No praise?

[djv]

The gas tax Steve is separate. The companies can still be over charging. Some countries in Europe have very high tax over 2 bucks. They also have very high price for your driving license.
How would you like to pay over $500 every 3 years just to drive.
Here in Wis I pay, at least last time I did. $40 for 4 years.
Europe does give breaks in other tax areas.

 

[smurphy]

I would not at all mind a gas tax that went into publicly funded alternate energy and mass transit development. We are at the mercy of the oil companies as it is now. They reap all the rewards of capitalism, but seem to enjoy government handouts and protection at the same time. It's not a good combination - it's an insult to what free enterprise is supposed to be - and it's going to cost us as a nation in the long run.

 

[DOGS THAT BARK]

Your absolutely correct Stevie--however oil companies everywhere have record profits.

 

[dawgball]

Saw $2.19 today.

Chadman-- you backed up my point exactly. No, I don't give praise/blame to Bush for either. but if someone wants to blame them, then they should acknowledge when it goes down as well.

 

[Chadman]

Seems to me the imaginary Kerry 50 cent gas tax would pale in comparison to what we have been paying thanks to the "incentivized" oil companies over the past few months. At least those monies could have been used to pay down our war costs or some relief efforts for some of our natural disasters experienced this fall, and not go to bonuses for oil executives, which are certain to come.

I personally don't necessarily blame the Bush administration for the high gas prices. That is pretty much a supply/demand thing, I guess. I certainly blame them for helping the oil companies achieve their record profits, though, at a cost to each of us. It all depends on how you look at things, I guess.

 

[Palehose]

Don't forget the biggie---
DESPITE "unprecedented natural disasters" and "all time high oil prices."

--of course I truely expect to see Jimmy Carter on Good Morining America tomorrow with dissent on economy and how HE would fix it

Posted 10/28/2005 8:41 AM Updated 10/28/2005 10:04 AM
Economic growth 3.8%, stronger than expected in Q3
WASHINGTON (Reuters) ? The economy shook off headwinds from hurricanes Katrina and Rita to grow at a faster-than-expected 3.8% annual rate in the third quarter, a Commerce Department report showed Friday.
Strong spending by consumers and the government helped power the expansion as growth in gross domestic product ? the measure of all goods and services produced within U.S. borders ? accelerated from the second quarter's 3.3% rate.

Economists had forecast GDP would advance at a 3.6% rate in the July-to-September quarter. The economy has now expanded faster than 3% for 10 straight quarters.

In its first snapshot of third-quarter growth, the Commerce Department said it could not separate the economic effects of the twin hurricanes that struck the U.S. Gulf Coast in late August and September, though it said incomes likely suffered a $40-billion blow from lost wages and rents.

Third-quarter GDP growth would have been more robust if the storms had not placed some drag on incomes.

This is the best news hands down ! Its a long shot that the Libs here will even understand why or what this means. but in a nut shell this is something the previous Admin hid very well for the last 4 years of his Admin yet it is the true future and wealth of this Nation and the one and only thing we need to continue for the next generation . As long as the economy keeps growing at this clip Bush can spend all he wants just as long as its not another social program :cursin:

Most here dont understand when you see this happening you can throw away everything you dont like about our current economy . After being down near minus 2% after 9/11 its amazing this Admin can grow this economy so quickly quite frankly based on history this should have taken 8 to 10 years ....thankgod for Reaganomics !!!! :mj14:

 

[djv]

Pal ever here of inflation. Or rising interest rates. One is a tax on us all guess witch one. One can cause that tax to happen. And running a huge deficit can do us in.