I laugh at Americans in the States whining about $4/gallon gas. Try $6.50-$8 in Europe. Why is it so cheap in the States? Government subsidies, of course. You know, that socialist stuff!
@Harolynne, you’re right in a sense, but to put it another way call it 75% annual inflation in the core commodity that makes everything else go. Kinda makes one pull back on spending. In the case of fuel prices, the “govt subsidy” you refer to is kind of inverted – it’s allowing the oil industry to push off all the externalities of pollution on us, not so much a direct subsidy.
One of the problems with this economic recovery is that the stimulus packages were all geared toward the corporations. And those entities took the money, then kept it. They did not hire folks as they promised. The did not invest in new factories. They kept it. Giving to the rich never helps the rest of us. Just as reducing taxes of the rich never helps the nation.
How does the metric system effect the price of gas? Are you saying that if Europe switched to the old English system, the price would go down? That makes no sense.
Re: The cartoon,, My son was a store manager for a clothing chain which was quite successful. The chain went under when they could not get a loan to buy their seasonal stock though the banks had just been bailed out. The banks just kept the money. They killed the Beast and lots of jobs.
They killed the chickens in order to increase egg production. Then wondered why the weasels and skunks that wrote their plan were the only ones left profiting in the hen house.
kirbyrankin almost 13 years ago
What Economic Recovery? How did the Republicans starve the “beast”? There was no beast to begin with…
Bubba_Boo Premium Member almost 13 years ago
$4.00 a gallon gas didn’t help either.
Harolynne Premium Member almost 13 years ago
I laugh at Americans in the States whining about $4/gallon gas. Try $6.50-$8 in Europe. Why is it so cheap in the States? Government subsidies, of course. You know, that socialist stuff!
grapfhics almost 13 years ago
Aren’t elephants afraid of mice?Come to think of it, tiny mice like mammals survive the downfall of the dinosaurs.
meetinthemiddle almost 13 years ago
@Harolynne, you’re right in a sense, but to put it another way call it 75% annual inflation in the core commodity that makes everything else go. Kinda makes one pull back on spending. In the case of fuel prices, the “govt subsidy” you refer to is kind of inverted – it’s allowing the oil industry to push off all the externalities of pollution on us, not so much a direct subsidy.
cdward almost 13 years ago
One of the problems with this economic recovery is that the stimulus packages were all geared toward the corporations. And those entities took the money, then kept it. They did not hire folks as they promised. The did not invest in new factories. They kept it. Giving to the rich never helps the rest of us. Just as reducing taxes of the rich never helps the nation.
CasualBrowser almost 13 years ago
@towerwarlock
How does the metric system effect the price of gas? Are you saying that if Europe switched to the old English system, the price would go down? That makes no sense.
person918 almost 13 years ago
on mythbusters they showed an elephant being slightly startled by and taking care to avoid a mouse…
WarBush almost 13 years ago
LOCKERTOWEL Makes lots of points, no back up. Perhaps the troll (PIMPLE) created another account?
Justice22 almost 13 years ago
Re: The cartoon,, My son was a store manager for a clothing chain which was quite successful. The chain went under when they could not get a loan to buy their seasonal stock though the banks had just been bailed out. The banks just kept the money. They killed the Beast and lots of jobs.
SABRSteve almost 13 years ago
But why won’t the banks lend?
pirate227 almost 13 years ago
The GOP continues to show us how government does not work, when they are in charge anyhow.
Bilword almost 13 years ago
they starved the beast and they are the BEAST
TELawrence almost 13 years ago
The politicians are indeed playing chicken with our economic vitality.
rekam Premium Member almost 13 years ago
The animated avatars bother my poor eyes and I have a tendency to skip the comments to get away from them. Please, people. No more animation!
Dtroutma almost 13 years ago
They killed the chickens in order to increase egg production. Then wondered why the weasels and skunks that wrote their plan were the only ones left profiting in the hen house.