$100 for gas relief? Bill Gates says thanks

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.suntimes.com/output/steinberg/cst-nws-stein28.html

It's fun to watch politicians scramble, like ants on a burning log, to address public ire over gas prices. They want to be seen doing something, but, being politicians, they can't quite tackle the actual problem. Thus one Republican proposal is to resurrect the recently killed effort to drill for oil in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge -- thanks guys, that'll help -- and another is to send everybody a check for $100.

The 100-buck relief check could be seen as insulting symbolism, but I'm all for it. People are honked off about gas prices, and a C-note would create the illusion for them that their leaders actually care. Though would it be too radical to suggest the bail-out checks only go to families earning $100,000 a year or less, based on the reality that people of more modest means are hit harder by this? Or is that sort of idea so much out of favor that it's bad form even to suggest it?

[DanCa]

1. If I get anything

My one hundred bucks will go for a pizza, a six pack of pop and the rest for stem cell research.

[havocmom]

2. If the idiot GOP ruled Congress passes this, which also opens ANWR

Send your $100 to a worthy DEM candidate. If the GOP thinks we can be bought as cheaply as they can, and they are willing to add EVEN MORE burden to our kids and grandkids (as this money will be borrowed thus added to the deficit) then they all need to know we are firing their asses come November.

[Old and In the Way]

4. great idea!

Wouldn't that be a great use of the money....can you imagine 5MM Americans sending it to the DNC? That'd be one hell of a Democratic Fundraiser...

[havocmom]

5. Figured if the assholes are borrowing from our grandkids to bribe us

we best be investing that cash in some new leadership, for the sake of our grandkids.

BOSSHOG suggested we send LTTE about it to inspire others to do likewise.

My hope is if we get some noise about the idea out there, some GOP whiz kid will put the kabosh on the dumb ass scheme. ;) But, iffin they go through with it, well, send that money to help a campaign. Can you imagine if a million of us did that? :evilgrin:

Have a very fruitful day ;)

[Erika]

3. Drilling for oil is not the answer

Oil is not the answer. Eisenhower sealed Anwar for all time. Jeb Bush wants no drilling off the Florida Coast.

It is now the time to come up with alternative solutions other than fossil fuels.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

7. Jebby doesn't want drilling of the coast because

It's Cuba that wants to do it. And they're in league with "Red" China. whoo. be afraid. be very afraid.

http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=14378

[ellenfl]

6. $100 is insulting. exxon's boss hog gets

millions and you want to settle for $100? they're trying to buy us off . . . cheap. the kicker is that to get the $100, we have to let them drill in anwr. so they think $100 will shut us up about the price of gasoline AND about the drilling.

ellen fl

[Viva_La_Revolution]

8. reminds me of a little deal we did back in 1803....

shiny baubles and trinkets....

[ellenfl]

9. shiny baubles? NOW you're talkin'! eom

[w13rd0]

10. A dead mule...

...and 4 acres of switchgrass. Now shut the fuck up and pay the oil pigs.

[RagAss]

11. why not just send us a lotto ticket and a six pack and tell us to fuck off

[originalpckelly]

12. If you need a $100 to spend on gas relief you have some problems...

For ten bucks you can get a bottle of 100 Beano Pills. Wow! We are really getting gassy as a nation!

[NNN0LHI]

13. If I get a C-Note I am buying wine with it. The Merlot is on Don n/t

[sandnsea]

14. Rich Daddy answer to everything

Throw money at it.

I thought they just passed a "Landmark" Energy Bill. What's with all these scrambling to pass CAFE standards and increase alternative energy funding. :shrug:

http://www.lightupthedarkness.org/blog/