Friday, May 2, 2008

If He's an Elitist.........

is it okay to say she's a moron?

It may be a little harsh, but this doesn't help.

Clinton and her drankin' buddy, John McCain, both want to have a "Gas Tax Holiday". Hooray!

Lets see, gas in Charlotte right now is 3.60 a gallon. The federal gas tax is 18.4 cents. So gas would only cost 3.42 a gallon! So if it takes 20 gallons to fill your tank, it would be 72 dollars with the gas tax in place and 68.40 without the gas tax. FANTASTIC!!!!!

Oh, and the government would lose 10 billion dollars. 10 billion dollars dedicated to infrastructure projects. But just remember, when that bridge collapses and you plunge to your death, at least you saved four dollars when you filled up your gas tank. You'll probably be fine though, because, as of 2003, 27.1% of the nation's bridges (160,570) were structurally deficient or functionally obsolete, which really isn't that bad. Who cares about "structurally deficient" or "functionally obsolete" bridges? With four dollars, you can buy a pizza like substance from Dominos.

But wait, people are saving money. Isn't any bit of extra cash a benefit to hard pressed Americans? Um, yeah, but lowering the gas tax won't lower gas prices.

Why? Here's a quick lesson in economics. Price is effected by supply and demand. High price = low demand, low price = high demand, low supply = high price, high supply = low price. So by cutting the gas tax, demand will rise, lowering supply and increasing prices. Does anyone else think this? Only these guys.

Don't click the link, Clinton supporters. The people quoted in the article are all Economists which is pretty close to Elitists. And really, what would they know? Its not like their job is to study these things. What? It is? Oh. Maybe politicians shouldn't pander, bankrupting the country to score a few votes.

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