Jim Posted September 28, 2004 Posted September 28, 2004 Here's a detailed analysis of the Bushie tax cuts. Wish this would get a greater circulation. http://www.detnews.com/2004/specialreport/0409/28/a01-284666.htm Quote
rbw1966 Posted September 28, 2004 Posted September 28, 2004 Wish the dems hadn't voted to extend them too. Quote
Bug Posted September 28, 2004 Posted September 28, 2004 It does not take into account the "oil tax". How much more are we paying at the pump? Who gets that? It's not me. And who will pay off that deficit if we do not recover? Me. Quote
Jim Posted September 28, 2004 Author Posted September 28, 2004 Me, you, and our kids will be paying for these idiotic policies for some time to come. Quote
willstrickland Posted September 28, 2004 Posted September 28, 2004 It does not take into account the "oil tax". How much more are we paying at the pump? Who gets that? Two components: Fed gas tax and state gas tax. The state level varies considerably from state to state. Fed rate is 18.4 cents/gal. Some states levy on a flat rate per gallon, some levy a percent of the purchase price. I lived in GA for a long time, where they have the cheapest state rates at 7.5. Gas is always cheap in Atlanta. The higest state rates are in Wisconsin at 31.1! Now I'm in Alaska with the second cheapest state rate 8.0, a pipline running through town, and a refinery 8 miles down the road. And we pay more than you folks in WA/OR..WTF?! We are getting bent over. Not like they have to transport it like all the other things that are so expensive up here. I can understand that fresh produce is expensive here, I cannot understand expensive gas. Quote
Bug Posted September 28, 2004 Posted September 28, 2004 I'm talking about the price per barrel going up. $50 is an alltime high. Quote
JoshK Posted September 29, 2004 Posted September 29, 2004 I wish gas was $10/gallon. It might actually get some people to change some things. Quote
pzack Posted September 29, 2004 Posted September 29, 2004 Me, you, and our kids will be paying for these idiotic policies for some time to come. People said the same thing when Reagan ran up the deficit... It seems like we paid the whole thing off, and it sure didn't hurt that much. Quote
cj001f Posted September 29, 2004 Posted September 29, 2004 Me, you, and our kids will be paying for these idiotic policies for some time to come. People said the same thing when Reagan ran up the deficit... It seems like we paid the whole thing off, and it sure didn't hurt that much. Looking for lighting to strike twice are we? Quote
scott_harpell Posted September 29, 2004 Posted September 29, 2004 I wish gas was $10/gallon. It might actually get some people to change some things. $2 dollar a gallon gas tax to pay for our new monorail! Quote
murraysovereign Posted September 29, 2004 Posted September 29, 2004 It does not take into account the "oil tax". How much more are we paying at the pump? Who gets that? We do. We're a net petroleum exporting country (the US imports more of its oil from Canada than from Saudi Arabia) and the rising price of oil is one of the main factors behind the rising value of the Canadian dollar relative to the greenback. So not only are you Americans helping to subsidize us godless communists and all our inherently evil social programs, but you're also helping to bring down the retail price of all our US-sourced climbing gear like Five-Tens and the new Camalots and so on. But because the exchange rate is dropping along with the retail prices, you won't benefit because you're still ultimately paying in US dollars. Ain't economics fun? Quote
Jim Posted September 29, 2004 Author Posted September 29, 2004 Me, you, and our kids will be paying for these idiotic policies for some time to come. People said the same thing when Reagan ran up the deficit... It seems like we paid the whole thing off, and it sure didn't hurt that much. The difference between then an now is that Reagan's Budget guy, Stockman, laid out the future costs of deficits and Reagan and the congress raised taxes several times to patch up the early spending and tax cut spree. That will not happen this time and the tax breaks are much more severe this time. Quote
tomtom Posted September 30, 2004 Posted September 30, 2004 Sober analysis. I wonder which way Kerry voted? Quote
pzack Posted September 30, 2004 Posted September 30, 2004 Me, you, and our kids will be paying for these idiotic policies for some time to come. People said the same thing when Reagan ran up the deficit... It seems like we paid the whole thing off, and it sure didn't hurt that much. Looking for lighting to strike twice are we? Naw, expecting history will repeat itself. Quote
cj001f Posted October 1, 2004 Posted October 1, 2004 Looking for lighting to strike twice are we? Naw, expecting history will repeat itself. The only questions is will it be soon enough to make a difference. Quote
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