But, when I see this crap being pushed I don’t believe for one second that there is a bunch of heart wrenching meetings happening in Congress trying to figure out ways to help the beer drinking, bowling, church going, bitter bastards out there. I SMELL CORPORATIONS PUSHING FOR IT. I don’t see it as purely a political stunt. It stinks to high heaven. I see companies that rely on transportation needing this cut. I can’t think of anyone else that could benefit more from a 4% decrease in transportation costs. I think Wal-Mart would really love it if they didn’t have high fuel costs. My guess is that the Supermarket Lobbyists would love it too. They can’t afford to raise the price of produce this summer. I would imagine that farmers would love it too. Not farmers like we think of in a cute wittle Melloncamp song, but ADM and the Big BOYS…but that’s just me. I could be wrong….after all, I’m probably the only one that thinks our government has turned into a conduit for corporations to increase their profit margins.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A gas tax holiday proposed by U.S. presidential hopefuls John McCain and Hillary Clinton is viewed as a bad idea by many economists and has drawn unexpected support for Clinton rival Barack Obama, who also is opposed.
This will also be a big win for Obama, because even uneducated fucks in PA can see that saving $2 at the pump doesn’t even get them a pack of Camels.