re: A Barrel of Laughs

powin — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:04:08 GMT

Not one of the 230 economists opposing the temporary tax break has an answer to the problem of soaring gas prices. The predicates for their arguments are so nebulous that rationalizing their repudiation is pure politicization. Recently, Obama rallied the fear of "thousands of job losses" occurring as a result of the temporary tax break. So, antithetically, employment should remain steady if the price of gas maintains equilibrium. One fervent Obama supporter denounced Senator Clinton and claimed that 300,000 jobs would be lost if the tax holiday passed. Again, one can then argue that gasoline tax preserves jobs; if the price of gasoline declined then the number of jobs in America would also wane. I take a train to work so where does factor in this conundrum?

I found another zealot. Please peruse his fallacies.

Posted By: NEW AMERICA @ 05/06/2008 2:00:12 PM

Comment: Are you willing to take a life to save $0.33, or $0.66 a day.

You who think this "GAS TAX HOLIDAY" is the right way to go, are doing just that.

If three months of tax free gas = a $30.00 savings.

You save about .33 cents a day.

If three months of tax free gas = a $60.00 savings.

You save about .66 cents a day.

At the cost of OVER 300,000 jobs. Is this worth that savings?

At the cost of unsafe roads. Where the pot holes will not be repaired because the funds needed for repair are given to you so you can save money everyday. At the cost of lives when a driver loses control of their car because they hit a pot hole and blew a tire, and runs in front of a school bus causing a school bus full of children to go off a cliff, or roll over and burn. But you get your daily savings.