TCI Regional Policy Design Stakeholder Submissions

Material submitted through the TCI Public Input form from April 2019-February 2021 is viewable here. View input submitted from March 1, 2021 forward here. All material submitted on this page informed the participating jurisdictions in the 2019-2020 TCI regional policy design process. Click on the column headings to sort the submissions.

Date	First	Last	Affiliation	City	State	Input	File
1/6/2020	Ned	Murtha	independant	Warwick	Rhode Island	I oppose the TCI gas tax plan to make gasoline prices so high that I will be forced to drive less, and so that gasoline will “go away.” I oppose the new TCI policy. I am not... read more I oppose the TCI gas tax plan to make gasoline prices so high that I will be forced to drive less, and so that gasoline will “go away.” I oppose the new TCI policy. I am not willing to pay major new taxes at the pump, I find that economically unsound and a detriment to all RI residents. I do not think there will be a significant environmental benefit, possibly no benefit at all. I want to be free to choose the transportation mode that is best for my family and my community. Government should not try to control my behavior with mandates like the TCI Gas Tax. It is a extremely regressive tax, hurts the poor has no effect on the rich, and is huge mistake!	-
1/6/2020	Jerome	O'Connell	retired	Cumberland	Rhode Island	Please stop this nonsense. Please stop this nonsense.	-
1/6/2020	ronald	nagel	nagel machine co inc	foster	Rhode Island	this is over kill by the governor , ri is last place for running a business in this country , we have a severe decline in people in this state , they are leaving because of our elected officials... read more this is over kill by the governor , ri is last place for running a business in this country , we have a severe decline in people in this state , they are leaving because of our elected officials failure . we have some of the highest property taxes as well as the highest electric rates in the country . more business are leaving this state than are coming here . as business leave so does all the money they pour into this state . the rest of the country is doing good but not ri . a 10 billion dollar budget for a state this small is wrong , we can thank gina for that . truing ti hire some one in ri is very hard to do . people have left for better opportunity else ware , wake up ri politicians . you seem to only care about special interest	-
1/6/2020	Kenneth	Rix	RI Resident	Little Compton	Rhode Island	The earth is going through a warming period. CO2 is 4/100ths % of the air we breath and is used by plants to make the oxygen we breath. Carbon emissions are not the only reason that the Earth is... read more The earth is going through a warming period. CO2 is 4/100ths % of the air we breath and is used by plants to make the oxygen we breath. Carbon emissions are not the only reason that the Earth is warming. China, Russia and India are the major polluters of carbon emissions. There are 7 billion people on the planet that need an affordable supply of energy. Raising the cost of gasoline will harm those people that need to commute for employment most and will effect our economy. In addition, raising the cost of gasoline will do NOTHING to effect the warming of the Earth. The unintended consequences of the Green New Deal is that when energy become unaffordable massive numbers of poor people will cut down trees to burn wood to cook their food and keep warm and that could destroy the Earth.	-
1/6/2020	Robert	Troia	rep	Cranston	Rhode Island	this is a democratic move to hurt the people of our state as dems do in congress because they do not CARE ABOUT OUR COUNTRY. all dems should loose their positions and give the people of our state... read more this is a democratic move to hurt the people of our state as dems do in congress because they do not CARE ABOUT OUR COUNTRY. all dems should loose their positions and give the people of our state a break.!!!!	-
1/6/2020	NANCY	RICHMOND	real estate	westerly	Rhode Island	An added gas tax will only further burden the citizens of Rhode Island as we are a rural state with no availability to statewide mass transportation and being a one city state like Providence... read more An added gas tax will only further burden the citizens of Rhode Island as we are a rural state with no availability to statewide mass transportation and being a one city state like Providence requires people to drive there to receive various services, it's bad enough now! The Democrats have been controlling Rhode Island for years and have ruined what could be a paradise and this is just one more knife in the back from the government and one more TAX we get hit with and the idiots in the legislature will squander the money like they always do!!!!!!!!	-
1/6/2020	john	cullen	taxpayer	Lincoln	Rhode Island	Stop burdening tax paying citizen with more taxes that do little or nothing to better the lives of ordinary taxpaying citizens. Do not create more taxes for others to parasite off those who... read more Stop burdening tax paying citizen with more taxes that do little or nothing to better the lives of ordinary taxpaying citizens. Do not create more taxes for others to parasite off those who drive gas powered vehicles. Start your low carbon initiative with China and India before you attack myself and other Rhode Island Taxpayers. John J. Cullen Lincoln, Rhode Island	-
1/6/2020	Douglas	Frageorgia	Republican	West Warwick	Rhode Island		-
1/6/2020	Michael	Riley	COASTAL MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC	Narragansett	Rhode Island	"The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels" by American energy theorist Alex Epstein argues that, although sometimes labeled as "immoral," the use of fossil fuels dramatically improves... read more "The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels" by American energy theorist Alex Epstein argues that, although sometimes labeled as "immoral," the use of fossil fuels dramatically improves the overall progress of humanity, and improves life expectancy and income. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse should also read "The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels." Rhode Island will not benefit by yet another tax on its citizens.	-
1/6/2020	David	Pezzullo	Independent	West Warwick	Rhode Island	A dues, A fee, A registration, ... A TAX - No more Taxes. Any monies collected in the name of climate change will not be spent with any transparency as to it's actual use. Also getting rid... read more A dues, A fee, A registration, ... A TAX - No more Taxes. Any monies collected in the name of climate change will not be spent with any transparency as to it's actual use. Also getting rid of car taxes, will only increase individual property taxes.	-
1/7/2020	George	Goodspeed	State resident subject to taxation	Pawtucket	Rhode Island	The Transportation and Climate Initiative is unfair to the citizens of the affected states in general, because it creates a supra-state governance protocol that operates without representation at... read more The Transportation and Climate Initiative is unfair to the citizens of the affected states in general, because it creates a supra-state governance protocol that operates without representation at the federal government level - which is the only the only supra-state entity that can legitimately direct the lives of state residents. The mode of the TCI taxes is inherently regressive, moreover, affecting the finances of all consumers regardless of their ability to pay. The TCI is unfair to the citizens of Rhode Island in particular, because Rhode Island is a poorer state than most members of the compact, yet already taxes its drivers to a greater extent. The TCI will burden us more than it will the residents of other states in the compact. Please do not subject us to this unfair drain on our resources. Thank you.	-
1/7/2020	Ralph	Mace	N/A	Portsmouth	Rhode Island	Climate change has been occurring for eons, with little or no involvement of man. And still there is no PROOF that climate change is caused by human activity. What passes for scientific proof is... read more Climate change has been occurring for eons, with little or no involvement of man. And still there is no PROOF that climate change is caused by human activity. What passes for scientific proof is nothing more than OPINION. Put another way, no one has been able to demonstrate, using the scientific method, that climate change, AKA global warming AKA the coming ice age, is caused by human activity.	-
1/7/2020	Mary	Forcino	Citizen	Warwick	Rhode Island	This tax is a ridiculous fraud, fueled by money grubbing grifters like Gina Fraudmondo an TCI. This tax is a ridiculous fraud, fueled by money grubbing grifters like Gina Fraudmondo an TCI.	-
1/7/2020	Daniel	Meucci	tax payer	Newport	Rhode Island	Raimondo and the Progressive climate change nazis continue to destroy our citizens ability to purchase gas at an afffordable price! Rhode Island is second only to California in unfair gas... read more Raimondo and the Progressive climate change nazis continue to destroy our citizens ability to purchase gas at an afffordable price! Rhode Island is second only to California in unfair gas tax and other taxes on our citizens. Rhode Politicians continue to do exactly what the people of the state don't want them to do because of a screwed up one party system with only Progressive Democratic Socialist running the government	-
1/7/2020	Robert	Griffin	Private citizen	LITTLE COMPTON	Rhode Island	Great idea! While a RI resident, I live close to the RI/MA border and would buy gas in MA if this is not supported by RI. Great idea! While a RI resident, I live close to the RI/MA border and would buy gas in MA if this is not supported by RI.	-
1/7/2020	greg	gerritt	ProsperityForRI.com	Providence	Rhode Island	We need to totally eliminate carbon emissions. This will provide a funding mechanism to direct money towards reducing pollution, limiting Greenhouse gas emissions, and protecting public health.... read more We need to totally eliminate carbon emissions. This will provide a funding mechanism to direct money towards reducing pollution, limiting Greenhouse gas emissions, and protecting public health. It needs to go mu h further than current proposals and eliminate the possibility of new fossil fuel facilities. Most of the critics are professional liars.	-
1/8/2020	Joe	Rachiele	Tax Payer	Warwick	Rhode Island	This tax is yet another unlawful burden on taxpayers. RI does not have a revenue problem, it has a spending problem and instituting a penalty for driving won’t solve that, or your supposed “... read more This tax is yet another unlawful burden on taxpayers. RI does not have a revenue problem, it has a spending problem and instituting a penalty for driving won’t solve that, or your supposed “Climate Change”	-
1/8/2020	John	Troiano	Citizen	Bristol	Rhode Island	Please don’t raise the gas tax!!! Please don’t raise the gas tax!!!	-
1/8/2020	James	Lynch	Citizen	North Kingstown	Rhode Island	Just as energy prices go down and more people have money to spend, fools like yourselves invent a way to steal more money. This will not incentivize people to drive less, people still need to... read more Just as energy prices go down and more people have money to spend, fools like yourselves invent a way to steal more money. This will not incentivize people to drive less, people still need to fill their tanks, nothing more than a money grab.	-
1/8/2020	Stephen	Berry	Sberry RV	North kingstown	Rhode Island	I reject any new tax or increase of tax on fuel. Bad for business, family and food cost I reject any new tax or increase of tax on fuel. Bad for business, family and food cost	-

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