Politics vs. Economics: The Summer Gas Tax Break and the 3 Candidates

Barack talking about "going after the oil companies and look at their price gouging". What a clueless buffoon this man is. It's shocking and astounding that someone could be so ignorant on how global markets work. Hello, Barack, the price is high all around the world. Is EVERY OIL COMPANY in EVERY COUNTRY gouging its consumers? Talk about pandering right there -- it's a brain-dead applause line that is straight out of the scare tactics playbook...and it's just reflective of his overall ignorance. Why make the oil companies the enemy? What does that solve? We NEED the oil companies now more than ever, without their efforts, things are much worse in fact.

Are GOLD COMPANIES responsible for price gouging as well? They must be according to Barack's brain dead logic. Are IRON ORE COMPANIES gouging? COPPER COMPANIES gouging? PLATINUM COMPANIES gouging? Basically, all companies linked to extractive minerals are gouging right now, according to Mr. Hussein Obama. What a moron he is. It's sickening.

 

because we need gold right?

 

TJ probably supports the gas holiday. He is a GOP tool.

Though it makes no sense in conventional economic terms, the good thing about it from the anti-government folks is that it also drives up the government revenue shortfall.

 

If Americans are hoarding rice from Costco, God help us all the couple of weeks before Labor Day when the Gas Tax expires...

 

Bloomberg seems to think the gas tax break is a dumb idea too....

http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008May01/0,4670,BloombergGasTax,00.html

NEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg called a summer-long suspension of the gas tax favored by Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton and Republican John McCain a dumb idea.

The New York mayor, who flirted with the idea of an independent presidential bid, praised Democrat Barack Obama for opposing the plan to suspend the 18.4 cent federal gas tax and 24.2 cent diesel tax during the peak driving months of the summer.

All three candidates covet Bloomberg's endorsement. The mayor has spoken highly of Obama and McCain in introducing the two at recent events in New York.

Speaking to reporters at City Hall, Bloomberg said of the gas tax holiday, "It's about the dumbest thing I've heard in an awful long time, from an economic point of view. We're trying to discourage people from driving and we're trying to end our energy dependence ... and we're trying to have more money to build infrastructure."

He cited those three reasons for opposing the gas tax holiday favored by McCain and Clinton. Obama has said the savings would not be significant for the average individual, and Bloomberg agreed.

"The 30 bucks is not going to change anybody's lifestyle," he said. "The billions of dollars that we would otherwise have in tax revenues can make a big difference as to what kind of a world we leave our children."

The billionaire mayor said in February that he had decided not to run for president but has dangled the possibility of his endorsement. The Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-independent has ties to all three candidates.

 

I have a brilliant idea. Sure, I don't get them often, but dig this... pass one of those Federal Blackmail laws that cut Federal highway funds to the states if they have a higher speed limit than 55 and put in a loophole. If your car is a hybrid, or is rated at the top of its class in MPG on the highway, you can go 70! 75! Heck, 80MPH! (I live in Texas, after all)

Don't you think that would do more to spur people into buying fuel efficient cars, SUVs, Vans, and so on? How do you enforce it? Have an electronic tag for the vehicle like they use on tollways. A DPS trooper or cop can scan a passing motorist for that, while using their radar.

Result? Tromping on states rights. Initial chaos. Sales of hybrids and the like go through the roof and gas consumption goes down. The big commercial trucks get a pass. They are supposed to go slower, anyway. They don't, but those laws can be enforced, if anyone wants it done.

(I can die now, knowing I've saved American civilization as we know it)



Impeach Bush.

 

This gas tax issue has become ridiculous... in more relevant news, I pulled up another two Obama yard signs last night from my neighborhood and put them where they belong -- in the trash. I'm still a little confused as to how an Obama supporter could afford to live in my neighborhood, but eh, whatever.

 

Good; a little vandalism, some economic/intellect baiting. You, my friend, are what make American politics so darned hilarious.

 

This just in...Trader_Jorge supports theft.

 

HO HO HO

It could have been worse, I could have taken Round-Up to their flower beds and yard, instead I just took the signs.

MERCIFUL CONQUISTADOR

 

You really have way too much spare time on your hands.

Trader_Jorge's daily schedule:

Get up
Sign on to clutchfans
Make 500 threads in the D&D denouncing Obama and how all Obama supporters are idiots.
Go around town and steal Obama yard signs from people and think he's a badass.
Go back on clutchfans and tell everyone, along with 5000 more anti-Obama posts.

 

Anyone watching Obama at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner tonight? He's spent the first 20 minutes complaining about how bad people have it in America... Hope anyone? Sounds like negativity to me... Elitist, whiny, crying negativity... Just more tired over-hyped language from the guy with the low level management trainee resume... ...now he's misrepresenting McCain's stances on issues and turning his negativity on a true Patriot with the experience required to enact change. What a fraud this guy is. A total fraud built on celebrity endorsements and the politically naive... A marketing campaign based on false hope and promises only a political rookie would accept as truth.

 

Apparently Trader_Jorge also supports trespassing, valdalism, and destruction of property.

So much for being a law and order conservative.

 

^^^
That should have been vandalism. Sheesh.

 

Valdalism? What's that? Makes no sense.

 

This is the most salient point yet in the "Is Trader Jorge for real debate'

Even the most dyed in the wool conservative Republican realizes there are a LOT of wealthy liberal democrats.

He is just baiting.

 

To even bother quoting that... Haha! Get a life son.



How is dropping a tax on consumers taking on the oil companies? Maybe I missed something, but I did not see anything that suggested the oil companies would be paying that tax instead.

If anything the consumers would probably just end up driving that little bit more while they have a lower gas cost, therefore handing the oil companies more money than they would've received otherwise.

Someone should tell them it would be cheaper to give $30 to each person who votes for them rather than everyone if they happen to get elected.