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themaguffin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-29-08 10:36 PM
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One BIG reason why any gas tax holiday is a disaster.



...how more bridges have to collapse? It is disturbing that improving our sad infrastructure is not mentioned during the this election year. However, I realize that it does impact people in the real world like contrived bullshit controversies.

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parasim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-29-08 10:39 PM
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1. The "gas tax holiday" is a pandering, political ploy.
Anybody that does not see right through it is an imbecile.
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themaguffin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-29-08 10:56 PM
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2. a tragic one at that
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MercutioATC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-29-08 11:00 PM
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3. ...and it would save the average person about $3 per week.
Yes, $3.
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parasim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-29-08 11:21 PM
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4. Hell, I can save that much just by buying 3 packs of smokes at a time...
at my local 7-11.
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