I covered Obama’s Energy plan here. Inflate your tires and get a tune up, was Barack’s solutions. In my previous post I showed you that at best, the savings of Barack’s plan would be 6% or $.24 on a $4 gallon of gas. Of course with most of newer cars being largely unimpacted by traditional “tune-up” needs and that not all cars have underinflated cars, the 6% at top drops quickly to some number less than that…probably 1/2.
In an attempt to be generous, let’s assume that if we all ran out an implemented Barack’s “Energy Plan for America,” the average savings would be 4%. 4% of $4 gas is $.16/gallon. That’s Barack’s plan, saving $.16/gallon.
While I’m not for it because it doesn’t solve any long term needs, John McCain suggested removing the federal gas tax. Barack Obama dismissed that option in April by saying:
“We’re arguing over a gimmick that would save you half a tank of gas over the course of the entire summer so that everyone in Washington can pat themselves on the back and say they did something,” said Obama.
Ummmmm, the Federal gas tax is $.184/gallon. Barack’s solution is $.16/gallon. According to Obama, McCain’s wasn’t worth considering because it “would save you half a tank of gas over the course of the entire summer.” If McCain’s was a gimmick, what does that make Barack’s solution?
Gimmick or Pander….you decide!
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If memory serves, somewhere around 2/3rds of the vehicles on the road have properly-inflated tires and properly-tuned cars (for the record, I’m in that 2/3rds). Therefore, it’s closer to 8 cents/gallon.
To be a wee bit fair to Obama, that’s an actual reduction in the amount of gas burned, not just a reduction in the price of that gas.
Fair to Obama????? You need your medication adjusted :)
The next suggestion I expect to hear from him is that only “Whitewall” tires need to reduce their fuel consumption!
I’ve already got the Labatt Maximum Ice chilling in the fridge, so some self-medication is imminent :-)
That wouldn’t surprise me in the least if he said that. He is the Human Gaffe Machine. I’m wondering whether he’ll make it to Invesco Field as the nominee.