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Blue State Bandit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 09:19 PM
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The bribe you will never get. Gas tax holiday from reality.
So, how many times, when summer gas prices were on the rise, have our elected officials offered this gas tax holiday? This is nothing new. But for a Democrat to use this as a platform in a Presidential primary...?

This sound to me like an attempt to buy my vote. The only problem is, will I ever get my bribe money if I accept? What will stop the oil companies from pocketing the extra money? Nothing. Prices will not go down, and we all will have been played like a cheap fiddle.

At least Bush was honest enough to give me the cash and let me be the idiot to hand it over in the form of gas, and home energy bills (which is where my $600 went). At least I got a good night out with it. I just spent the last $50 on dinner and a movie.

Sorry Hillary, I'm not buying it.
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elocs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 09:39 PM
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1. What is it--18 cents a gallon?
In the course of a summer that might get me $20. I'd rather see that money go towards maintaining the road and bridges and infrastructure of our highway system.
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HooptieWagon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-04-08 09:49 PM
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2. How does she get it passed before summer?
Has she introduced the bill already? If she doesn't get elected until Nov (if nominated) and doesn't get sworn in until Jan, just how does she expect to make a difference now? WTF? Is this going to be retroactive, like counting FL's delegates? This is one of the stupidest and cheapest pandering stunts I've ever seen... which means her supporters will wrap themselves all over it.
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