On Aug 5, 7:25 pm, Larry wrote:
House passed the demo's $16,000,000,000 increase in taxes on oil companies.

How much is that gonna cost us at the gas station and fuel dock? Oil
companies don't pay taxes....CONSUMERS pay all taxes....US!

Sales tax just went up $16B by the back door....(sigh)

Larry
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I gotta make it to Jan 18th, 2008! I'll be 62 and looking for my first
"Lifetime Tax Rebate" check!

assuming 200 million cars, that works out to be about $80 a person,
since I still see people leave their cars running to keep the AC
blasting,
I guess we have a way to go before gas prices affect consumers.
A lousy 16B, make it 16T and then we'll see some conservation!
Tom