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Monday, May 15, 2006

Gas Holiday

Good news. There is a bill in the Senate to send us all a $100. It's a relief check for all the high prices were paying at the pumps. Whahoo. I was going to be homeless but now I've got enough money for 2.1 tanks of gas (gas is cheap here). Of course I'm sure the bureaucracy involved will cost $25 per check but hey. Oh, and SURPRISE! In the bill there is a portion of the bill that would allow drilling in AANWR, but I'm sure that's an oversight. Another potion of the bill will suspend federal gas taxes for 60 days. Which is cool. But why not say, Forever? If it's not so critical that we can go without for 60 days then, do we need it at all? Or how about a permanent 1/6 cut in the tax (60/365 is roughly 1/6)? Yeah! 3 cents/gallon (18 cents/gallon x 1/6)! What a budget breaker. Now I can afford a stamp every time I get gas! One might say that this is an attempt to bribe the US citizens into allowing drilling in national refuges. But I say look on the bright side. Perhaps this is a new trend. Perhaps from now on when the government tries to hose us at least they will send us $100 and a stamp first. Read more about this at http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/gascheck27.html Of course I'm way behind the ball on mentioning this but I don't have TV so sue me.

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# posted by Max : 5/15/2006 06:48:00 PM  
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