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$10 a barrel [View all] cilla4progress Feb 2016 OP
sounds a lot like what Bernie would do!! Go for it. juxtaposed Feb 2016 #1
If we are ever going to tax oil significantly now is the time to do it. pampango Feb 2016 #2
How about just making the oil companies pay for repairing the damage they do. postulater Feb 2016 #3
Thats more than doubling of the tax Travis_0004 Feb 2016 #4
This is a tax on crude oil, not gasoline. -none Feb 2016 #6
The impact on gasoline will be higher per gallon JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2016 #7
That 12 + 19 gallon statistic is rather slippery, as is all oil industry accounting. hunter Feb 2016 #18
Where does gasoline come from? Travis_0004 Feb 2016 #11
From Heaven Octafish Feb 2016 #12
The crude oil in the barrel -none Feb 2016 #13
Perfect FLPanhandle Feb 2016 #5
Dead on arrival and will give the GOP a club to use on the Democratic nominee Ex Lurker Feb 2016 #8
Oil/gas is a racket. gvstn Feb 2016 #10
taxing wont change the profit Travis_0004 Feb 2016 #17
I may be naive. gvstn Feb 2016 #20
The problem is its a global market Travis_0004 Feb 2016 #21
Personally madokie Feb 2016 #9
Good post bigwillq Feb 2016 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author Amishman Feb 2016 #15
this would be a regressive tax Amishman Feb 2016 #16
I have mixed feelings, Sen. Walter Sobchak Feb 2016 #19
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