 say it ain t so bills introduced into the michigan house of representatives are aimed right at we taxpayers of course the bills would raise the state rsquo s gas tax of 19 cents per gallon to 23 cents this year and to 27 cents in 2013 the diesel tax of 15 cents per gallon would increase to 21 cents this year and to 27 cents in 2013 what are those liberals doing just what we need another tax hike from those villainous no good um hmm uh oh the new bills are sponsored by republican rep richard ball and democratic rep pam byrnes yes our very own representative is involved in making it more expensive to live in michigan not only would the money come directly out of our own pockets but the cost of everything will go up as the increase in the cost of the diesel that fuels the trucks that bring us our products will be passed onto us that s trickleup like trickledown but in a bad gravitydefying way it s bad enough that the democrats are always trying to make life more expensive and restrict freedoms but it s when our party the one reputedly for smaller government and larger personal freedoms gets into the act that things don t look good i checked representative ball s news page but didn t see any update touting the introduction of his legislation his contact information is online if you d like to say hello  