[quote]pookie wrote:
Headhunter wrote:
I did an experiment: First, I said ‘I’m from Texas.’ Then, I said ‘I’m from New Jersey.’ The first one made me feel proud and upright. The second made me feel like a pussy and like I lived out of a garbage can. Texas wins, hands down.
Have you tried “Je parle fran?ais et je viens du Qu?bec?”[/quote]
Je pense que non
[quote]Donut62 wrote:
deadlifter405 wrote:
HH’s intent of his post is a good point.
The government is making more profit per gallon of gas than those evil big oil companies are.
Yet, we see the oil company executives being hauled in front of congress to justify their record setting profits.
Why shouldn’t our government be held accountable too?
If by profit, you mean having paved roads to drive on, you are correct. The federal gas tax is nearly 100% allocated to Highway and Mass Transit accounts. Considering the vital importance of the national highway system for our economic and national defense needs, and considering the fact that the highway system was planned in the late 1950’s when traffic was exponentially less, I consider it one of the most important and sensible taxes.
There’s a lot more wasteful spending going on that should be tackled before cutting short funding for transportation (yes, the highway bill was a piece of shit, not for it’s cost but because of how the money was allocated).[/quote]
Good point
[quote]Headhunter wrote:
Suppose that your state has an 8% sales tax. When gas was $1.50, you’d pay 12 cents in sales tax. At $3, you’re paying 24 cents. Your taxes got DOUBLED! Why can’t the states roll back the sales tax? They don’t, because they’ve got a convenient scapegoat. Guess who?
Add up all the taxes buried in the price of gasoline, and I think we’ll find the REAL culprit in this gouging.
HH[/quote]
R U serious? While big oil runs up record breaking profits you want to blame corresponding taxes as a scapegoat for your faith in corporations. Jeezsh!
[quote]Zeppelin795 wrote:
Headhunter wrote:
Suppose that your state has an 8% sales tax. When gas was $1.50, you’d pay 12 cents in sales tax. At $3, you’re paying 24 cents. Your taxes got DOUBLED! Why can’t the states roll back the sales tax? They don’t, because they’ve got a convenient scapegoat. Guess who?
Add up all the taxes buried in the price of gasoline, and I think we’ll find the REAL culprit in this gouging.
HH
R U serious? While big oil runs up record breaking profits you want to blame corresponding taxes as a scapegoat for your faith in corporations. Jeezsh![/quote]
R U serious? While big government taxes the shit out of you, you want to blame corporate profits as your scapegoat for your faith in government.
Jeezsh!
[quote]orion wrote:
pookie wrote:
Headhunter wrote:
I did an experiment: First, I said ‘I’m from Texas.’ Then, I said ‘I’m from New Jersey.’ The first one made me feel proud and upright. The second made me feel like a pussy and like I lived out of a garbage can. Texas wins, hands down.
Have you tried “Je parle fran?ais et je viens du Qu?bec?”
Je pense que non[/quote]
Celine Dion comes from Quebec. 'nuff said.
[quote]pookie wrote:
Headhunter wrote:
I did an experiment: First, I said ‘I’m from Texas.’ Then, I said ‘I’m from New Jersey.’ The first one made me feel proud and upright. The second made me feel like a pussy and like I lived out of a garbage can. Texas wins, hands down.
Have you tried “Je parle fran?ais et je viens du Qu?bec?”[/quote]
I’m pretty sure you would get your ass kicked for saying stuff like that down here - unless you’re in Austin when you asy it.