the windfall profits tax through congress before she could collect it.

I worry about one of those "well, I thought Gore was going to be president" excuses.

with her windfall tax scheme.  Never in a million years would she really do it.

She already earmarked the windfall profits tax for investment in clean renewable energy and green jobs.  She can't spend it twice.

Moreover, what makes anyone think the price would come down 18.5 cents a gallon?  When did Big Oil become state controlled?  Those guys go with supply and demand and believe me - they'd leverage the opportunity to make more MARGIN on a gallon of gas.  So the end result would be minimal to no relief for consumers, deprivation of the funds to the Federal government somewhere, potential jobs lost, further bolstering oil-producing nations, further endangering the environment.

What a stupid, idiotic idea.

congress that fast.

Why not implement a windfall profits tax ANYWAY and use the money to reduce the deficit or fund alternative energy?

The deficit is the major reason for higher gasoline costs, as the sinking dollar is making imports of all kinds more expensive and the deficit is the reason the dollar is sinking.

Will never happen.

a windfall profits tax PASSED in congress.

Does anyone think that's going to happen anytime soon?

But then, you're either with Hillary or against her, right?

There is no "would".

She could propose liegislation that Congessional leadership alreday said would not stand a chance of being brought up.

So what are we left with? Pandering. Clinton knows windfall profits tx tied to a gas holiday stands no chance of being enacted so she is at best being disengenuous.

Glad to see her getting ripped for being Republican-lite. She deserves it.

don't strip the windfall tax bit from the bill.

The money gained from the windfall tax would fall far short of the total dollars (and jobs) lost by this "holiday" plan. Yet no one is reporting on that.

that the price won't change one tiny bit - because you KNOW the oil companies will just pass that windfall tax right back to us.

It's all the same money, just coming out of a different pocket. But it all comes out of OUR different pockets.

...from the taxes of those workers whose jobs are lost? And the increase in need for social welfare programs like unemployment, Medicaid, and food stamps to take care of them and their families? And the long term effects of poverty on those affected? Who is going to pay for that?

You can't slam one part of legislation that you believe she would pass and then ignore another part of the legislation that you argue she wouldn't.

Hit McCain for all he's worth on this, though. But Clinton is a different argument - neither plan will actually translate to lower prices at the pump anywhere near where they claim. The commodities traders will simply buy enough gas on Memorial day, to drive the price up $.18 and then sell it back on the market on Labor day and take a nice $.18 profit plus whatever hurricane/war/demand premium they're factoring in this year.

Her plan is stupid because it doesn't actually lower the price of gas and it's on that point it should be attacked.

So is she saying then that the windfall profits tax will be 18.4 cents or whatever they raise their prices by? Is there a cap on it? If it were only on the amount they don't pass along to the consumer, they'll probably keep the cost the same and consider it the cost of doing business. If it's only on the price increase, they may lower prices but then the money's lost and the treasurer doesn't get this windfall profits tax. It seems to me this sets up a scenario where A. the consumer sees no difference in prices. B. The oil companies get exactly what they get now and pass on to the government exactly what they do now and C. the only difference is where the money goes -- robbing the highway repair money to pay for alternative fuel developlment. Now there IS a valid argument to be made for that but instead of this hanky-panky, which will have virtually no effect on what the consumer pays (apparently), why not just be honest about what you are doing?

I think Hillary's "plan'" is even worse and more duplicitous than McBush's because she won't come out and say "We spend too much money on highways and should be spending more on alternative energy."

something not made in China.  As a bonus, just think of all the calories you'll burn looking for it.

Show people how little this will save them and how many jobs it will cost.

This gas tax "holiday" is one of the dumbest ideas I've heard in decades.

He needs to put up ads in NC and IN comparing the savings if they actually happened, with the expected job losses in these states.

but they continue to hope their constant parade of lies and Shiny Things™ keeps the public from doing the math. It's worked since at least 1981.