Eight dollars. That’s about the average price of a gallon of gas in Europe. More than double our current prices. I’ve heard this before and now it feels pertinent to talk about when comparing to our current situation. But it seems like Europeans, for the most part, are fine with what they pay (unlike most [...]
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$8 a Gallon Gas
May 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments
The Gas Tax Repeal
May 1st, 2008 · No Comments
The federal excise tax on gasoline has been the cause for major buzz in all the presidential campaigns recently. John McCain and Hillary Clinton are proposing a temporary lift on the tax (an 18.4 cent one, mind you) for the summer so that a partial burden is lifted off the American people’s shoulders. Seriously? Barack [...]
Lame Democrats
December 19th, 2007 · No Comments
Once again, the Democrats have proved to concede to the Republicans and White House War agenda. A couple weeks back, Bush requested more funding for the War to which Democrats responded in their usual way - only if a deadline was approved for troop withdrawal. But of course, Bush threatened to veto any bill passed [...]
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