Dear Crabby, Are We Going to Have Yet Another New Gas Tax?

Dear Crabby, Are We Going to Have Yet Another New Gas Tax from Governor Witchmer? Sincerely,  Ian Fuming   Dear Mr. Fuming, First of all, it's Governor Whitmer, not Witchmer, but that can happen when proposed taxes seem like evil spells. Nothing has been decided yet, but the new governor is suggesting it will take an additional 45 cents per gallon to fix the darn roads (she uses a different word, but this is a family show), which is an extra $6-10 per fill-up, per car, on … [Read more...]

Dear Crabby, Tell Me About the New Gas Tax

Dear Crabby, What's this New Gasoline Tax in Michigan all about? Sincerely, Mr. Fuming   Well, well, well ... here we go again. Both with the price of gas going up and with the question. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I am not a fan of worrying about the price of gasoline. I will tell you the price goes up and down - in cycles - just as many times as a politician flip-flops his or her position on an issue. War, summer travel months, holiday weekends - it goes up. But … [Read more...]