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An Expensive Seasonal Additive Could Spike Coastal Fuel Prices To Near $4 A Gallon

[aaabee-2009]

So we will not get a rebate! It will be killed in the wonderful senate! Posted by prairiefox1 at 12:02 PM : Jan 31, 2008

Bush''s rebate is borrowed money. On top of the trillion he''s borrowed for the war. And when do you think his Treasury credit card will get paid off, in the 355 days left in Bush''s presidency or will it be laid at the feet of the next president to handle?

Bush is using credit to bribe you into spending money YOU don''t have either; giving you just enough for a down-payment on that big screen TV and happily letting you charge the rest to boost the economy and do to your own finances what Bush has done to our federal deficit, bleed red.

And when the next president needs to raise taxes to pay off the Bush credit card, you will come back and what, congratulate the politicians for it?

[kevzgrl]

"Oil companies deny they are purposely limiting production of alkylate, which like gasoline, jet fuel and asphalt is a byproduct of the oil refining process." BULL-SHIFT!!!

The gas companies won''t make more, because it would cut into their huge profits.

All the "research and development" done on the new hybrid cars and electric-only cars which most people can''t afford to buy, and they can turn around and say "See, we TRIED to do something to conserve energy, but the people just wouldn''t go for it."

And as for that "Tax Rebate" which we MAY be getting, I won''t be spending any of it, but saving it to pay the taxes next year, since it will be taxable income and will change my tax bracket for the worse. Gee, that helped the economy a LOT, didn''t it?

[mcv57]

AND OUTRIGHT BANS ON ALTERNATIVE ENERGY LED IN PART BY DEMOCRATS -- have given us this outcome. Expensive fuel + little alternative. What a scam.

Posted by Dan9111

Are you still on that Political Party blame game? THEY ARE ALL CORRUPT!

Who do you think initiated a Bill for research for alternative fuels and technology (to wean the U.S. off of the foreign oil). Yes, a demoncrate Pres. Carter. The corporate mob sweep the all mandate under the rug. Heck, we had the technology for electric cars since after WWII.

Why did they do that??? Under the present monopoly system, the Billionare Club has been growing. Come on, folks. OIL! Is what the soldiers are fighting for! To help maintain corporate profit, government has turned a blind eye on illegal alien hiring and sweat shops. The rich are animails - remember that millionare who was busted for enslaving Indonesians in his household - I am sure he is out on parole now.

[sgtrds]

Forget the electric car. Check out this ride. I''m waiting until they''re approved for sale in the US and then I''m getting the pick-up version.


http://www.theaircar.com/models.html

[dan9111]

This would have happened long ago, if the free market were leading the way. Instead subsidies and goverment-granted industrial licensing -- AND OUTRIGHT BANS ON ALTERNATIVE ENERGY LED IN PART BY DEMOCRATS -- have given us this outcome. Expensive fuel + little alternative. What a scam.

[passerby2]

bush to his oil friends

Bush: see here, I''m planning to give these morons some money called tax rebates so they can get off my back about the economy.

Oil guys: what these serfs are coming across some money. How much?

Bush: Oh about 300-600 dollars.

Oil guys: Well, we can''t let that happen. We''re gonna launch a pre-emptive strike, before they foolishly spend it on food or paying bills. what excuse can we use to raise gas prices.

[prairiefox1]

this pretty much nulifies the tax rebate...just another way for them to funnel tax money to the oil companies. we get this tax rebate, which we have give back to them next year, in the meantime they raise gas price leaving us no choice but to give that money to the oil company...so instead of us getting $600 we get a tax debt in which we lose another $600.


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Posted by passerby2
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If you haven''t noticed the senate is tacking billions of dollars of ear marks on the rebate bill and the amount of the rebate is now $500. for single!
When Bush started it, it was $800. for a single then Pelosi dropped it to $600. and the senate just had do their share !
and Bush will veto the bill,, So we will not get a rebate! It will be killed in the wonderful senate!

[georgiagrl1]

Gee? Could this be the reason our economy is stalled? The timing of those Tax Rebate Checks is mighty suspicious. I guess I''ll have to lavishly spend my check at the gas station.

[crystal0502]

Posted by drivelphobe at 11:36 AM : Jan 31, 2008

Did you read just the article? Have you read any of the posts made?
Not that that alternative fuel is a bad idea, it is a good idea. Do you you have any idea what it takes? I know a guy that breeds corn for a living. Yes, I said breeds corn for a living. He said it takes 5 years to turn corn into fuel! 5 years! This is a process that they have been working on for a long time, but if you want organic fuel, it is going to take A LOT of work.

And seriously are you going to car pool with someone who has to drop 2 or 3 screaming brats off at daycare on the way to work?

[passerby2]

this pretty much nulifies the tax rebate...just another way for them to funnel tax money to the oil companies. we get this tax rebate, which we have give back to them next year, in the meantime they raise gas price leaving us no choice but to give that money to the oil company...so instead of us getting $600 we get a tax debt in which we lose another $600.