wrote:
>
> --- In [email protected], anon_couscous_ff <no_reply@>
> wrote:
> >
> > --- In [email protected], "jyouells2000" <jyouells@>
wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In [email protected], MDixon6569@ wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > In a message dated 4/23/06 5:07:29 P.M. Central Daylight
Time,
> > > > noozguru@ 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
> >
> >
> > Its quite low, huh. If congress and the admin had been far
sighted and
> > had some courage 10-20 years ago -- best yet 30 years ago during
the
> > first oil crises, and added an annual cumulative 10-20 cent tax
on gas
> > (all BTUs actually) and plowed the full tax revenues back into
> > aggressive incentives for more far more efficient cars, different
> > types of engines (natural gas, electric, hybrid) as well as
doing far
> > more to jump start solar and wind, etc, demand for gas would
have
> > gone way down, total prices would have fallen (at least relative
to
> > their actual trend), total gas bills would have decreased (50%
use x
> > reduced oil price + tax), arab sponsored terrorism would have
been
> > funded far less, the air would be cleaner, greenhouse gas buildup
> > would be far less, GNP would be growing faster, and the reveneus
we
> > see now going to oil companies oil lease holders would be far
less,
> > defense spending would have been far less (to keep oil lanes
open,
> > oil sponsored terrorists at bay, and the US rep around the world
would
> > have been far more friendly -- for not beefing up oil patrons,
> > invading oil countries,etc.
> >
> Gov't is not that farsighted, it tends toward selfish-interest ...
> capitalism might do it, if the price keeps climbing.
>
> JohnY
> ps. pundits won't do it either...
>
Speaking of record profits by the oil companies, I researched this
recently and found out that it now costs the oil companies about
$1.50 to make, market and sell a gallon of gas. Add the US tax to
that and total equals ~$2.25, total. the rest is pure ,er, gravy...
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