Gas Tax Blues

And in case you missed it, verrrrrry quietly MP's expense allowance went up 10% this week - to compensate for rising fuel costs. At the same time, as the populace screams for some kind of relief from high gas prices, the government says that its just impossible for them to cut the gas tax - yep, even the 1.5 cent per litre "deficit reduction" tax (um, what deficit?). Nor apparently, can they do something about the GST on gas - the "tax on tax" portion. Cutting those taxes to relieve the burden is just impossible...impossible we say!

Oh, thats rich. Can you all say "double standard"? We can't let those poor politicians suffer under the burden of high gas prices, can we? But you, the general public - just stop whining! And don't look at us - its all because of those big, bad oil companies. Why, if we cut gas taxes by even 1 cent, they would just absorb it themselves, wouldn't they. Thats why we are not even going to try...