1 List of Egyptian pyramids-most, if not all, Egyptian pyramids have monoliths over 20 tons, including monolithic roof slabs, plugs and burial vaults, some of which weigh over 100 tons. 2  Nemrud Dagi, Turkey. 3  Palenque, Mexico. 4  The largest stones weigh 12 to 15 tons.
The measure would increase the gas tax, which has been 18.4 cents per gallon since 1993, to index it to inflation in January 2016 and set it to rise again in three years unless Congress comes up with a new way to pay for federal transportation projects.he sponsors of the measure said Thursday that it would generate $27.5 billion that can be used to pay for nearly two years' worth of transportation projects and give lawmakers time to find a new infrastructure funding source to replace the gas tax.
for the superwealthy and some members of congress are superwealthy salary doesn t matter according to my analysis of center for responsive politics data 18 percent of representatives and senators in 2011 had an estimated net worth of $ 5 million or morethey probably wouldn t even notice if they got a raiseor an apples to apples comparison we have to look at what members of congress earned in the past and how much they could earn at other jobs if representatives were paid today what they brought home in 1992 adjusted for inflation they could expect a $ 43000 pay bump bringing their earnings to $ 214000