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Posted on 04/15/2008 4:20:48 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Congrats to John McCain for FINALLY proposing an idea that actually MAKES SENSE!!!!
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Of course, I love the idea, and yes, why just summer? But I’m afraid that this is going to go over like a fart in church. The Feds/States/Counties etc. are making a killing financially on the gas tax.
Never happen.
Great idea, increase demand when supply is low. Jimmy Carter School of Economics.
I love this idea and hopes it gains traction.
Sure, I’d like it repealed permanently.
His proposed parameters are the “big driving season.”
Perhaps if the gubmint had to go without these revenues for a while, they’d look more kindly on new drilling and new refineries.
I don’t consider it a good idea. I drive on this nation’s highways, and I think it is reasonable for me to help pay to expand them and keep them up.
In general, I don’t care for taxes. In this instance, the tax is taken to pay for something I use every day. Our highway infrastructure is very important.
Spend the taxes on highways and quite diverting them, and I’m okay with paying them.
I do think an investigative study should be launched nationwide to document where our highway funds are going. They certainly aren’t being used on highways.
BTW, was anyone else listening when Carter introduced this idea? The reaction was almost non-existant, a few hoots and a sparce amount of applause.
“McCain calls for summer-long suspension of gas tax”
I don’t like Juan, but I will give credit to him, this would be a good idea, especially if he could get the states to go along.
I think I know where the highway funds are going. Have you stopped at a rest area in western New York state lately? Palatial. Like the lobby of a five-star hotel. A heck of a lot better than an outhouse, but really. A bit over the top.
It would be nice if the MSM were to show such "balance" when reporting on the ridiculous speeches, programs and proposals of the left.
You may be right, though given the awful publicity over high gas prices, the Dems would be hard-pressed to oppose it. Either way, it's a very smart campaign move on his part.
Full disclosure: I'm voting for McCain under extreme duress. Nonetheless, it's one of the most "Republican" things he's said yet.
Pandering is just not for democrats, you know.
Thanks for the comments. I live on the west coast so I wasn’t aware of that.
Amen, friend.
These are the first proposals and for that matter, anything he has espoused, that makes sense and ALMOST--but not quite--gives me encouragement.
You got to know that B. Hussein and Hitlery must be kicking themselves (or each other, tee hee) in the butt for not having thought of this ingenious proposal.
Now, lets see who on the RAT side dares to oppose it and how they might spin their reasons why.
They’re nice, alright, but those are toll roads, ka-ching, and the vendors housed in the palaces pay BIG bucks to be there. Don’t thank New York State. All of our gas taxes went to Eliot’s whores.
I like it....yes, it should go longer...
I doubt the States will never go along with this, but it will look like he tried and they failed.
Something has to break good for our economy, soon, or I’m going to have to buy a couple head of beef cattle and put in a garden again. We did that while raising our kids, so we are ready if need be.
There’s a town about an hour north of us named Muenster Texas where we buy our beef: http://www.fischersmeatmarket.com/
Thanks....I’ll check it out.
“when supply is low”
Says who?
There is no shortage of gasoline. Plus we have ethanol mandated at 10% in some areas, so that means that gas is cheaper, right?????
What an idiotic bunch we have controlling fuel.
Mandate an unproven fuel subsidy to generate area specific votes and when fuel and food prices go through the roof, blame it on a “shortage”.
Insanity, pure and simple.....
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