50 cent a Gallon Gas Tax proposed by Mich. Democrat

(March 20, 2008 ) – Like I was sayin…. you can’t have it both ways.  Democrat Congressman John Dingell wants you to pay MORE at the pump.

With gas prices escalating and the American consumer wondering how to make ends meet, John Dingell, a Mich. Democrat, wants to raise gas taxes by 50 cents a gallon.  The only good news is that he wants to wait until after the 2008 elections to propose the increase.  You see, it is more important to get his party elected that it is to do what he thinks is right.  If he is so sure this is the right thing to do, why is he waiting until after the 2008 elections to push this?

His argument is so full of holes, it is hard to understand why he would propose such a thing.

Here is a link to an article that lays it out.

Firstly, he wants to raise the gas tax as a cure for the “sick” planet.  There is so much information contrary to the global warming hoax, this is almost laughable.  Don’t get me wrong, we need to conserve and find ways to end our oil dependence, but taxing us into oblivion is not the answer.  The fact that the planet has been cooling for the last 10 years doesn’t seem to matter. 

Secondly, he wants to raise taxes to lower the consumption of gas.  The idea being, the more you tax something, the less of it you get.  This runs contrary to the current dem push to raise taxes to fix the economy.  If taxing gas leads to less gas consumption doesn’t taxing corporations and investors lead to less growth and less investment? 

Just remember this November when you go to the polls, you can vote for the party that wants to take more and more of your money away or the party that believes taking less from you leads to a better America.