TCI Regional Policy Design Stakeholder Submissions

I have been researching the science behind man-made global climate change for many years now. I will openly say that there are very good reasons to consider this science as not completely understood or worthy of creating governmental policy from as of yet.

I implore you to please look at the new scientific research sited in the following article written by pro-AGC journalist Roger Pielke. It states an example of how very much the understanding and implications of modern climate science are constantly changing.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogerpielke/2019/12/22/in-2020-climate-science-needs-to-hit-the-reset-button-part-one/#34741d36482c

It is a very good example of precisely how, as the science gets better, the level of "reaction" keeps dropping.

Sincerely,

William Smith
Gorham, ME

The idea that Another Tax on gasoline will somehow magically stop so called climate change is absurd and misguided.
We the people already pay a gasoline tax at the pumps, to levy an additional tax would constitute double jeopardy. Ironically Democrat leadership seem to have no problem with levying a tax upon a tax upon a tax. There is a breaking point at which the people will revolt, I really don’t want to see gasoline dumped in the bay, tea was environmentally friendly at least. If you want to guide people to all electric cars, that’s easy give people the same incentives you give large corporations. How about buy a electric vehicle and pay no sales tax, no registration fees and no annual car tax! That’s how you get people to switch over, by um a NOT taxing them! Hello?

using an executive order to add a tax on fuels is wrong . by doing this action you will put a hurt on the lower paid people and will have an effect on business because of your policies in the past have not thought about what will happen with what you propose . your truck tax tolls are shortly going be implemented on all cars and trucks . this and your fuel tax increase will only cause more business to leave ri which you need to be reminded that small business is the back bone of jobs and the economy , we are last place in the country to run a business and this proposal will do nothing to help ri . only make it worse . we do not have a money flow problem in ri
we have a spending problem in ri . mainly caused by liberal greed and the catering to the unions and special interest , (ie the people that give money to your reelection) . this cycle needs to stop

Instituting some useless tax on fuels to fund pet project initiatives has proven to be just another way to put money in state coffers without delivering the intended results. Rhode is land thinks small and believes that everyone works within the state a never leaves. Sad that this is not true. More than half of the states residents leave RI to work in Massachusetts and Connecticut. All of these people commute. Instituting a tax on fuel will disproportionately impact these people as opposed to the 100k people who work for small businesses in the state of for one of the very few large employers.
After just implementing tolling gantries along all of RI’s highways, which everyone fears will result in not just trucks being tolled but all private vehicles within two years, the cost of commuting to work will become a major expense and will ultimately lead to RI residents fleeing the state in record numbers.
What is RI doing to bring more business tax base to the state instead of making residents foot the bill for everything. I work in Boston and RI sure as hell cant hold a candle to Boston. There are more construction cranes in one block in Boston than there are in all of Providence. How about we focus on drawing away some of the magic that Boston creates instead of imposing more stupid taxes to drive business and residents away. We just lost the Pawsox. How long before everyone moves out except for all of the illegals and those that live off of the welfare state.
Good honest, hard working professionals WILL leave this pathetic state of more taxes and less business are the goals. Just look at the attitudes that came about after all of the windmills in Johnston were put up. So much for people adopting green.
How about looking at tidal energy. We are the ocean state right. Oh no we can’t do that. That would affect Narragansett Bay. Our state treasure. No body wants anything in their own back yards. RI is so small that it doesn’t have a back yard. Green technologies take up a huge footprint. Look at all of these unsightly solar farms. We can’t even build a wind farm of our own coast. The Netherlands has a nearly 200 unit wind farm in the North Sea. Works for them. Everybody wants change, just don’t ask them to.
Implementing yet another tax will certainly force people like myself who are empty nesters to leave the state once and for all.

If the government was actually competent they could balance the budget without new taxes. What will happen to the State of RI, when people leave because they cannot afford it; businesses close so there'll be no jobs and our population diminishes to the point that the tax rolls cannot cover the operating budget of the State? RI will become a welfare State of the Federal Government and lose it's independence. DO YOUR JOB!

This is not a good idea. Whether the money collected by this gas tax would go to climate improvement is suspect in my mind. I do not think this will decrease driving significantly and very much oppose this new tax.

Taxes on climate is a farce, a way to steal money from the taxpayer. If its carbon that you have an issue with plant more trees! Seriously this climate debate is a lie, it was global cooling then global warming make up you minds and stop lying about what this tax really is. We don't need government to regulate gas, once the people have spoken listen or face being voted out.