Obama strong on gas tax holiday
This entry was posted on 4/30/2008 11:35 PM and is filed under Legislation,Gasoline,Energy Policy,Elected representatives.
Senator Obama has the right answer to Senator Clinton's backing of John McCain's summer gas tax holiday proposal - it's ridiculous/asinine.
I have one question for Senators Clinton and McCain -
Right now, is it best for us to use more oil or less?
(Please - someone ask them this question.)
People are smarter than Senators McCain and Clinton give them credit for. Here are two articles on Senator Obama's denunciation of a gas tax holiday and Senator Clinton's support for it.
Salon.com - The gas tax battle continues Excerpts:
Some experts even support an increase in the gas tax, arguing that prices should be going up to help fight global warming and reduce dependency on oil. In a recent interview with Salon, Christopher Knittel, professor of economics at the University of California at Davis, said, "The U.S. is just now starting to get on board with the idea that we need to fight climate change, and this is just reversing that fight.
Obama - "The easiest thing in the world for a politician to do is to tell you what they think you want to hear. But if we're gonna solve our challenges right now, then we've gotta start telling the American people what they need to hear. Tell 'em the truth."
New York Times - Democrats Divided Over Gas Tax Break Excerpt:
Even the Bush Administration is not behind this idea - "the White House spokeswoman, said gasoline prices were 'entirely too high, but I think it would be disingenuous and unfortunate for American consumers for them to be led to believe that there is a short-term fix.'”
Tell them the truth indeed.
