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Old 11-09-2011, 10:52 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Ryland View Post
I would like to see gasoline prices as high as they need to be so that my tax dollars are not used in any way and so that no tax brakes are given and from what I remember that would bring the price up to $8 to $10 per gallon, but I'm sure someone else has exact figures.
Okay, I can see that this thread is going to rapidly descend into a political descussion. Nonetheless, I'll put in my $0.02 worth.

Before we get too excited about all those "tax breaks" that the evil oil companies are getting so they can make huge gobs of profits, consider profit the oil companies make vs. the tax revenue collected:

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