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whopis01 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 10:37 AM Original message |
Gas at $6 per gallon? Get ready. |
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MNDemNY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
1. That will cut down consumption. |
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loudsue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 10:44 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. It will also mean that those millions on minimum wage will starve. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 11:38 AM Response to Reply #3 |
16. The poor will ride bicycles. That will have the added benefit of |
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pokercat999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 02:03 PM Response to Reply #16 |
30. You forget something; some day the Democrats will take |
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whopis01 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 02:48 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. no, you don't need it... our elected officials already added plenty... n/t |
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Phredicles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
2. I'm not sure how credible a source the Heritage Foundation is, |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 10:45 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Also nothing to see here, move along |
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RedEarth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 10:46 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. I agree.... once I saw Heritage Foundation up went a red flag |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
5. If Heritage is against it, I am probably for it |
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trashcanistanista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 10:49 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. It is more than likely |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 11:43 AM Response to Reply #8 |
18. "gas would go up anyway" right but now they've got something out there to frame the discussion |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
7. Look at your source -- |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 11:45 AM Response to Reply #7 |
19. Actually, the column is by a known conservative - Jim Wooten. |
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The_Casual_Observer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
9. HF is griping about taxes, they don't care about what effect |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
10. price gouging by congress? |
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Nickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
11. So we are now taking for granted that the "base" price of a gallon of gas is now 3 dollars? |
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whopis01 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 02:47 PM Response to Reply #11 |
33. that's what this is all about |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
12. This is a wildly optimistic prediction. |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 11:06 AM Response to Original message |
13. so... the Heritage Foundation is blaming the government for high oil prices? |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 11:42 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. Yep. I stopped reading as soon as I saw "Heritage Foundation researchers William W. Beach and..." |
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gravity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
14. They are talking out of their ass |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
15. Wouldn't mind the prices - IF, like in Europe, a huge chunk goes to taxes to fund programs |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
20. Great. So all gas price problems will be the fault of the Democrats |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 11:58 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. What else can you expect from a column called "Thinking Right"? n/t |
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denverbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 11:58 AM Response to Original message |
22. I thought price was determined by supply and demand. |
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whopis01 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 02:46 PM Response to Reply #22 |
32. yeah, your supply of money and big oil's demand for it... n/t |
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WannaJumpMyScooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
23. we have already had more than |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
24. OPINION piece... this is NOT LBN! |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 12:10 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. It is also comes from a column called "Thinking Right" and |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
26. according to Heritage Foundation researchers |
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endarkenment (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
27. Uh - this is not news. nt. |
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HooptieWagon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
28. Considering the source |
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whopis01 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 02:45 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. exactly my thought. n/t |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
29. Just Because the HERITAGE FOUNDATION Says This Would Double Gas Prices, Does Not Make It So! |
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whopis01 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-21-07 04:51 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. Either that or when they double the prices on their own |
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Gravel2008 (130 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-22-07 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
36. Yeah, so? What's wrong with $6 per gallon? |
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