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Wed Apr-30-08 02:21 PM
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| 8. Not when the price of gas is already high |
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it would be political suicide to increase gas tax when the price is already sky high.
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| -All Economists Despise 'Gas Tax Holiday', What With Its Hilarious Lack Of Logic |
Leo 9 |
Apr-30-08 02:10 PM |
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Hell, I think we should be gradually increasing the gas tax. |
slick8790 |
Apr-30-08 02:12 PM |
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Not when the price of gas is already high |
nebula |
Apr-30-08 02:21 PM |
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Well that's why I'm not a politician. |
slick8790 |
Apr-30-08 02:25 PM |
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No need to increase taxes |
nebula |
Apr-30-08 02:33 PM |
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As a resident of Minneapolis, whose bridge collapsed killing many of our |
myrna minx |
Apr-30-08 02:14 PM |
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she has already said it would only be done if she can make up the taxes elsewhere |
Texas Hill Country |
Apr-30-08 02:15 PM |
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But why tax other ways and shift the burden elsewhere when the proposal is |
slick8790 |
Apr-30-08 02:20 PM |
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Yup she says that, but I am yet to hear her actually come up with a proposal. |
futureliveshere |
Apr-30-08 03:02 PM |
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All economists? your article cites a guy from Dubya's admin and a guy from Brookings... srsly? |
Texas Hill Country |
Apr-30-08 02:15 PM |
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Is it really not enough for you that her own supporter, Paul Krugman, |
redqueen |
Apr-30-08 02:19 PM |
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The old joke was that you lay all the economists in the world, head-to-toe, on the equator, and |
shain from kane |
Apr-30-08 02:23 PM |
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Hillary will see snake-oil to the people if it serves the moment -- she couldnt care less of America |
quantass |
Apr-30-08 02:18 PM |
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Pandering like McCain. Old School politics is so transparent! |
FrenchieCat |
Apr-30-08 02:25 PM |
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Hillary has suggested paying for this by making up the |
paulk |
Apr-30-08 02:28 PM |
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It's the old shell game |
fifthoffive |
Apr-30-08 02:59 PM |
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She will say anything to get elected. Old politics. |
anonymous171 |
Apr-30-08 02:43 PM |
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You're pretending Clinton's and McCain's plan is the same. Krugman disagrees. |
jobycom |
Apr-30-08 02:48 PM |
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"Somebody needs to do something": So why isn't HRC actually "doing" anything |
onenote |
May-01-08 03:12 PM |
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Has anyone seen anything from even ONE economist who... |
RichardRay |
Apr-30-08 02:50 PM |
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Pablum for the sheeple. Hey it's a "HOLIDAY!!" |
BlueManDude |
Apr-30-08 02:52 PM |
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K & R! |
Hope And Change |
Apr-30-08 03:22 PM |
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Couple of points, and a simple question for Obama supporters |
lumberjack_jeff |
Apr-30-08 04:02 PM |
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The consumer catches the tax either way |
Chulanowa |
Apr-30-08 04:23 PM |
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That's not necessarily true. |
lumberjack_jeff |
Apr-30-08 05:20 PM |
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Market "logic" doesn't work with essentials |
Chulanowa |
May-01-08 03:06 PM |
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Probably not quite true... |
RichardRay |
May-01-08 03:11 PM |
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An $0.18 tax per gallon |
lumberjack_jeff |
May-01-08 03:57 PM |
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where is her proposal? How does this get done before Memorial Day |
onenote |
May-01-08 03:14 PM |
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Newsweek economist on AA radio (Ed Schultz)called it "stupid". n/t |
dana_b |
Apr-30-08 05:22 PM |
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A holiday from reality n/t |
DefenseLawyer |
May-01-08 03:09 PM |
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nice graphic. |
FLDem5 |
May-01-08 03:10 PM |
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