Good job Bob, I wish more people would see the deception these political crooks use just to sound good. I just cannot figure out how this stooge got in office.
Nybo is as fake as you can get.

Bob,

I must admit, you really have a deep grasp of the financial aspects and statistics behind the current state budget.

What is with the new "pending approval" ?

How is this "deception?" You can't simply wave a magic wand and make the Illinois economy robust overnight. You have to address problems issue by issue, piece by piece. Nybo's proposed legislation provides some relief from state fuel taxes. True, a ton more needs to be done to get the State back on its feet, but it cannot all be done immediately in one piece of legislation, and it cannot all be done by one legislator. I don't blame anyone for being sour on State government, but come on, the guy is trying to do something, and he deserves credit for that, not condemnation.

Thank you Rep. Chris Nybo. This legislation helps everyone, especially the neediest among us. Any reduction in taxes is a step in the right direction, but it should be tied to reductions in spending like, reduced pension benefits and salaries for elected officials.

@kfitz: what in my comment suggests spite; that i used the word gimmick. i guess i should have prefaced my comment with the proviso that most taxpayers are smarter than politicians give us credit for; and by that i mean that we see through these "gimmicks". my opinion is not motivated by spite; rather by common sense and of suspicion of ever wanting politicians to "help" me. what most politicians either don't realize, or don't want to realize, is that they do the most harm when they act. they like "doling" out things that "help" us; because then we get addicted to their dole. once we are addicted, we seek them out for favors; when we seek them out for favors, it gives them an inflated sense of their own self worth. if this were a permanent repeal/reduction of a tax, i'm all for it, but it's just a short term teaser that will have a less than $ 5.00 per fill up impact. If they really want us (poor or not) to save $ 5.00 per week, then get rid of the state lottery; that is the most regressive "tax" going. I realize it is not actually a tax, but the amount of money that poor jamokes spend on it is incredible !! or raise other "sin" taxes (alcohol, cigarettes, etc). yes, people do need gas to earn a living, but lotto tickets, cigarettes, and/or maddog 20/20 never helped any one.

kfitz: yes, it is a very wide brush, 280 billion wide ! and i don't blame mr nybo for any of that because he, like most in his party, has little, if any, actual power. in the absence of a republican governor, AND a state house that can sustain a veto, there's really not much any rookie rep can do. so the question is: should i applaud him for trying ? imo no, because the proposal he advances is short term, and of de minimis impact, even for poor people; and c'mon, let's get real here: is an otherwise employed person really going to quit his job (or just float some more purchases on his visa) if the price of gas goes up a little ? your hyperbole is a little extreme.

I applaud Mr. Nybo for doing something rather than nothing. Not only does this apply to what Mr Santini refers to as the "otherwise employed person...(who could) float some more purchases on his visa..." it also applies to businesses with fleets, especially those geographically-peripheral businesses, that would find it cheaper to fuel their service fleets by moving to other neighboring states. Every bit does indeed help and while I agree that this is a small relief to each one of us alone, it is a relief never-the-less, and it is action not worthy of referring to Mr. Nybo's attempts to limit additional taxing, as the cost of fuel rises, as "gimmicks." It does sound as if Mr. Santini has an ulterior motive for such negative rhetoric.

My question to Mr. Nybo, is there anyone looking at price gouging in the state? I am a truck driver and I drive all over the 6 county area and see the gas prices vary extensively. For example I see price differences of $.10-.20 from DuPage to Kane and from Lake to Will, with the same name brand. Sure each county has different tax rates but that much change is redicilous.

This is a joke. The State already can't pay its bills and now Nybo wants to reduce the State's revenue? Yes, the prices of gas are already too high, but eliminating the sales tax on it will have almost a meaningless effect on the prices you see at the pump.

wow, first "spite", now "ulterior motive". ok, here's a simple concept: it is a gimmick because it's short term; is that plain enough ? if it were a permanent reduction, and the government could afford it, fine; but neither of these apply. here's a simple solution to reduce the price of gas: DRIVE LESS ! and/or BUY MORE FUEL EFFICIENT CARS ! I wish I could count on one hand the number of massive SUVs I see boating around Elmhurst, but I can't because there are too many. Remember Econ 101 and the concepts of quantity demanded and quantity supplied. We reap what we sow, and have no one to blame but ourselves.

Mr. Santini states that if the reduction was permanent then he would support it. If you go back and read the article you will see that while HB 6146 is a 6-month temporary "tax holiday," the second bill, HB 6147 (co-sponsored by Representative Nybo), "...proposes permanently capping the sales tax on fuel, only allowing the state to charge sales taxes on the first $2.50 of each gallon of gasoline." This definitely adds some stability to the cost of gas especially when the cost goes beyond $2.50/gallon. Mr Sabatini, you wrote in one of your comments above " if this were a permanent repeal/reduction of a tax, i'm all for it..." Well, given your statement, can you now admit you can support Mr. Nybo's efforts, or will you have another reason not to?