May 17, 2011
May 17, 2011
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Cage my friend,
It is right wing, oil company backed publications like "American Thinker" which is actually keeping the public ignorant.
Please don't fall for the "benevolent oil company" propoganda that has been perfected especially after the disasterous spills in the Gulf of Mexico.
Oil company profits are OBSCENE and for the companies to be receiving tax payer money, it would seem to rail against the popular right wing stance against government spending.
Support the oil companies but not grandma and her medicare?
Subsidize Exxon Mobil but not Headstart?
Inflate the profits for Big Oil, but cut out free health screenings for women?
This is one fight where the right wing hypocrisy shows through the clearest.
Is there some kind of embarrassment elimination reaction that comes from watching too much Fox News?
You don't make note that the profits(taxes) the government makes from this product is used to build and maintain roads and other infrastructure so we can use this gasoline.
Yet it is clearly the government which benefits most from our purchases at the pump, without lifting a finger to make the product.
How about lifting a finger to build and maintain the roads we need to use that product? That's kind of the point of gasoline taxes, if you weren't aware, and it's the most fair way to pay for road construction and maintenance since the amount people buy is strongly correlated to the amount they use the roads.
Edit: Heh, same point. I didn't see the above reply before I posted.
The tax on gasoline is probably the closest thing to resembling the "fair tax". The more you drive, the more you pay in taxes, seems fair right? But what if RichMan drives 2 miles to work and PoorMan drives 30 miles to work, not so fair anymore is it? Ditch the IRS, and all other tax codes, and start over with something new, simple, fresh, and fair. Government is lying to you, corporation CEOs are lying to you, Politicians are lying to you, Rich people are lying to you, Poor people are lying to you. Why not create an un-escapable fair tax that works at every level, with every liar, whether you are spending legal money, illegal money, stolen money, saved money, found money, assistance money, borrowed money, etc? No loopholes, no exemptions, no waivers. Anyone who says our current tax system is a good one but it just needs tweaking has lost their mind. Abort it.
A little information on the "myth" of "taxes and road funding"...
Cage my friend,
It is right wing, oil company backed publications like "American Thinker" which is actually keeping the public ignorant.
Please don't fall for the "benevolent oil company" propoganda that has been perfected especially after the disasterous spills in the Gulf of Mexico.
Oil company profits are OBSCENE and for the companies to be receiving tax payer money, it would seem to rail against the popular right wing stance against government spending.
Support the oil companies but not grandma and her medicare?
Subsidize Exxon Mobil but not Headstart?
Inflate the profits for Big Oil, but cut out free health screenings for women?
This is one fight where the right wing hypocrisy shows through the clearest.
Is there some kind of embarrassment elimination reaction that comes from watching too much Fox News?
Isn't it about time you provided "fact" rocky? Your "opinions" have become routine...and stale.
rocky,
I have researched the old point about government money going to oil companies and it appears to be a falacy hatched in the leftist world. They do in some cases recieve a tax break or credit for certain things they do, but they still pay taxes, and no oil company gets governmnet handouts to produce their product. The governmnet as a whole takes in several million dollars per day in the form of taxes they collect on the sale of gasoline. The supplier is taxed. The seller is taxed, and the consumer pays the final tally helping to pay not only the final taxes put on the consumer, but helping to recoup the producer and seller's tax burden as well.
One reason you do not see the current administration acting to reduce the cost of fuel is because their take from $4 per gallon fuel is better than their take from $3 per gallon fule (by 25%).
When folks wise up and start burning less gas it will go back down. The last time gas went to over four dollars a gallon, people didn't just run around in F-150's and huge SUV's. When fuel got affordable again, out comes the guzzlers. I for one do not want the oil companies to lose money. If the obama administration were to take it over we would really be f@#ked. Show me a canceled check from the government to an oil company.
I get 38 miles per gallon and can ride my bicycle anywhere in the county, so i aint worried one bit about the price of gas. it does suck having to pay so much though, especially for the ones who commute very long distances.
thomaswayne,
You may not care how much you pay for gas, BUT you will and should care about the others who are doing so. The farmers who need diesel to run their tractors to plant the food---the trains and truck who need the fuel to deliver the food----the fuel costs to run generators for electricity----oil products used in manufactering----these are all higher costs in the market that will get funneled back to the consumer...ie, you and me.
Lots of people love to condemn those who drive F-150s and SUV, but they are more than happy to see them as they pull in their driveway pulling their mowers to cut their grass, or haul away something for them, or move a heavy item from one place to another. I certainly could not pull my trailer with Honda Prelude.
The car companies have also been really quick to increase the cost of these "economical" vehicles. Compare the price of one of these with the alrger car and you will see that over the life of a vehicle you probably will not save much money. Not to mention the associated costs of replacing a battery in a hybrid car, the damage to the environment that these large batteries are likely to make when it is time to destroy them, and the increase in your power bill each month to keep them charged.
The turth is that right now there are no easy answers. People should conserve as much as possible. We need to continue to supplement with the grid with alternative green sources of energy, but also continue to extract domestic oil from our feilds, instead of buying it from a foreign government. It is a fallacy to believe that we can convert our entire system over to these complex new power sources overnight.
Oh, and mostly lest not forget how the government will have to intervene on these new power sources and create new federal taxes since they are going to lose a huge amount of revenue with the reduction of petroleum dependency.
Good point teyates. You can sell or park the car and ride that bike to McDonalds but you will still eventually pay more for that cheeseburger when you get there. I can't really think of anything that cost money that would not be impacted by the cost of fuel. If anyone out there can think of anything, please post it.
ha! jokes on you, i will never be seen at mcdonalds! but yes i understand the cause and effect of high gas prices, so many things have gone up due to it, you just have to conserve and cut costs where ever possible. i was merely stating my views on what i pay at the pump. chill bro
You have a point teyates. The point I was trying to make is that many people have trucks for style, which is ok. But when fuel prices rise , don't *****.