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Wed Apr-30-08 03:32 PM
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If the gas tax holiday passes, will it change your driving habits? |
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I was thinking about a little road trip this summer, but with the cost of gas what it is, I'm probably not going to do it. If they pass the gas tax holiday, then I might be able to make it happen.
What do you guys think?
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Wed Apr-30-08 03:33 PM
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1. I only drive as much as I have to |
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And I don't think that will change.
Besides, watch the prices rise to the level the tax offset almost immediately.
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Wed Apr-30-08 03:34 PM
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2. No, because it won't make much of a difference at all |
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Let's see, 18 cents per fillup, on an empty tank for me, is about $2.16. One fillup per week for four months, $34.56. Drop in the bucket.
This gas tax holiday is pandering at its finest. It sounds good only because it sounds like "cheaper gas!"
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Wed Apr-30-08 03:34 PM
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And I will keep fighting with my employer to let me telecommute regularly.
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Wed Apr-30-08 03:35 PM
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4. 18 cents a gallon is enough of a savings to make or break your road trip plans? |
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i will save $2.25 a per fill up, that isn't even enough to buy a gallon of gas.
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Wed Apr-30-08 03:38 PM
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6. 4 dollars is my psychological barrier |
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I have this whenever I buy things. There is some kind of line in my mind that if something is $10 or under then I'll buy it without thinking about it too much. If it's more than that, then I'll have to really think about if I really want it or not. If the price of gas is under 4, then I'll consider it. If it's above that, then the trip is kaput.
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Wed Apr-30-08 03:46 PM
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8. gotcha, i feel the same way about certain items. |
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Wed Apr-30-08 06:28 PM
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16. You're making the assumption that oil companies will pass the 18 cents |
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on to the consumer, which is unlikely.
Whether or not there's a gas tax "holiday" has no impact on the likelihood gas will be below $4/gallon.
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Wed Apr-30-08 03:37 PM
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Where's the guarantee that they'll pass the cut on to us?
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Wed Apr-30-08 03:39 PM
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7. no. the 18 or 24 cents that is saved by freezing the gas tax |
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will just be eaten up by the continuous and accelerating rise in prices. We'll not save a dime and our roads will go to hell (what hasn't already) too!
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Wed Apr-30-08 03:47 PM
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9. F*&k no - the oil cos. will immediately raise their prices 18 cents |
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to make up for the gas tax holiday.
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Wed Apr-30-08 03:49 PM
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10. Hell YEAH with that $2.94 I kin get me a coupla tall boys LOOK OUT!!! YeeHAW!!!!! |
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Wed Apr-30-08 03:58 PM
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11. add a buck and you can get yourself a 6 pack of PBR. |
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Wed Apr-30-08 07:35 PM
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18. Sad thing is, it's now cheaper to buy a 6 pack than a gallon of gas. |
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Wed Apr-30-08 04:53 PM
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12. I think people should stop assuming that everyone drives |
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Wed Apr-30-08 05:25 PM
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14. I don't have a car, but I can get one if I need one. |
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Mass transit usually does it for me, but I do like a good road trip.
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Wed Apr-30-08 05:05 PM
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13. No, I drive so little that I usually fill the tank only once a month |
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When I moved to Mpls, I knew that I'd have to drive some, but I chose a neighborhood that had lots of stores and services in walking distance and what passes for good public transit in the Twin Cities.
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Wed Apr-30-08 06:11 PM
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I figured it out. I pretty much go to work and the grocery store and that's it. If I continue driving like this, 12 weeks of tax-free gas would earn me a grand total of--
$19.37.
What a fargin' crock of crap . . . . :mad: :puke:
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Wed Apr-30-08 07:28 PM
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Although I'd have hoped high prices would alter my wife's driving habits.
No luck, so far.
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