Democrats offer fossil fuel tax break

 Washington Examiner:

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The Democratic Party's political warriors are evidently soiling their armor over their most recent round of internal polls. Not only are they abruptly repealing the very mask mandates they recently reimposed on their voters (mandates they insisted until just five minutes ago were scientifically necessary to prevent mankind from perishing), but now they are doing something that would normally cause Democrats to break out in hives: They are offering a massive tax break that benefits the fossil fuel industry.

Sens. Mark Kelly of Arizona and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire (both of whom face reelection and have job disapproval ratings higher than their approval ratings) are now floating the idea of a gas tax holiday. It would begin now and last until they are safely reelected — sorry, until Jan. 1, 2023.

This has to be just about the most transparently desperate gimmick in recent political history. It demonstrates not only that Democrats don't really believe all that global warming claptrap, but also that they have no principles on the issue of taxation and will do anything to avoid losing their powerful positions.

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If they were really serious about lowering the price of fuel, they would stop blocking drilling and pipelines and give the industry an incentive to drill.  They would stop trying to get the banks to block the financing of drilling operations.  Instead, they try a short-term gimmick with a political timetable.  The best way to reduce the price of fuel is to vote against every Democrat on the ballot.

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