I read Jimmy Crackcorn's diary on the potential job loss and revenue loss from the idiotic "Gas Tax Holiday" proposed by Clinton and McCain, and I got mad. Well, madder. I'm originally from Minnesota, where after the tragic bridge collapse you don't casually talk about taking millions away from infrastructure just to pander to a few voters.
So I decided to use Jimmy Crackcorn's excellent Gas Tax Holiday calculator to see exactly how much I would personally save from this proposed idiocy--and donate it directly to Obama's campaign...
Sadly, since I'm a city-dweller with a great mass transit system, I don't save a whole lot--only about 5 bucks. But I still donated it to Obama, to publicly declare my opposition to this idea and moreover, to declare that on this one, Hillary, I am against you. And I support all the economists and elected officials that are calling you out on this idea and the hypocrisy behind it.
It's one thing for the Republican candidate who says he doesn't really understand the economy to propose some shitty idea like this. But it's another thing entirely for Hillary (and many of her supporters--WTF?) to not only support the proposal, which goes against every fundamental principle of Democratic policy (we're unsexy, we care about wonky things like infrastructure, we care about long-term fixes for the economy, not just votes), but to actually threaten Democratic pols up for re-election with this as a potential political issue. YUCK.
Join me in showing that our votes can't be bought for a few lousy bucks this summer. Go to the calculator, figure out your lame savings, and donate it to Obama.