April 25, 2008
"Cost"
Hillary Clinton launched a new TV ad in IN today that pushes the gas tax issue. She, too, will suspend the gas tax this summer. (All the candidates are doing it. Seems like the teeny tiniest of band aids to a whopper of an energy crisis.) In the spot, a narrator says Clinton promises to investigate the oil companies "for price gouging and collusion."
Following is a script for "Cost Indiana"
Announcer:
These days, it costs fifty bucks to fill up the tank.
How can Indiana families afford that?
Hillary Clinton knows it's time to act, take some of the windfall profits of big oil to pay to suspend the gas tax this summer, investigate the oil giants for price gouging and collusion.
Make the oil companies invest in new clean energy sources to free us from foreign oil and bring gas prices down to earth.
With gas this expensive, talk is cheap.
It's time for leadership.
Posted at 07:29 PM
Comments
This ad is ridiculous.
Let's cut gas taxes and replace them with a "windfall profits tax"? and she's going to "force energy companies to invest in alternate fuels"? Who is she this week? Hugo Chavez? She's running for president, not God. She has no authority to tell private enterprise how to manage their companies.
More Clinton nonsense.
just me | 04.26.08 08:09 AM
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Doesn't take G-d to pass legislation regulating business...
That said, suspending the gas tax will save us like 10 cents per gallon (some of it will go to the oil companies). That's chump change. Besides, gas is artificially cheap anyway as it has huge externalities not included in its price. This is pure political pandering.
G | 04.26.08 02:33 PM
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I thought Pelosi was going to investigate oil company profits.
What happened>
This is a repeat by Hillary.
Ron | 04.27.08 08:36 AM
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Copy cat Copy cat..this is a BIG RISK FOR HER...SHE IS OWNED BY THE BIG LOBBYISTS FOR OIL, PHARMA, AND MUNTIONS..BUT HER MONEY SOURCES ARE DYING UP ANYWAY --SO-- JUST CALCULATED...IF ELECTED SHE WOULD CHANGE HER POSITION.
Bink1 | 04.27.08 03:48 PM
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Copy cat Copy cat..this is a BIG RISK FOR HER...SHE IS OWNED BY THE BIG LOBBYISTS FOR OIL, PHARMA, AND MUNTIONS..BUT HER MONEY SOURCES ARE DRYING UP ANYWAY --SO-- JUST CALCULATED...IF ELECTED SHE WOULD CHANGE HER POSITION.
Bink1 | 04.27.08 03:48 PM
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Hillary wanting to suspend the gas tax?
The only thing she will suspend is "disbelief".
Her whole campaign is unbelievable, I believe.
hombre | 04.27.08 06:43 PM
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