They also seem immune to the FACT that ALL tax and price increases are borne by the consumer. The lower income consumers are hit the hardest. When some pointy head succeeds in taxing the evil oil companies, every single mom struggling to get to work and feed her kids is directly impacted at the pump. it almost seems as if there is a clever plan to make it easier to sit home on welfare and be fully dependent on the government.
And to vote for the people who say the other guy is planning to cut off your welfare check, thus creating a permanent captive voter base.
That was actually the scam in New Orleans that was revealed by Katrina.