Re: OT - Gas Tax Holiday
- From: "The Other Kim" <mjg@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 13:24:53 -0700
Sure, it sounds nice, but it won't do a damn thing. First, the oil
companies will see that people are willing to buy gas at the current
price so they'll just keep it there. Secondly, that gas tax money goes
to fund freeways, roads, bridges, etc. No money comes in, no work gets
done, many people find themselves out of work. Not a good thing at all.
Also, I just calculated how much I'd "save" without the gas tax. Comes
to a rip-roaring $2.11 per tank. Now figure I'll need about 14 tanks to
get through the summer, and you have a whopping $29.54, not even enough
for one fill-up.
The Other Kim
kimmeratsoylentgreenfielddotcom
"Judity" <Judity01@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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If I understand what Senators Clinton and McCain are saying, they want
to have the gas tax stopped during the summer months. It would start
on Memorial Day, May 26, through Labor Day, September 1. Remember,
Memorial Day is only a couple weeks away. Nice idea, right?
Am I wrong in thinking this would have to be approved by Congress and
President Bush? Putting aside the latter, when has Congress ever
moved that quickly?
Have any of you seen the Comcast TV turtles commercials?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLs7DSxsLog
If you've ever watched C-Span or C-Span2, you know Congress, both the
House and Senate, moves about as fast as Bill Slowsky does.
Judity
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