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panAmerican (864 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 03:26 PM Original message |
GAS TAX HOLIDAY - Hillary makes a good point |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
1. Yah, that's stupid. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
2. This is why she should be against global warming. |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
3. The problem is that Hillary needs reputable economists to say it's a good idea |
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Happyhippychick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
4. We aren't in a recession. You need two quarters of negative GDP growth by the strict definition. |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
5. Uh huh. Much smarter to consult with truckers and soccer moms. |
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Lucky 13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
6. I almost lump this in with the Bush's war on science. |
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panAmerican (864 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 03:35 PM Response to Reply #6 |
18. That is my point! Unfortunately , those people will equate 2 disparate things |
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Lucky 13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 06:06 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. It's true. It's faulty logic and she knows it. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
7. I don't agree with the gas tax holiday, BUT, if it points out it's VERY regressive, that's okay. nt |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
8. Actually, many economists have said that we are effectively in a |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 03:32 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Exactly |
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MattP (525 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
9. I think we are. |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
10. I know this doesn't mean much politically (even if it should), but stimulating demand for gasoline |
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DMorgan (363 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
11. Take a good long cold shower, that should bring you back. |
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sfam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
12. I don't like to cast my lot with dentists, but I still go to get my cavities removed... |
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Exilednight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
13. Recssions are a funny thing, and technically we haven't hit the threshold ........ |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
15. Do you even know what "recession" means? |
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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
16. so you want to criticize economists for dispassionately following the facts? |
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Sequoia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
17. Guess what, no one is going anywhere for vacation. |
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panAmerican (864 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 03:40 PM Response to Original message |
19. Yes, I know technical definition of recession - I work in the industry |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
20. Just to be consistent here, if we are holding to economists' strict definition of "recession", |
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panAmerican (864 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-05-08 10:28 PM Response to Original message |
22. On Hardball tonight, Harold Ford and a State Senator supportging Clinton confirmed what I said |
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