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2007-07-09 Fifth Column

Dingell to propose 50 cent gasoline tax increase

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Posted by 3dc 2007-07-09 15:18|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top

#1 House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman John Dingell (D-Mich.) will propose a new carbon tax that would increase the gasoline tax by 50 cents, the lawmaker said in an interview on C-SPAN's Newsmakers airing Sunday.

In the interview, Dingell acknowledged that voters may not be willing to bear the cost of limiting greenhouse gas emissions, and that he would propose the new tax just to sort of see how people really feel about this.

Here we go. Dirty politicians trying to line their couffers through a ficticious "global warming" lie.

Posted by Helmuth, Speaking for Chusoling1715 2007-07-09 16:26|| 2007-07-09 16:26|| Front Page Top

#2 Here we go. Dirty politicians trying to line their couffers through a ficticious "global warming" lie.

I call for hearings into Congress's outrageous windfall gasoline profits.

Posted by xbalanke 2007-07-09 17:54|| 2007-07-09 17:54|| Front Page Top

#3 D-Mich.
That's good, John. Help put another coupla nails in the US auto industry coffin.
I'm sure your constituents won't mind...

Posted by tu3031 2007-07-09 18:02|| 2007-07-09 18:02|| Front Page Top

#4 You'd think he'd realize that a $20/bbl tariff would make a lot more sense.

Posted by KBK 2007-07-09 18:11|| 2007-07-09 18:11|| Front Page Top

#5 Just what we need--another damned tax. Trying to slow down the economy John? How about stuffing this tax?

Posted by JohnQC 2007-07-09 18:27|| 2007-07-09 18:27|| Front Page Top

#6 And some of us are worried about a donk victory ?
I say the trunks should vote 'present' and let the tax pass. Then remind everyone who brought us the great gas tax increase of 2007.

Posted by wxjames 2007-07-09 18:36|| 2007-07-09 18:36|| Front Page Top

#7 I want free gasoline. And a Cadillac.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-07-09 18:42|| 2007-07-09 18:42|| Front Page Top

#8 It's designed to fail. Dingell represents the auto industry and is proposing this knowing it will be massively shot down. The strategy is by showing massive voter disapproval, smaller incremental carbon taxes also get killed.

Posted by ed 2007-07-09 23:13|| 2007-07-09 23:13|| Front Page Top

#9 Maybe he's looking to retire and just doesn't give a rat's ass any more? Hell, he's been in longer than I've been alive, so he must have a nice pension in place.

Posted by Swamp Blondie 2007-07-09 23:48|| 2007-07-09 23:48|| Front Page Top

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