are in trouble and gas tax hits everybody, basically, you have to get to work, you have to drive, and the national gas average right now, 3.67. could that be going up? i was actually just in hawaii, it was a tough assignment for o reilly factor and i did happen to notice, i think the price per gallon is almost $5 there and we were just talking los angeles it s almost 4.89 in some places and it s absolutely astronomical and hits the people where it hurts the most because they need to get to work and commute and the politicians slap on the extra taxes and no one can do anything about it. it s totally out of control. clayton: you go to new jersey and if you live in philly people pay the toll to drive over the ben franklin bridge, go into new jersey, buy gas, and pay the toll to go back in many ways it s cheaper for them to go to the other state and now you ll have equalling of gas taxes across the countries. jesse: if the states can t do balance the their own
millions of americans to continue, they have to be part of the fiscal cliff deal because it s unlikely that house republicans would allow these to appear freestanding. using these as leverage in terms of negotiation. house republicans could sleep fine knowing the payroll tax cut is not extended and the ui is not extended. they think that s too much spending. which is crazy because they re arguing for the top earners really putting their stake in the ground on top earners and when it comes to working class and poor tax cuts are a bad thing. the payroll tax cut there s a division between democrats about how much you want to raid the social security trust fund. but unemployment insurance, i think absolutely has to be part of the deal from the white house perspective aside from it fitting the democrat ex-ideology, it s also what president obama believes is a stimulus to the economy. yeah. that helps people have disposable income to go to restaurants, buy gas, buy food, to pay thing
no. according to their ceo dan akerson they are now pushing for higher gas prices. the government is thinking about approving up to 6% increase in annual fuel efficiency levels. which means the cost of cars will go up. but akerson has a better idea. he said you know what i d rather have them do? this will make my republican friends puke. as georgia has got to go down here now we ought to slap a 50-cent or dollar tax on a gal listen of gas. i m sorry, dan. the recipient of all the tax dollars. only your republican friends, they re the only ones that buy gas? i ve seen the crappy new electric car. nobody is buying it. i think some of your crappy democratic friends are buying that crappy car, too. a 50-crept gas tax would make everyone puke. a dollar might make me puke my
out. no. according to their ceo dan akerson they are now pushing for higher gas prices. the government is thinking about approving up to 6% increase in annual fuel efficiency levels. which means the cost of cars will go up. but akerson has a better idea. he said you know what i d rather have them do? this will make my republican friends puke. as georgia has got to go down here now we ought to slap a 50-cent or dollar tax on a gal listen of gas. i m sorry, dan. the recipient of all the tax dollars. only your republican friends, they re the only ones that buy gas? i ve seen the crappy new electric car. nobody is buying it. i think some of your crappy democratic friends are buying that crappy car, too. a 50-crept gas tax would make everyone puke. a dollar might make me puke my
they ll pay the other half of the rent, buy gas, food, diapers, lunches for their children so they can go to school fed. thanks again to all of you for your responses. please continue the conversation, facebook.com/carolcnn. it is just a lot of worry out there and a lot of people say why can t they just sit down and come to some sort of agreement? it s heartwrenching. it s ridiculous! a lot of people caught in the political cross fire. well, watching japan s unfolding nuclear crisis on television is one thing, but how would you feel if you had one of those plants in your hometown? well, i guess it s all right so far. got to put one somewhere.