Never was. Head's not so great, but hey... You, sir, are correct. It's the states (some) that charge percentages, not fixed rates.
And, no, you'd be wrong that I was accusing Barry of being evil. It's the Feds, the guvment, the entirity of the Federal System in Washington that we now have, that is to blame. As for whether they are evil or not, dunno their hearts. Perhaps...God did say that the heart was deceitful though. Thanks, D, for helping me be more correct. It is appreciated. Mike > Math may not be your strong suit, but you should realize that there is a > difference between 18.4 cents (the actual Federal gas tax per gallon), and > 18.4 per cent (your made up tax rate to show us how evil the president is). > Hope this helps, and doesn't hurt your head too much. > > D McKay > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Mike Copeland > Sent: 26 April, 2011 3:52 PM > To: ProFox Email List > Subject: Re: [OT] Obama's America > > Ya'll do realize that the Federal Guv'ment makes more than the Oil Bad > Companies Evil do? > > It is actually in Barry's best interest to have prices go up, because > with the Fed getting 18.40% on gas and 24.40 on Diesel, every dollar the > price goes up means another ~20 cents per gallon....$15 to the Fed for a > $75 tank of gas. Sweet racket! > > Mike > >> On 4/26/2011 11:17 AM, Nicholas Geti wrote: >>> I sure do get tired of hearing about fat cats. Without the incentive to > get >>> rich who would bother to make the effort. Greed is what drives profits. >>> Greed is what drives initiative to invent new products. Greed pays the >>> bills. I don't see skinny cats paying any income taxes. >>> >>> Who is to decide whether profits are obscene? I own stocks and want to > see >>> double obscene profits. Do you want the government to decide what is >>> obscene? Don't make me laugh. Are you one of the liberals who want to > take >>> everything from the haves and give it to the have nots? >> Making a profit is one thing, but gouging us with $4+/gal gas prices and >> announcing RECORD PROFITS is obscene. Robin Hood, no, but sick of this >> kind of gouging, yes. However, that's what Capitalism is all >> about--profits--and I'm ok with that, but I want choice. Right now, we >> really have no choice other than to not drive (not realistic) or take >> public transportation (which isn't a huge savings either). >> [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
