Re: Gas Prices?

From: Royce C Hayes (rc_hayes1@juno.com)
Date: Tue Apr 25 2006 - 16:15:12 PDT


It all started with air conditioning. When it was too cold or too hot
they all went home. Now the only time they go home is when they run for
reelection.

Royce

On Tue, 25 Apr 2006 14:36:18 -0700 "Horrocks, Aaron" <ACHb@pge.com>
writes:
>
> When the Government makes far more money on the sale of a unit of
> petrol
> than the refinery companies do, why would they do ANYTHING to
> change
> that? There's no incentive to other than re-election. Other
> countries,
> particularly European ones are getting reamed on taxes. Fuel is up
> to
> $6.50, even $8.00 or more per gallon. It's in all their best
> interest to
> keep things going the way that it is.
>
> Politicians all get ample salaries, all of which are derived from
> taxes.
> And their offices and business expenses, and so on; are all paid via
> our
> taxes. Always the latest computers and fine leather chairs.
>
> Once upon a time this great country was founded on the sort of men
> that
> were so fed up with a particular tax they dumped tea in the Boston
> harbor! (now we all drink coffee.) Think those guys would ever opt
> to a
> luxurious salary via tax money? Obscene! Yet for some reason it's
> the
> norm today. And since when is being a politician a full-time job?
> Is
> there really THAT much to do?
>
> Anyhow the solution to this and many problems is this: Eliminate
> politician's salaries. They should continue to have real jobs. Once
> their wallets are no longer tied to taxes, stuff like this may
> actually
> get their attention. With the decrease in wasted budget money, it
> would
> help to decrease taxes. Smaller government, less taxation. It's
> worked
> before. The opposite hasn't.
>
>
> Still pumping 91 octane,
>
> Aaron Horrocks
> Airsoft Reenactor's Group, Military History Preservation Society,
> Mopar
> Alley, MVCC, NRA, etc
> 1952 M38A1 + 1952 M100 Trailer!
> 1970 Plymouth
> 1986 G.P. Medium
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]
> On
> Behalf Of Royce C Hayes
> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 5:15 AM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [MV] Gas Prices?
>
> Did you listen to the Sean Hannity Show yesterday?
>
> He said that the oil companies profit per gallon is about .09 cents
> while the Government makes .50 cents in taxes, Seems like the
> Government needs to give us a break.
>
> And besides, we need to cut regulations so that we can drill for our
> own
> oil and build new refineries. We haven't built a new refinery in
> 28
> years and even running a max capacity, we can not refine enough oil
> to
> meet the demand.
>
> Royce
>
> On Mon, 24 Apr 2006 21:59:55 -0500 Patrick Jankowiak
> <recycler@swbell.net> writes:
> <SNIP>
> > we pay $3 for gas and the oil companies made record profits. go
> > figure. On the ligher side, diesel for the MV is cheaper than gas
>
> > again.
> > sick...
> >
> > PJ
> >
> >
> >
> > Jess Minton wrote:
> >
>
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