# The uselessness of a Gas Tax Holiday **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 1, 2008, 8:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-uselessness-of-a-gas-tax-holiday/47736 "2008-05-01T08:43:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JoesTypeS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joestypes/32/7190_2.png) [@JoesTypeS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JoesTypeS)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 8:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-uselessness-of-a-gas-tax-holiday/47736/1 "2008-05-01T08:43:01Z")
Not only would we be cutting thousands of jobs by removing funds from the Highway Fund, but no one would really save that much. Don’t believe me? Here’s a handy calculator: [http://www.jabberwonk.com/flinker.cfm?cliid=13lkzo](http://www.jabberwonk.com/flinker.cfm?cliid=13lkzo) Between 5/26 and 9/1 you will drive 3750 miles. At 18 miles per gallon, you will burn 208.3 gallons of Gasoline. Your Total Tax Relief would be $38.33 NOW, in fairness it would make a pretty significant impact on trucking. Although how much that impact would really benefit the overall US economy I don’t know since it’s literally robbing peter to pay paul ---
**Author:** ![MidgeX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@MidgeX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MidgeX)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-uselessness-of-a-gas-tax-holiday/47736/2 "2008-05-01T08:44:53Z")
> [@JoesTypeS"](#): > > Not only would we be cutting thousands of jobs by removing funds from the Highway Fund, but no one would really save that much. > > Don’t believe me? Here’s a handy calculator: > > [Registrant WHOIS contact information verification | Namecheap.com](http://www.jabberwonk.com/flinker.cfm?cliid=13lkzo) > > Between 5/26 and 9/1 you will drive 3750 miles. At 18 miles per gallon, you will burn 208.3 gallons of Gasoline. > > Your Total Tax Relief would be $38.33 good reporting joe, not worth it ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 8:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-uselessness-of-a-gas-tax-holiday/47736/3 "2008-05-01T08:47:46Z")
If the tax is removed the price will go up anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 8:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-uselessness-of-a-gas-tax-holiday/47736/4 "2008-05-01T08:49:16Z")
> [@AWDrifter](#): > > If the tax is removed the price will go up anyway. BING… that # has to come from somewhere… if they dont get us on the gas tax, they will get us on income/property taxes… and if they didnt, and “borrowed” more $ to support it… then the dollar would tank again… ---
**Author:** ![93dx\_hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90ced4/32.png) [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 8:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-uselessness-of-a-gas-tax-holiday/47736/5 "2008-05-01T08:49:40Z")
Between 5/26 and 9/1 you will drive 4500 miles. At 23 miles per gallon, you will burn 195.7 gallons of Gasoline. Your Total Tax Relief would be $36.01 Sweet, this tax relief will buy a round of drinks :bloated: ---
**Author:** ![Bigairskier1580](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bigairskier1580/32/7612_2.png) [@Bigairskier1580](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bigairskier1580)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 8:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-uselessness-of-a-gas-tax-holiday/47736/6 "2008-05-01T08:50:09Z")
Not to mention without cutting spending they will just raise something else to cover the defecit. Too bad the simpletons are too bloody ignorant to notice this and it will go through because noone will want to be the one responsible for keeping it in place. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-uselessness-of-a-gas-tax-holiday/47736/7 "2008-05-01T08:54:58Z")
Gotta agree with Joe here, there just isn’t enough benefit. Honestly though, I don’t think it will happen anyway. Especially with the market showing signs it’s going to correct oil prices on it’s own. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 8:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-uselessness-of-a-gas-tax-holiday/47736/8 "2008-05-01T08:57:02Z")
Wasn’t this McCain’s idea to begin with? Isn’t he the guy who admited, “I am an economic retard?” Ok, I am para-phrasing a bit.😛 ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 8:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-uselessness-of-a-gas-tax-holiday/47736/9 "2008-05-01T08:59:30Z")
yeah, this is purely pandering to the average stupid American for votes. You know whoever pulled it off would hit the stump with the “I lowered your gas prices 20 cents a gallon, vote for me” speech an hour later. Positives: $30-40 savings Cheaper trucking costs that will likely not be passed on to the consumer Negatives: Shortage in highway fund Encourages increase in quantity of oil demanded More borrowings and government debt Temporary cut- when re-instituted, prices spike again ---
**Author:** ![JoesTypeS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joestypes/32/7190_2.png) [@JoesTypeS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JoesTypeS)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 8:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-uselessness-of-a-gas-tax-holiday/47736/10 "2008-05-01T08:59:33Z")
McCain was the first of the three to propose it, Clinton immediately echoed it. Obama said the truth that it’s a gimmick and not anything close to a real solution ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 9:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-uselessness-of-a-gas-tax-holiday/47736/11 "2008-05-01T09:02:43Z")
The problem is these kind of proposals are directed at the majority of americans who are FUCKING MORONS. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 9:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-uselessness-of-a-gas-tax-holiday/47736/12 "2008-05-01T09:04:51Z")
> [@walter](#): > > The problem is these kind of proposals are directed at the majority of americans who are FUCKING MORONS. That’s because only less than 10%(Ron Paul supporters) have a grasp on simple FUCKING addition and subtraction.😃 ---
**Author:** ![Nikuk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nikuk/32/7254_2.png) [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 9:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-uselessness-of-a-gas-tax-holiday/47736/13 "2008-05-01T09:04:56Z")
> [@walter](#): > > The problem is these kind of proposals are directed at the majority of americans who are FUCKING MORONS. :word: x11tybillion We did the math on this a few weeks ago JoeS. ---
**Author:** ![Eazy716](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eazy716/32/7443_2.png) [@Eazy716](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Eazy716)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-uselessness-of-a-gas-tax-holiday/47736/14 "2008-05-01T09:07:36Z")
> [@AWDrifter](#): > > That’s because only less than 10%( **Ron Paul supporters** ) have a grasp on simple FUCKING addition and subtraction.😃 :tup: ---
**Author:** ![Jagermeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jagermeister](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jagermeister)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 9:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-uselessness-of-a-gas-tax-holiday/47736/15 "2008-05-01T09:13:51Z")
Between 5/26 and 9/1 you will drive 1500 miles. At 19 miles per gallon, you will burn 78.9 gallons of Gasoline. Your Total Tax Relief would be $14.52 I WANT MY $14.52!!! 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-uselessness-of-a-gas-tax-holiday/47736/16 "2008-05-01T09:26:13Z")
i’ve hated this idea from the start. Fucking ridiculous. The shitty part is, some stupid people are going to see this, and love it thinking it’s the best thing ever. Those tax dollars have to come from somewhere… ---
**Author:** ![DeusExMachina](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deusexmachina/32/5036_2.png) [@DeusExMachina](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DeusExMachina)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-uselessness-of-a-gas-tax-holiday/47736/17 "2008-05-01T09:29:06Z")
Yup, and that is why I’m voting for Obama. I’ll take someone that tells the truth for president, please. ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-uselessness-of-a-gas-tax-holiday/47736/18 "2008-05-01T09:46:06Z")
Between 5/26 and 9/1 you will drive 27000 miles. At 38 miles per gallon, you will burn 710.5 gallons of Gasoline. Your Total Tax Relief would be $130.73 ---
**Author:** ![SVT3945](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/svt3945/32/7409_2.png) [@SVT3945](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SVT3945)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-uselessness-of-a-gas-tax-holiday/47736/19 "2008-05-01T09:46:37Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > Gotta agree with Joe here, there just isn’t enough benefit. > > Honestly though, I don’t think it will happen anyway. Especially with the market showing signs it’s going to correct oil prices on it’s own. sure its going to benefit someone, it is an election year after all!! ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2008, 9:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-uselessness-of-a-gas-tax-holiday/47736/20 "2008-05-01T09:47:19Z")
Between 5/26 and 9/1 you will drive 15300 miles. At 38 miles per gallon, you will burn 402.6 gallons of Gasoline. Your Total Tax Relief would be $74.08 ehh 170 round trip a day [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-uselessness-of-a-gas-tax-holiday/47736.md?page=2)