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Summer Gas Tax Debate

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Basics: Clinton/McCain support "Tax Holiday" for the 18.4 cents/gallon excise tax on gasoline; Obama doesn't.
Estimated Savings: 30$ per car between Memorial Day and Labor Day
Other Gas Price Solutions: "Cap and Dividend"; Read more

Newspaper Reactions	Internet Reactions
NYTimes: "New way to pander to American voters"; Friedman; Krugman WashingtonPost: Obama's stand "qualifies as political courage"; FactChecker AP: "Fact Check: Obama and the Gas Tax"	The New Republic: "real remedies to rising gas prices go unexplored"; "Obama is 75% There" HuffingtonPost: Nonexistent Support for Tax Holiday from Experts Reason: Clinton/McCain's stance is at odds with Carbon Emission Policy

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From the Campaigns	Truckers Association
Clinton: Watch Indiana Ad Obama: Watch Response Ad; "Isn't to get you through the summer, it’s to get them through an election." RNC: Obama is Distorting the Facts	Call on Washington to Help with Gas Prices Thanks, but No Thanks: Concerned about potential damage to Highway Trust Fund

Advice for Saving at the Pump, This Summer:

Clinton's Ad in Indiana:

Obama's 1st Response Ad in Indiana:

Obama's 2nd Response Ad:

Created by Justin May 1, 2008 at 2:07am. Last updated by Justin May. 3, 2008.

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