Letters to the Editor
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I'm sorry, this is a terribly flawed "analysis"
This article is quite absurd. A gas tax holiday IS a political gimmick. The sources of high gas prices come from major structural problems, including, obviously, the fact that we, and the world, consume far more petroleum than we can produce. Furthermore, we ought to be enacting measures to radically reduce the amount of petroleum we are consuming. Another obvious source of our problem is the collapsing dollar, fueled to a large degree by our massive deficit and low interest rates which we keep in place to stave off a recession, caused to a large extent by our abysmal management of the economy. If anything we ought to be looking to INCREASE the gas tax, or at the very least leave it in place. Even if eliminating the gas tax would result in a tiny drop in the price of gas, this will have little impact on the typical family and do NOTHING to address the serious structural problems we face. It's nothing more than political pandering that will not address the real issue whatsoever.
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the shoe fits
"This is powerful criticism because it resonates with a long-standing talking point against Clinton -- that she is a political phony willing to do anything to get elected." Powerful criticism, and looking true. You just KNOW she's as aware as the rest of us that it's a gimmick, but she does it anyway. Flag-burning redux.
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LeCastor
The manos may be a smartass
But he sure ain't no knave
I'm not some kind of giddy little twit
Who'd do a dumb dance on a fresh grave.
Now I know there are some
Who'll attempt to make others smart
And proceed to rub it in
But that is neither too wise or well advised
If they expect at all in the end to win.
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barren beaver
My BA is from the University of California, at a time it was rated the best university in the country. I still think the degree was a clerical error, but I'm not giving it back. That was 40 years ago. Yes, I have daughters, and sons, and grandchildren. I'm sure none of that is in your barren future; it would get in the way of mindless acquisitiveness and relentless self interest. Buy things. Surround yourself with trinkets and sycophants. All that pretense and ego bloat must be hard to carry around. Have your personal trainer help you with that. May your materialism bring you exactly what it brings anyone with that view of life: a big bankroll and and empty soul.