"Never let a crisis go to waste." Rhambo Deadfish
Big gubmint coming at you. Call your congress critters before they ram it through like they did healthcare.
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To: chemicalman
As if this will ever have anything to do with the oil spill. The money will go the same route as the state tobacco lawsuits, i.e., for spending on every pet project other than what it was intended for.
No government can be trusted.
To: chemicalman
Yet when asked by the Press why they are not taking over the oil spill clean up the O regime says “The Oil Companies are the only ones that have the equipment to deal with these spills”.
So it is yet another massive waste of tax dollars on yet another Federal program that does NOTHING it is suppose to do.
3 posted on
05/25/2010 7:18:51 AM PDT by
MNJohnnie
(The problem with Socialism is eventually you run our of other peoples money. Lady Thatcher)
To: chemicalman
Great, just when the cost of a barrel is below $70 and prices at the pump are below 2.80. This will be good for the already spiraling economy.
Democrats can screw up anything!
4 posted on
05/25/2010 7:19:02 AM PDT by
poobear
To: chemicalman
So does the money go into a lock box for future spills? Probably not. The government will spend it and put IOUs in its place just like SS and Medicare. This is just another way to raise tax revenue.
5 posted on
05/25/2010 7:19:14 AM PDT by
kabar
To: chemicalman
0.76 cents per gallon of gas. ~sigh...We are so screwed.
6 posted on
05/25/2010 7:19:21 AM PDT by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
To: chemicalman
Any excuse to raise taxes. How much you wanna bet that none of the new tax will go for clean up? It will go to politicians favorite projects and their buddies.
7 posted on
05/25/2010 7:20:57 AM PDT by
RC2
To: chemicalman
Who's going to administer this fund? Same clowns that watch over the Social Security "lock-box"?
8 posted on
05/25/2010 7:22:18 AM PDT by
skimbell
(A vote for a democrat is a vote against America.)
To: chemicalman
“Raise Taxes!” The Congressional universal response to everything!.............
9 posted on
05/25/2010 7:22:24 AM PDT by
Red Badger
(When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you'll know that its desolation is NEAR. Luke 21)
To: chemicalman
democrat leadership strategy: When all else fails and you want to look like you are managing the situation, raise taxes
To: chemicalman
Where were the fire booms that were supposed to be in the Gulf waiting in case there was a problem? Not one of them was there, which is why there was not rapid containment, and why the slick could not effectively be burned off. For failure, the government wants more money so they won’t have their stuff in a row next time, either?
15 posted on
05/25/2010 7:27:37 AM PDT by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
To: chemicalman
This tells me that BP won’t have to pay a damned thing!
To: chemicalman
House to vote on raising the
oil tax AIR WE BREATHE There, I fixed it.
17 posted on
05/25/2010 7:35:06 AM PDT by
RicocheT
To: chemicalman
Bottom line is that we serfs will get the bill in a variety of forms. Higher taxes and higher fuel cost. The “it’s just a few pennies” idea that always rachets is one direction.
18 posted on
05/25/2010 7:58:47 AM PDT by
PogySailor
(BHO - Dividing the country into tribes since 2008.)
To: Politicalmom; neverdem; Arthur Wildfire! March; betty boop; bamahead; sickoflibs; ...
Gas prices are going down, just before Memorial Day weekend of all times, something I’ve rarely seen. It’s a money grab, plain and simple.
This is going to affect us all and kill the economy.
We need to contact our representatives and let them know how we feel about this.
20 posted on
05/25/2010 8:20:33 AM PDT by
metmom
(Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
To: chemicalman
Thieves, plain and simple. Getting together and voting to steal money that is not yours does not make it right.
32 posted on
05/25/2010 8:50:59 AM PDT by
Gabrial
(The Whitehouse Nightmare will continue as long as the Nightmare is in the Whitehouse)
To: chemicalman; metmom; ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas; stephenjohnbanker; DoughtyOne; ...
RE :”
The House is expected to vote this week on whether to quadruple the oil tax to pay for the damages from the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. But as dramatic as the increase might seem, analysts say that consumers will barely feel it. The House “oil spill response” measure, included among others in a larger bill, proposes that the tax be increased from its current rate of 8 cents a barrel to 32 cents. This is projected to raise nearly $10 billion over the next 10 years for the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund. “
Remember Obama’s promise made almost daily. “If you make under 250K per year you will not see ‘your’ taxes increased even one penny”. He never said he wouldn't tax your ‘oil’ or your ‘gasoline’, just 'your' taxes. During the campaign the MSM never thought to ask him if he would tax things we buy either , funny how that works. So much for vetting.
33 posted on
05/25/2010 9:08:23 AM PDT by
sickoflibs
( "It's not the taxes, the redistribution is the federal spending=tax delayed")
To: chemicalman
I guess that boot is not on BP after all. I was under the impression that BP was financially responsible for this, why do we need higher taxes.
34 posted on
05/25/2010 9:16:07 AM PDT by
claymax
("Man is not free unless Government is limited" Ronald Reagan)
To: chemicalman
35 posted on
05/25/2010 9:18:09 AM PDT by
Diogenesis
(Article IV - Section 4 - The United States Â… shall protect each of them against Invasion)
To: chemicalman
"We're not talking a big impact here; we are talking about adding less than a penny to the cost of the fuel," said Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst for the Oil Price Information Service, referring to the impact that the increase would have on the price of gasoline. According to Kloza's calculations, the 8-cent tax on a barrel of oil works out to 0.19 cents per gallon of gas. He said that an increase to 32 cents on a barrel of oil would equal 0.76 cents per gallon of gas. Has Mr. Kloza ever even taken a business class? If a corporation now has to play 400% more taxes on a product, it won't suck it up and maintain prices out of the goodness of its heart. Per-gallon prices may not precisely quadruple, but they sure as heck won't only go up by a penny!
37 posted on
05/25/2010 9:22:58 AM PDT by
sthguard
(The DNC theme song: "All You Need is Guv")
To: chemicalman
Just another excuse to raise taxes.
39 posted on
05/25/2010 9:35:24 AM PDT by
smokingfrog
( - Free Men will always be armed with the Truth. -)
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