>
>
> In a message dated 4/23/06 5:07:29 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> I would like to see a windfall profits tax on the oil companies. I
> don't mind the price of gas going up if it is from taxes to improve
> roadways, bridges and make mass transit more ubiquitous. And those
> taxes should not be golden goose for gouging contractors either and
they
> should ONLY be used for transportation projects. The scariest
thing is
> to see some mindless woman aiming her Ford Expedition or Lincoln
> Navigator while blathering on her cellphone. I think we should make
> thought vehicles require truck licensing and take away the tax
break on
> them.
>
>
>
> Don't you think we have enough tax on gasoline? The government
makes more
> off a gallon of gas than the oil companies do and they have no
investment. The
> last I heard the government makes about 50 cents a gallon and the
petroleum
> companies 7 to 8 cents. Actually I would rather hear the oil
companies side of
> the story as to why prices are up instead of the usual accusations
that they
> are gouging without any proof. Surely the truth lies somewhere in
the middle.
>
About a month ago I heard that total tax on a gallon was $0.67. Ouch
Lots of money....
JohnY
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