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The Northerner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 07:29 PM Original message |
Senators consider gasoline tax as part of climate bill |
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cutlassmama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 07:31 PM Response to Original message |
1. Does Exxon pay U.S. taxes??? Just sayin' |
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FailureToCommunicate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 07:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. (Please don't bring that up today (April 15th) I was just starting to feel relieved.) |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 02:16 PM Response to Reply #5 |
33. a climate bill that moderate Republicans could support |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
2. That would impact the lower classes at the worst possible time |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 09:22 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. Exactly |
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midnight armadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 08:07 AM Response to Reply #13 |
24. 3.75% at $4 |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 08:43 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. I'm not talking about math |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 02:38 AM Response to Reply #2 |
19. I have become so ashamed of the label |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 08:59 AM Response to Reply #19 |
26. There is discussion that some of the revenues raised will be |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 05:32 PM Response to Reply #26 |
37. Here is my alternative - tax every CorpoRATion that produces essentially |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 10:42 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. The companies will pass the tax on - so you end up in the same place. |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-17-10 02:52 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. That is my point, exactly karynj. |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
3. Graham is happy to vote for it so everybody else can say Democrats are voting to raise your taxes |
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Change Happens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 07:40 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. You ween people off of it by taxing it to the max, I favor this plan... |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 07:58 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. That's my point-- Ween them off it to _what_? |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 02:40 AM Response to Reply #10 |
20. Hear! Hear! If this nation is so desperate for energy |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 04:24 AM Response to Reply #10 |
22. The majority has legs. |
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TheCML (240 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 01:43 PM Response to Reply #22 |
32. And for those who don't live in walkable cities? |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-17-10 02:01 AM Response to Reply #32 |
44. Gas has gone up 400% in my lifetime, so far. |
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TheCML (240 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-18-10 10:32 AM Response to Reply #44 |
48. im thinking of my family. |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 01:54 AM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Well, a big problem has been dividing rural folks into "non-working class". |
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DatManFromNawlins (640 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-19-10 11:04 AM Response to Reply #32 |
52. Some people never EVER learn |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 09:24 PM Response to Reply #3 |
14. Yes, Goober Graham |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 09:16 AM Response to Reply #14 |
27. Lindsey Graham is taking a very brave stand here and he has paid |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 07:08 PM Response to Reply #27 |
39. He might have gotten yelled at |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 10:40 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. It is also not clear tht there will be a gas tax |
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Change Happens (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
4. Please God, let it be much higher! |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 07:44 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. What percentage of a minimum wage income would you like to see... |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 02:42 AM Response to Reply #9 |
21. Not to mention that this means that EVERYTHING wil be priced higher. |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 10:03 AM Response to Reply #9 |
30. 20 minute commute = 10 miles |
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TheCML (240 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 08:26 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Im glad you're in a good spot financially. |
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Mr. Sparkle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
7. If the oil companies are for it, my first instinct is that it is a bad idea. |
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Strelnikov_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 09:22 AM Response to Reply #7 |
29. "protecting the profits of the big corporations and putting all the blow back on the Democrats" |
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Purveyor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
8. Oh yeah! That will win elections, indeed! /sarcasm eom |
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cowman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
12. Geez |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
15. Tax those who control the natural resources -- ExxonMobil . . . not consumers . . . |
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cowman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 09:37 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. What difference would that make? |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 10:17 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. What difference would a "Windfall Profit Tax" on oil industry make ... ????? |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 10:08 AM Response to Reply #18 |
31. Nationalizing the industry would only work if you then rationed gas |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 08:52 PM Response to Reply #31 |
41. Electric cars - no gas rationing -- |
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Kittycat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
17. How about getting control of speculators before taxing us? |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 05:06 PM Response to Reply #17 |
36. Demand? |
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Lurks Often (505 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 07:55 AM Response to Original message |
23. Idiots |
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karynnj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 09:17 AM Response to Reply #23 |
28. How do you propose to deal with climate change? |
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Lurks Often (505 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 08:36 PM Response to Reply #28 |
40. Don't know, |
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LeFleur1 (973 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-18-10 10:43 AM Response to Reply #23 |
49. Re: Idiots |
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christx30 (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-18-10 01:49 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. I agree with the idea |
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Ter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
34. No one who votes for this "poor tax" will be reelected |
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bamacrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
35. Probably no the best thing to do now that the recession is ending. |
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beevul (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-16-10 06:56 PM Response to Original message |
38. What a terrible idea. |
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wishlist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-17-10 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
45. Why is oil industry spending millions on TV ads opposing taxes on oil/gas? |
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crazylikafox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-17-10 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
46. Sounds like a poison pill to me. |
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