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Sen. Durbin: ‘I Paid $1.51 A Gallon’ – ‘We’re Missing An Opportunity’ To Hike Gas Tax
Cybercast News Service ^
| February 9, 2016 | 11:27 AM EST
| Eric Scheiner
Posted on 02/11/2016 10:32:22 AM PST by Olog-hai
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) says, current gas prices have gone down and the government is "missing an opportunity" to increase the gas tax.
At a press conference in Chicago on Friday Durbin said, "Two weeks ago I paid $1.51 a gallon for gasoline in downstate Illinois. Clearly, the price of gasoline has gone down dramatically, as has the price of a barrel of oil -- which I think is below $30."
"I think we're missing an opportunity here -- a 5-cent increase in the federal gas tax can really fund an infrastructure program that can help create new jobs in this economy and help businesses. Now is the time to do it." ...
(Excerpt) Read more at cnsnews.com ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Miscellaneous; Travel
KEYWORDS: dick; dickdurbin; douche; gastax; idiot; infrastructure; necessarilyskyrocket
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To: Obadiah
April 15 - Dependence Day
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posted on
02/11/2016 11:38:51 AM PST
by
kiryandil
("Our Muslim-In-Chief, Barack Obama - the Quislaming in the White House")
To: forgotten man
Was in S Cal last week, paid $2.79 per gallon for regular.
42
posted on
02/11/2016 11:38:54 AM PST
by
TruthWillWin
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.)
To: TruthWillWin
Forgot to mention, after buying that expensive gas made the mistake of taking 73 freeway, then paid $7.43 toll for going about 8 miles.
43
posted on
02/11/2016 11:41:39 AM PST
by
TruthWillWin
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.)
To: Olog-hai
Only 5%? Why not 10,000%? Let’s really rev up the economy.
44
posted on
02/11/2016 11:41:52 AM PST
by
yuleeyahoo
( Man does not control his own fate. The women in his life do that for him. - Groucho Marx)
To: nikos1121
The price should be whatever the free market dictates. Liberals not only like to raise taxes, they would love to fix prices too.
45
posted on
02/11/2016 11:45:03 AM PST
by
Rusty0604
(1q)
To: Olog-hai
Prices go down so “they” want to raise our taxes and when the prices go up, and we know they will, “they” will still want to raise taxes.
When only the oligarchs are represented can “we the people” claim that it’s taxation without representation?
46
posted on
02/11/2016 11:46:28 AM PST
by
fella
("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
To: Olog-hai
I have a great idea. For every 2 cents below $1.50 per gallon that a gallon of gas is sold, the government gets 1 cent. Give the government an incentive to keep the price of gas below $1.50. I bet you’d see some changes in their behavior. Incentivize the feds.
47
posted on
02/11/2016 11:52:54 AM PST
by
Defiant
(RINOs are leaders of a party without voters. Trump/Cruz are leaders of voters without a party.)
To: fella
When prices go up, they love getting a percentage. When prices go down, it’s got to be a flat fee.
48
posted on
02/11/2016 11:53:42 AM PST
by
Defiant
(RINOs are leaders of a party without voters. Trump/Cruz are leaders of voters without a party.)
To: Olog-hai
"I think we're missing an opportunity here -- a 5-cent increase in the federal gas tax can really fund an infrastructure program that can help create new jobs in this economy and help businesses. Now is the time to do it." ...
Really, a Democrat thinks a price break on fuel is an opportunity to raise taxes? Shocking.
What happened to all of the "shovel-ready" projects that received billions in federal stimulus funding which were supposed to fix the nation's rotting infrastructure, create new jobs and help businesses?
To: Olog-hai
It’s what these assholes do EVERY TIME the price of some essential commodity drops hoping the DUMB MASSES (say that quickly for maximum effect) won’t notice. Most do not. Those would mainly be democrats!
To: Olog-hai
Liberals: never met a tax they didn’t like.
51
posted on
02/11/2016 12:44:48 PM PST
by
IronJack
To: Olog-hai
Why do you moron Illinois people keep voting him in?
52
posted on
02/11/2016 12:49:20 PM PST
by
seeker7_dj
(If you think government is the answer to your problems - YOU are the PROBLEM)
To: Olog-hai
53
posted on
02/11/2016 12:53:36 PM PST
by
Just mythoughts
(Jesus said Luke 17:32 Remember Lot's wife.)
To: Olog-hai
Ah, Senator Dick Douchebag.
Moron, lower gas prices act like a giant tax cut for EVERY person and EVERY business in this country - even if you don’t fill up. Petroleum is THE key input into the cost structure of EVERY good and EVERY product in the country. The only people hurt are those in the oil and gas business, and that is ameliorated by the fact that their goods and services also cost less due to lower prices. More money in the hands of people and business means more economic activity, which means more tax revenue.
I swear that Michael Savage is correct: Liberalism IS a mental disorder.
54
posted on
02/11/2016 12:59:55 PM PST
by
Ancesthntr
("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
To: Olog-hai
55
posted on
02/11/2016 1:23:39 PM PST
by
chulaivn66
(Oh stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, trusting their words.)
To: Olog-hai
Durbin’s right: there is nothing people in IL would like better than to pay more at the pump!
56
posted on
02/11/2016 1:38:00 PM PST
by
Theodore R.
(Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
To: Olog-hai
Didn’t we get a nickel a gallon tax on gas about 25 years ago for roads and bridges? Aren’t we still paying that? And he wants another???
57
posted on
02/11/2016 1:38:12 PM PST
by
Kay Ludlow
(Government actions ALWAYS have unintended consequences...)
To: Defiant
The American people don’t know the word “incentive”. It’s way beyond their vocabulary.
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posted on
02/11/2016 1:39:02 PM PST
by
Theodore R.
(Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
To: seeker7_dj
IL doesn’t just vote him in: he wins by huge margins, often with the most mediocre opponent.
59
posted on
02/11/2016 1:39:38 PM PST
by
Theodore R.
(Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
To: Olog-hai
Obama really screwed up with his $10/bbl crude oil tax proposal.
If he started at $25, Congress would have given him $10 and breathed a sigh of relief.
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posted on
02/11/2016 1:42:38 PM PST
by
nascarnation
(Indict Hillary, Huma, and Chelsea; Deport Obama)
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