Comments on: Gas prices: perspective http://www.saysuncle.com/2005/08/23/gas_prices_perspective/ Remember, I do this to entertain me... not you. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:28:54 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Bob D http://www.saysuncle.com/2005/08/23/gas_prices_perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-21322 Bob D Fri, 26 Aug 2005 05:07:48 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2005/08/23/gas_prices_perspective/#comment-21322 Lets see… it all started with energy policy …decided in secret… involving energy companies… then stonewalled by the executive branch… a little meddling in the Mideast.. de facto control of Iraqi oil … but it couldn’t have anything to do with the fact that we have a couple of oil men in the Whitehouse… Nah… that would be too cynical… hmmmm Lets see… it all started with energy policy …decided in secret… involving energy companies… then stonewalled by the executive branch… a little meddling in the Mideast.. de facto control of Iraqi oil … but it couldn’t have anything to do with the fact that we have a couple of oil men in the Whitehouse… Nah… that would be too cynical… hmmmm

]]> By: _Jon http://www.saysuncle.com/2005/08/23/gas_prices_perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-21072 _Jon Wed, 24 Aug 2005 14:38:04 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2005/08/23/gas_prices_perspective/#comment-21072 OMG - Uncle gets a political spammer. That's funny. OMG – Uncle gets a political spammer.
That’s funny.

]]> By: Jeff Moder http://www.saysuncle.com/2005/08/23/gas_prices_perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-20834 Jeff Moder Tue, 23 Aug 2005 13:50:28 +0000 http://www.saysuncle.com/archives/2005/08/23/gas_prices_perspective/#comment-20834 It does hurt a bit at the pump. Which is why, as a candidate for U.S. Senate, I'm calling for a reduction of the gas tax. The gas tax started as 3 cents a gallon to raise money to build the Interstate Highway system (which is essentially complete.) Now it is an 18.4 cent a gallon fund to pay for Congressional pork projects. --JM www.jeffmoder.com It does hurt a bit at the pump. Which is why, as a candidate for U.S. Senate, I’m calling for a reduction of the gas tax.

The gas tax started as 3 cents a gallon to raise money to build the Interstate Highway system (which is essentially complete.) Now it is an 18.4 cent a gallon fund to pay for Congressional pork projects.

–JM
http://www.jeffmoder.com

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