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Obama is wrong about the gas tax
Think Clinton's plan to suspend the gas tax temporarily is a bad idea? A similar measure in Illinois -- which Obama backed -- seems to have helped consumers.
By George Frost [2008-05-06]

  • @LeCastor I'll STF later

    This whole tax credit concept is supposed to provide relief to real people stretched to the limit. If the price of gas stays the same or drifts higher, there will be no relief, no pyschological benefits.

    And you must have missed the memo. We're all anti-elites now. In fact, I'm about to conclude a deal with Slyvester McMonkey McBean for exclusive use of his elite-off machine.

    If I remember correctly only about half of all Americans own some type of stock through a variety of investment vehicles. And the distribution curve is pretty steep, meaning the top 15% own a huge percentage of the market. So the average blue collar joe or josephine is not getting dividends or cool equity appreciation off of this asset inflation bubble. I hope you are short the USD and long commodities!

    -- Uncle Fester
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    Monday, May 5, 2008 10:05 PM
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