All Economists Despise 'Gas Tax Holiday', What With Its Hilarious Lack Of Logic [Annals Of Gas Tax Holidays]

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All Economists Despise 'Gas Tax Holiday', What With Its Hilarious Lack Of Logic [Annals Of Gas Tax Holidays]
Rover Rover found this 4/30/2008 on wonkette.com [flag]
Many of you may be aware that gas prices are rising about 20 cents a week, causing much despair among Average Americans. John McCain found the perfect anti-solution for this energy Depression, in which the price of crude oil is reaching $120 a barrel, in his hilarious tax plan (the other aspects of which include slashing corporate taxes from 35% to 25%, eliminating the alternative minimum tax ... [link]

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