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Ed Barrow (585 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 05:11 PM Original message |
Congress plans to quadruple oil tax used to finance cleanups |
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Supply Side Jesus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 05:14 PM Response to Original message |
1. DOA |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
2. We should be octupling the oil tax |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
3. Will there be some kind of guarantee that the tax won't simply be passed on to us? |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 05:18 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Are you kidding? |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 06:40 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Absolutely. That goes without saying. |
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Synicus Maximus (828 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 05:24 PM Response to Original message |
5. Of course the tax will be passed to us. Companies don't pay |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
6. do they really think we are that stupid? |
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Union Yes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
7. Far too much spine. I'll believe it when it's law. But still a K&R for the novel concept. |
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Paper Roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
8. One way or another, the price of this clean-up is ours. |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 08:26 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. We will have a one term occupant |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 08:35 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. mark my words, "Obama's Katrina" will give him one term unless he gets control NOW |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 12:18 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. It will be very hard to motivate me |
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lark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-25-10 03:45 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. I won't vote Repug |
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Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 08:31 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. Don't forget, their profits will go up also |
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jtrockville (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
10. Maybe this will garner support for transitioning away from fossil fuels. |
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Synicus Maximus (828 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 07:53 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Just like we did after the Exxon Valdez |
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jtrockville (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 08:00 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Argh, you're right. I claim temporary insanity. |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 08:37 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. dream on, the BigOil corporatists are in charge---they won't give up their system |
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DatManFromNawlins (640 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
14. I guess if you give Congress a knife... |
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wordpix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-24-10 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
16. hahahaha, BigOil continues to laugh all the way to the bank with their billion$ in profit each month |
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