Comments on: Lift on gas tax ludicrous http://cad.cx/blog/2008/05/01/lift-on-gas-tax-ludicrous/ Meanderings and punditry by a computer scientist with penchant for journalism, education, and politics Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:49:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Marty http://cad.cx/blog/2008/05/01/lift-on-gas-tax-ludicrous/comment-page-1/#comment-8518 Marty Sat, 03 May 2008 02:42:33 +0000 http://cad.cx/blog/?p=269#comment-8518 What is worse than the“have a little money left over..." line McCain is using to advocate this cut is the fact that he is ultimately ignoring the big problem: oil dependency. No tax cut is going to change the fact that we rely on foreign energy in order for this country to function. Now THAT is a real issue of national security. What is worse than the“have a little money left over…” line McCain is using to advocate this cut is the fact that he is ultimately ignoring the big problem: oil dependency. No tax cut is going to change the fact that we rely on foreign energy in order for this country to function. Now THAT is a real issue of national security.

]]> By: Dwayne Sudduth http://cad.cx/blog/2008/05/01/lift-on-gas-tax-ludicrous/comment-page-1/#comment-8429 Dwayne Sudduth Fri, 02 May 2008 01:47:07 +0000 http://cad.cx/blog/?p=269#comment-8429 Right on..As soon as I heard that, I did rough math in my head, and figured I'd save about $1.80 every time I fill up, because I usually put about 10 gallons in my car per fill up.. I only fill every two weeks, so I'd save about $11.60. Now my wife is different, She might save about $35 over the course of the summer.. Woohoo..That's about one half of one month electricity. Quick! Let me stimulate the economy.. Right on..As soon as I heard that, I did rough math in my head, and figured I’d save about $1.80 every time I fill up, because I usually put about 10 gallons in my car per fill up.. I only fill every two weeks, so I’d save about $11.60. Now my wife is different, She might save about $35 over the course of the summer.. Woohoo..That’s about one half of one month electricity. Quick! Let me stimulate the economy..

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