Comments on: Dems Duel Over Taxes

Washington Post: Obama Calls For More Rebates As Clinton Defends Gas Tax Break Proposal

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We here in the nanny state of NY pay up to 40cents a gallon more than neighboring PA. You know PA, the place where those "bitter people" live.
A local news report here stated that truckers are filling up in PA before coming into the nanny state to avoid the higher fuel prices. Seems to me a bit of relief from the county and state taxes WOULD help. Of course it is not a long term solution but it appears that congress is reluctant to come up with any long term solutions.

[omega39-2009]

The federal gas tax is 18 cents a gallon, last week triple A reported gas rose by 15 cents a gallon. IOWs, this "tax holiday" has a shelf life of about 10 days.

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So where did the "right wing conspiracy" story go?? Must be the powers that be didn''t like some of the posts. Probably a bit too "right wing" for them.
As for this, so briannorwood, what would be your solution to this problem. Can''t build a refinery, ethanol is a disaster and has shown to pollute more, can''t drill for our own oil, and the taxes per gallon continue to go up. So, you seem to know a lot about this, what would be your solution. Let''s hear it.

[jjp735i]

I still do not understand how Sen. Clinton or Sen. McCain thinks a total savings of $30.00 to $50.00 over this holiday tax will help people? Saving around $50.00 for a rtwo car family over several months does nothing, well maybe the weekly savings of $4.00 or so will pay for a gallon of milk, but not much else.

See the figures as they really are at factcheck.org

This savings is nothing at all in the long term of it.

[briannorwood]

I''m not going to put my lot in with economists," Clinton said in a town hall meeting ...

Besides the fact that not a SINGLE respected economist thinks this "holiday" ploy is a good idea, Hillary is showing us thatthe only opinion that counts is hers and that she can never admit she is wrong.

Sounds eerily reminicent of another failed President I know of.