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Ryan Eashoo
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Oil prices are ridiculous, I appreciate all the letters on here regarding the gas companies. I suggest people contact the White House ( 202-456-1111) to ask the President to lift the Presidential Moratorium on drilling, and the Capital Hill ( 202-224-3121) to demand the Congress and the Senate to pass the OCS bill ( Outer Continental Shelf). The legislators and the government are not very motivated or incline to do anything to reduce the price of gas. The higher the price, the more tax money they will receive. The large oil companies are not responsible for the current gasoline crises that we are now experiencing. Multiple factors are at work in the market place that dramatically affects the current price of gasoline. Some of the factors include but not limited to the following:
Worldwide demand for petroleum products is at the highest level ever recorded and predictably will increase.
The government of the United States has restricted the building of new refineries for the last 37 years.
The previous 4 Presidential administrations have restricted domestic oil and gas exploration.
All of the above have combined to make us dependent on foreign oil.
We need to pay close attention to the voting record of all of the legislators. They don't remember who voted them into office; we need to remind them that we have the power to vote them out as well. We need to keep the government small. We need to protect the freedom and the opportunities we have in this country. We should not have to feel guilty because we are rewarded for our hard work. Why should everyone be equal when people don't have the same goal and motivation? We were not created equal. Bigger government will turn us into a socialist or communist country. Just look at Cuba, people risk their lives to come to this great country
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Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:18 pm |
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Dave Starr
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Bush just asked congress to allow more drilling and refineries. The Dem's response was "Drop Dead".
When the Dems took control of Congress 2 years ago, Nancy Pelosi said they had a plan to lower gas prices. Since then, gas has gone up $1.75 per gallon. Some plan. |
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Pushing buttons sure can be fun.
When a lion wants to go somewhere, he doesn’t worry about how many hyenas are in the way.
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Thu Jun 19, 2008 7:56 am |
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Demeralda
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And Bush's tax cuts got us what exactly? Screwed on income AND on gas prices. This is the oh wise one from earlier this year. HA!:
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- President Bush, saying he was unaware of predictions of $4-a-gallon gasoline in the coming months, told reporters Thursday that the best way to help Americans fend off high prices is for Congress to make his first-term tax cuts permanent.
"If you're out there wondering... what your life is going to be like, and you're looking at $4 a gallon, that's uncertain," Bush responded to a question posed at a White House news conference. "And when you couple that with the idea that... taxes may be going up in a couple years, that's double uncertainty."
Analysts have said that gasoline could reach $4 a gallon by this spring, due to strong demand and a change in formulation, among other reasons.
When taking the question about the $4 milestone, Bush told the reporter, "That's interesting. I hadn't heard that." |
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Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:28 am |
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Adam Ford
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quote:
Demeralda schreef:
And Bush's tax cuts got us what exactly? Screwed on income AND on gas prices. This is the oh wise one from earlier this year. HA!:
They may have helped delay the start of the recession/depression. |
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Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:18 am |
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twotap
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| Why, how could giving back money to folks who actually earned it help an economy??? |
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"If you like your current healthcare you can keep it, Period"!!
Barack Hussein Obama--- multiple times. |
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Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:40 am |
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strattonsigns
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| Screw it....why not just give all my paycheck to the government and let them decide what little bit I'm allowed to keep? |
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Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:45 am |
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Demeralda
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Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:46 am |
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twotap
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| I didnt earn the tax break I got??? |
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"If you like your current healthcare you can keep it, Period"!!
Barack Hussein Obama--- multiple times. |
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Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:15 am |
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Demeralda
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Thought you were referring to the tax breaks for the top 1%. I didn't figure you for that group  |
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Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:27 am |
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twotap
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See ya learn something new everyday.  |
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"If you like your current healthcare you can keep it, Period"!!
Barack Hussein Obama--- multiple times. |
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Thu Jun 19, 2008 10:45 am |
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Dave Starr
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quote:
Demeralda schreef:
And Bush's tax cuts got us what exactly? Screwed on income AND on gas prices. This is the oh wise one from earlier this year. HA!:
And this relates to the Dems plan to lower prices how? |
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I used to care, but I take a pill for that now.
Pushing buttons sure can be fun.
When a lion wants to go somewhere, he doesn’t worry about how many hyenas are in the way.
Paddle faster, I hear banjos. |
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Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:01 pm |
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twotap
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Dems plan what plan???? Oh wait. there is this.
An energy saving bulb has gone - evacuate the room now!
By MARTIN DELGADO
Last updated at 01:27 06 January 2008
Danger: The new eco-friendly bulbs contain toxic mercury (picture posed by model)
Energy-saving light bulbs are so dangerous that everyone must leave the room for at least 15 minutes if one falls to the floor and breaks, a Government department warned yesterday.
The startling alert came as health experts also warned that toxic mercury inside the bulbs can aggravate a range of problems including migraines and dizziness.
And a leading dermatologist said tens of thousands of people with skin complaints will find it hard to tolerate being near the bulbs as they cause conditions such as eczema to flare up.
The Department for Environment warned shards of glass from broken bulbs should not be vacuumed up but instead swept away by someone wearing rubber gloves to protect them from the bulb's mercury content.
In addition, it said care should be taken not to inhale any dust and the broken pieces should be put in a sealed plastic bag for disposal at a council dump ? not a normal household bin.
None of this advice, however, is printed on the packaging the new-style bulbs are sold in. There are also worries over how the bulbs will be disposed of.
Under new regulations for hazardous waste, councils are obliged to recycle them.
At present, they should be placed in special bins also used for batteries at a council dump. But in future, councils will have to provide a collection service or install special recycling banks for the bulbs.
There are fears that without a proper disposal system, the mercury content could contaminate water supplies.
But disposing of one municipal recycling bin full of bulbs costs about £650 each time, adding to fears of higher council tax bills.
The warnings cast a shadow over Government plans to begin phasing out traditional tungsten lights this month.
Ministers hope that using the more environmentally friendly bulbs will save at least five million tons of carbon dioxide emissions every year.
The bulbs are due to become compulsory in homes in four years. Campaigners are calling for an opt-out so that people with health problems can still use old-style bulbs.
Others are thinking of hoarding the familiar pear-shaped bulbs so that they can keep on using them even after they have disappeared from the shops.
Independent environmental scientist Dr David Spurgeon warned yesterday: "Because these light bulbs contain small amounts of mercury, they could cause a problem if disposed of in a normal bin.
"It is possible that the mercury could be released into the air or from land-fill when they are released into the wider environment. That is a concern, because mercury is a well-known toxic substance."
And dermatologist Dr John Hawk, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that some people already find it difficult to tolerate the fluorescent-strip lighting that is widely used in schools and offices, which works in the same way as the eco-friendly bulbs.
He said: "Fluorescent lights seem to have some sort of ionising characteristic where they affect the air around them.
"This does affect a certain number of people, probably tens of thousands, in Britain, whose ailments flare up just by being close to them.
"Certain forms of eczema ? some of which are very common ? do flare up badly anywhere near fluorescent lights, so these people have to just be around incandescent (old-style) lighting."
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"If you like your current healthcare you can keep it, Period"!!
Barack Hussein Obama--- multiple times. |
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Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:20 pm |
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Adam Ford
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Demeralda schreef:
They didn't f'ing earn it. They raped the taxpayers for it.
BEAR STEARNS.
And it DOES NOT TRICKLE DOWN. That is the biggest fallacy of the 20th century.
http://welcome-to-pottersville.blogspot.com/2007/09/paul-krugman-wheres-my-trickle.html
And don't say Krugman isn't qualified to talk about it.
I don't care if I'm poor, middle, class or rich. Even if it didn't work which there is evident it does the governtment doesn't need to be robbing me every paycheck.
Despite what the liberals say if we ran government right we wouldn't need a personal income tax in America.
I appreciate the government returning some of the money it stole from me but that's not good enough for me. I want it all back! |
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Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:27 pm |
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Dave Starr
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| From each according to his means, to each according to his needs? |
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I used to care, but I take a pill for that now.
Pushing buttons sure can be fun.
When a lion wants to go somewhere, he doesn’t worry about how many hyenas are in the way.
Paddle faster, I hear banjos. |
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Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:40 pm |
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Demeralda
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| I guess this means you all approve of the 15% tax rate that hedge fund managers pay on their $3 billion a year. |
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