads
In the State Of Idaho
-------------------------- FROM: http://www.ktvb.com/news/localnews/s...g.d21d4cd.html House pitches collectors coin sales to fix roads 04:35 PM MST on Thursday, February 12, 2009 Associated Press BOISE -- House lawmakers answered Gov. Butch Otter's transportation funding salvo with ideas of their own Thursday that ranged from the mundane to the quirky, including a plans to sell specially minted gold coins to fund asphalt repairs to a scheme to turn Idaho into a national license plate haven. The proposals came two days after Otter introduced bills of his own meant to raise a total of $174 million annually after five years of gradual increases, including boosting the gas tax to 35 cents from 25 cents, hiking car and truck registration fees and levying a tax on rental cars. One of the House bills would boost the gas tax to 30 cents from 25 cents, raising about $26 million next year. Another would just boost it to 27 cents. Rep. Clint Mathews, an Idaho Falls Republican, would sell commemorative coins to collectors, then distribute proceeds to road work. ... |
State Of Idaho - House pitches collectors coin sales to fix roads
"Arizona Coin Collector" wrote in message m... In the State Of Idaho -------------------------- FROM: http://www.ktvb.com/news/localnews/s...g.d21d4cd.html House pitches collectors coin sales to fix roads .... Rep. Clint Mathews, an Idaho Falls Republican, would sell commemorative coins to collectors, then distribute proceeds to road work. Another example of ignorance of the difference between coins and medals? |
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