Comments on: Indiana and North Carolina Voters Reject Gas Tax Holiday, Open Door to Consideration of Revenue-Neutral Carbon Tax

By: Gyro Davis

Gyro Davis — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:56:37 +0000

I just shake my head at all of this. If you look past his poetic words on his economic plan, you will find a massive spending spree at our expense. In his economic plan, he wants to raise your capital gains tax to over 30%, raise your income tax, raise social security tax, etc. Don’t forget he wants to put a windfall tax on those corporations making a big profit. You must ask yourself this question, will this improve anything? If you want to know, just do some research into our past. It was not too long ago when the capital gains tax was 30%. Everyday people who invest their own after-tax dollars into retirement accounts were being taxed at 30%. Do you think the government should take 30 cents of every dollar you make?
Did you know corporations do not pay taxes? We the people do, we are the ones that pay for their products and services and they have the imbedded taxes in those products and services. If this windfall profits law is passed, the corporations will pass that cost on to us. That means we will pay more. It’s not a new concept, actually it has been like this for decades.
If you’re wondering, no, I’m not being paid by big oil companies to say this. I love it when people try to question Obama and get called racists and black haters.

By: Carbon Tax Center » Time for a Floor on Gas Prices?

Carbon Tax Center » Time for a Floor on Gas Prices? — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:51:33 +0000

[…] and increase the price of gasoline? The gas tax holiday idea was a cheap political stunt that was effectively rejected by the voters in North Carolina and Indiana, and by most […]

By: North East History

North East History — Fri, 09 May 2008 17:26:54 +0000

At least he is telling the truth compared to the rest, with an attitude like that I am sure it will help reduce carbon by a lot.
If the US want to move more towards renewable then it will happen better than anywhere in the world, Im sure that better returns will happen once more money is pumped in.

By: James Handley

James Handley — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:32:59 +0000

   Thankfully, Obama’s refusal to stoop to Clinton and McCain’s pandering seems to have helped him — he’s shown willingness to tell voters at least one "inconvenient truth" and has gained the high ground.
   The truth about fossil fuel prices isn’t just that we shouldn’t revoke the (relatively small) federal gasoline tax (which funds highways).
   We’re paying a tiny fraction of the full costs of fossil fuels if subsidies, pollution-engendered disease, oil spills, oil wars and future costs of climate instability and resulting loss of life, land and food supplies are considered.
   "The Real Cost of Gasoline" by the International Center For Technology Assessment concluded that fuel prices reflect between 1/5 and 1/10 of their costs when these "takings" from others, damage to the environment and harm to future generations are included.   Lethal cyclones (whose cost is immeasurable) like those in SE Asia are just an early taste of climate chaos.
   I hope the door has indeed been opened to a political discussion of a gradually-increasing revenue-neutral carbon tax with dividend, so fossil fuel prices begin to tell more of the truth and our dynamic economy begins the shift towards energy conservation and renewable energy.   British Columbia is leading the way.