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NEW POLL OVERVIEW:<br />
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The state Senate has approved a boost of more than $1 billion in state road money with a change to Michigan's fuel tax that is certain to raise the price at the pump.<br />
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The passage of higher fuel taxes passed by a vote of 23 to 14 in the Senate giving momentum to Gov. Rick Snyder</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span>s top legislative priority for the lame-duck legislative session. <br />
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Detroit Democrats were recruited for their votes on the new fuel tax when they learned MONEY WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM IN DETROIT as part of the </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span>DEAL</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span>.<br />
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The gas tax increase bill will now go to the Republican-controlled House, where Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is urging Detroit</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span>s democrat representatives to vote for the legislation. <br />
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Snyder has said he wouldn</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span>t really be open to other high-profile legislative initiatives until the road funding situation is changed.<br />
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The bill approved by the Senate would levy a tax on gasoline in percentage terms &mdash; like the sales tax &mdash; instead of on a per-gallon basis.<br />
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The current 19-cent-a-gallon retail tax at the pump would be replaced by a wholesale tax starting at 9.5 percent April 15, 2015 and INCREASE OVER FOUR YEARS TO 15.5 % by Jan. 1, 2018. <br />
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Last spring, when a similar measure failed to pass the Senate and gasoline cost about $1 more per gallon.<br />
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THIS TAXATION CHANGE IS PROJECTED TO INCREASE THE CURRENT&nbsp; 19 CENTS PER GALLON TAX RATE TO 40 CENTS BY&nbsp; 2018.<br />
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I this new tax does not pass Governor Snyder said he is open to holding a special election next year to give voters the option of INCREASING THE&nbsp;SALES&nbsp;TAX to fund road repairs. Under such a scenario, voters would choose whether they want to pay more taxes for gasoline or on their other retail purchases.<br />
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Snyder said he hoped this fall</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span>s lower gas prices of less than $3 a gallon </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span>could be helpful</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span> in getting reluctant lawmakers to approve an increase in the gas tax by switching from the cents-per-gallon levy to percentage-based tax that is indexed to the price of fuel.<br />
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NEW POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Should the Michigan House pass the bill to raise the gas tax based on the wholesale price of gas?<br />
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PREVIOUS POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Should the Michigan legislature pass a bill to continue film subsidies without a sunset date?<br />
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Yes - 14%<br />
No - 86%<br />
Undecided - 0% <br />
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ONE COMMENT WAS MADE ON THIS POLL:<br />
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COMMENT #1<br />
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Film Sudsidy<br />
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Most film makers and &quot;stars&quot; support far left politics, thus, we taxpayers are assisting them in undermining America and donating to the Obama team. I have a daughter who has had one of those periodic part time jobs the film makers bring to Michigan, a extra part of the crowd, typically for only a couple days at a time for about $8.00 an hour. It is all a joke - an expensive one. And the bill they just past lifts the $2 Million compensation limit an individual actor or film worker can make with our subsidy. End it along with all other forms of crony capitalism that rewards one business over another.<br />
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