I have to conclude these idiots have never left the slums. Thier ideas are just plain dumb any where else. For starters they always start out by saying something to the effect of rationing energy. Did it ever occur to them that not everyone has the same energy needs.
2 years ago everybody blamed the GOP and "Bush and his cronies" for high fuel prices. The DFL has held a majority in congress now for 2 years and fuel is still going up. Of course the DFL faithful has forgot about that. How convenient....The only thing gas tax would do is hurt the small business owners. That in turn would hurt the economy worse then it alreay is. Some people are awfull quit to forget that those trucks bringing your food to the store burn the same diesel fuel as everyone else.
But I don't care, raise the gas tax. Then go out and whine about how the cost of food keeps going up. Peple don't realise that anytime the cost of production and transportation goes up so does does the retai cost. Come on people. do you realy think companies are just going to say "oh well" when the costs of doing business increase? No they are going to raise prices. Which effect everybody.
So shove that in your pipe and smoke it.
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I realize taxation is never a politically popular idea. It is a better idea than rationing though. However, I think a hefty tax on gas would ultimately reduce demand, and help spur development of alternatives. It would decrease unnecessary consumption. $7 a gallon may or may not be enough to accomplish this. I think oil is still extremely undervalued and way too cheap. If it too expensive, we would have already seen a big drop in consumption and demand.
It has already been shown that a higher cost of fuel does little to affect the use of it. In the last few years the price of fuel has more then doubled. Yet I still see just as many full size trucks running empty down the roads. There will be (and for the most part already is) two groups Those who have the money and don't care what fuel costs. And those who will be forced to put other things on hold. I.E. No new atv, boat, rv, etc. The makers of these Start laying off people. Who then have even less money to spend on luxury items which means the manufactures lay off more people.
And more food for thought for when your eating corn flakes tomorrow morning. A bag of seed corn is now right at $250 for and it won't even cover 3 acres. Fertilizer is at or over $700. All becuase of fuel cost. And you want you raise it more.
I'll tell you what. I see alot of whining about fuel prices. But the only one who have a right to whine are those who use the fuel for more then just joy riding. The truckers, Contractors, farmers, etc.
- I’ll tax the street;