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Wow…price of drugs needs to come down in the US…feel bad for diabetics..
Republicans never miss a chance to kick people who are already suffering.
You mean like Democrats who just passed a bill to increase taxes on oil, coal, and natural gas? Because people just aren’t paying enough for energy?
That’s not what the bill does at all, Dominic. Not even close.
That’s because Dominic has been drinking the kool-aid. He probably believes when Mitch was talking about how these changes would impose tax increases. What Mitch didn’t say was “impose tax increases on Rich Republicans”, hoping to rile the Democrats. Sort of like Donald T. Rump signing the bill which he said would, “Lower your taxes to manageable levels.” However, he left out the part of who “your” was – Rich Republicans.
Pull your head out of the sand. All those tax increase were part of the so called “inflation reduction” bill the Democrats in congress just passed. The Dems and Kristen Sinema also made sure to protect carried interest so the hedge fund boys won’t get a tax increase. You really need to discuss facts, not DNC propaganda points
I know the left side of the room hates facts, but here they are anyway:
$6.5 Billion Natural Gas Tax Which Will Increase Household Energy Bills
The bill imposes a regressive tax on American oil and gas development. The tax will drive up the cost of household energy bills. The Congressional Budget Office estimates the natural gas tax will increase taxes by $6.5 billion.
$12 Billion Crude Oil Tax Which Will Increase Household Costs
With gas averaging more than $4.00 per gallon across the country and only weeks removed from record-high prices, Democrats have included a 16.4 cents-per-barrel tax on crude oil and imported petroleum products that will be passed on to consumers in the form of higher gas prices.
$1.2 Billion Coal Tax Which Will Increase Household Energy Bills
The bill would more than double current excise taxes on coal production. Under the Democrat proposal, the tax rate on coal from subsurface mining would increase from $0.50 per ton to $1.10 per ton while the tax rate on coal from surface mining would increase from $0.25 per ton to $0.55 per ton. This will raise $1.2 billion in taxes that will be passed on to consumers in the form of higher electricity bills.
I’m willing to accept that I’m incorrect but I don’t see these as bad things. Taxation is an anti-inflation strategy through tapping down demand, taxing products that have negative externalities to fund cleaner energy, reduce carbon, scale up cleaner technologies (thereby reducing household costs) and incentivize abandoning energy sources that are harmful is good.
“Regressive tax on oil and gas” is hilarious, that’s a good one. The oil and gas industry aren’t suffering. They are cranking in billions. This isn’t regressive by definition.
Don’t forget that incentives to leave coal and scale up clean energy have, so far, worked pretty well. Costs rose post-COVID, but that’s not unique to energy. Taxation, incentives, investment, and regulation of energy has led coal demand to plummet, while energy costs through the Obama-era stayed relatively flat. Meanwhile, cost per KwH for renewables has dropped dramatically.
Dominic threw out some SCARY numbers. The coal tax doubled!, Coal runs about $35 a ton, so it doubled from about 1.5% to 3%, raising the price of coal by 1.5%.
If you look at tax rates on Gas, it still sounds like to Coal lobbyists are just doing a better job of getting their message across to the RNC and then on to Dominic, cause from my point of view for the cost that are passed on to the rest of the planet, the coal industry is still getting a bargain.
AT –
Taxes on corporations absolutely hurt low income earners.
Taxes are a cost of doing business and will passed on to the consumers
in the form of higher prices.
Something the Dems and their supporters have never comprehended.
Start raising the corporate tax rate and increasing regulations, companies
will look else where for future economic expansions.
Coal is coming back because coal is cheap, abundant, and reliable.
Three coal mines in southern Indiana are reopening because renewables
are not reliable. The utilities must maintain a base load of fossil fuels
to maintain operating capacity.
Renewables can help supplement the baseload at best.
Renewables have come down in price. But they are also heavily subsidized.
That’s why renewables are being built.
Remember, all.
The Republican Party are not your friends. They will not help you. They do not care about you. They care about money and big-cash donors.
Wow, you must be drinking the kool-aid also. BOTH parties care about the money and big cash donors. It’s the spin that fools the gullible constituents!
Neither are good, but only one of those two parties is advocating for actively hurting people and denying services.
The Republicans don’t seem to have a platform anymore, or if they do it is negative partisanship. The official Republican policy seems to be whatever makes the other side look bad, regardless of who it might hurt.
Take a look at Burn Pit Veteran benefits. They were for it. They were against it, and after it made them REALLY look bad, they were for it again.
No official policy, except maybe to “own the libs”.
LOL…..Dems don’t care about cash and big money doners!?!?
That is the funniest thing I’ve heard.
Big Dem donners include –
Hollyweird
Academia
Unions
Billionaire class
Global Corporations
Dan M.
Dems don’t obstruct!?!? That’s hysterical lol….
Lilly keeps the price of insulin high so they have the money to proselytize for abortion and the killing of innocents.
Dom, you’re all over the place…like a pinball bouncing off the rubber guardrails seeking to score additional points but, alas, ending going now the gutter and gaining nothing.