Democrats Propose Gas Stamps. No, Really.
Infowars.com reveals the startling news that the Democrats are considering adding “gas stamps” to the pre-election last minute pork for votes economic stimulus package. “It’s certainly under consideration,” House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) told The Hill on Thursday afternoon. “It would be like food stamps for those people who need help.” We’re talking $500 for unleaded (not ethanol?) for any documented American (I hope) earning up to $31,200, or a family of four earning up to $63,600. Nancy Pelosi is kinda sorta maybe lining-up behind the idea, in case it gains political traction. “McDermott [(D-Wash.), chairman of the House Income Security and Family Support subcommittee] who introduced the idea before the August recess, said that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) made favorable mention of gas stamps Wednesday during an afternoon caucus meeting on a pending energy bill.” Republicans scoffed. ““We don’t need a top-down government program, we need to unleash the potential of the American people by allowing increased production of American energy,” said Michael Steel, spokesman to House Republican leader John Boehner (Ohio). “This is a classic example of top-down, centralized bureaucracy that Washington represents.” Over to you Barack and John… [thanks to Ms. X for the link]
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Interesting that some of the readers and posters here do not follow thru to understand what's going on. 1) Regardless of your opinion of the source cited originally, several people posted a link to the actual congressman who proposed this idea. Yet posters here continued to attack the source. 2) Someone (AH? I think) suggested that I be told that gas prices keep rising. Well, that's not my experience. Here in California, the price of premium has dropped from around $4.40 to under $4.00 (yesterday $3.89) -SINCE BUSH RESCINDED the presidential order against off-shore drilling. 3) A few posters heep harping on "Republicans lying about getting immediate relief at the pump if we start drilling." I'd like just one of those posters to point to ANY republican or anyone at all who has ever said that. You people are just repeating democrat talking points. NO ONE EXPECTS IMMEDIATE RELIEF just because drilling starts. Now, it is POSSIBLE that oil future prices will drop, it's not assured. Although this SEEMS to be what happened when Bush made his announcement. THe speculators panicked and the price of oil and oil futures dropped. 4) Democrats refuse to allow us to drill for oil in the ocean, offshore where there is LOTS of it. I really dont know WHY. I guess one reason is that they're afraid of environmental damage. Yet, while we sit around in a circle-jerk, THE CUBANS AND RED CHINESE are drilling OUR oil off OUR coast. Do the dems think they will be more responsible environmentally that US firms would?