Our Politicians at Work

I recently saw an article in a local newspaper written by Jack Conway, the Democrat Attorney General for Kentucky.  In the article, Mr. Conway says he is often asked what he can do about the high gasoline prices in Kentucky and why the prices vary widely across the state.  He spews the typical Democrat dribble:

"I understand the frustration with high gas prices.  I understand how tough it is on hard-working families.  No one wants to choose between filling up the gas tank or putting food on the table or paying a bill. . . . Be assured, protecting Kentucky consumers at the gas pumps is a top priority of mine."

Mr. Conway, do you and your Democrat colleagues worry about the amount of money you are costing those "hard-working" families with your gasoline taxes?  You can check ask.com (http://www.ask.com/wiki/Fuel_taxes_in_the_United_States) for how much the gasoline taxes are in your state.  In Kentucky, the "hard-working" families and the "lazy, sorry" families all pay the same for gasoline and the same gasoline tax of 18.4 cents/gallon to the federal government plus 32.3 cents/gallon to the state.

Of course, there is more tax that this in a gallon of gasoline.  The oil companies pay state and federal tax on their profits.  The oil company employees pay state and federal income taxes on their pay.  The gasoline station owners pay taxes on their profits, and all of their employees pay tax on their wages.  Their are drilling permits to be purchased.  The trucks delivering the fuels pay road taxes and licensing fees and income taxes.

Then we have the federal government stopping pipelines from being built.  They also stop oil well drilling and production in many places to "save the environment."  Of course, their primary means of saving the environment is to use the law of demand.  That says that demand is inversely proportional to price.  For you liberals out there, that means that raising the price of oil will reduce the amount purchased and used.  No, the liberals don't believe that the pipeline will cause some big environmental disaster in and of itself.  It will destroy the environment by reducing the price of gasoline.

So, Mr. Conway, I'm sure you believe that the evil oil companies are hurting the "hard-working" families in your state, but I believe they are being hurt more by the MessAPolitico.  Please quit trying to help us out.  We can't afford any more help.