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Hillary's Indiana Ad Criticizes Obama on Gas Tax | 169 comments (169 topical)

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FIrst of all (5.00 / 1) (#147)
by BernieO on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 06:22:52 AM EST
there is nothing wrong with pushing for something just because it may not pass. That is what is wrong with the Democrats. This is an election season and the gas prices are fueling inflation so there is a chance that the Republicans would go along with this if only to help themselves in the fall. Because Hillary also includes easing the supply crunch through releasing some of our stragegic oil supplies, it may actually work. It should take some of the pressure out of the futures market which is responsible for a lot of drive up of the prices. Since gas prices are behind a lot of the food price increase it should also slow that down.
This is smart policy and politics.

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global warming (none / 0) (#194)
by diogenes on Wed Apr 30, 2008 at 03:15:27 PM EST
I thought global warming was a problem.  Reducing gas prices to increase demand will help this?  Maybe if she supported a permanent suspension of gas taxes to take effect January 21, 2009, this might help a little, but even then if demand goes up due to lower prices it'll be a wash anyway.
Pander bear and triangulation-the Clinton way.

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Hillary's Indiana Ad Criticizes Obama on Gas Tax | 169 comments (169 topical)

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