tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739498627453680997.post2416952703662505796..comments2023-07-16T03:34:59.018-06:00Comments on Revising the Dream: Politics SchmoliticsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739498627453680997.post-4289170142518474912008-05-04T13:52:00.000-06:002008-05-04T13:52:00.000-06:00Oh, and...I wasn't sure if you were joking or not,...Oh, and...I wasn't sure if you were joking or not, Bill (cuz you're normally a very serious-all-the-time guy :-)), but just in case you weren't, I wanted to make it clear that I've never supported tax reductions. I like warranted tax credits (like the adoption credit), but I've never advocated for tax cuts.Chrystiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118618150849382066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739498627453680997.post-45309402254163445522008-05-04T13:47:00.000-06:002008-05-04T13:47:00.000-06:00You make an absolutely fantastic and valid point, ...You make an absolutely fantastic and valid point, Melodie (I'm assuming it was Melodie who just commented, since Bill did earlier!). It does my heart good to know that you use the space in your SUV. Several times this year, we could have used a larger vehicle for hauling around our youth kids. But, instead of buying an SUV, we have actually rented vans (which are usually more fuel efficient and seat more passengers than SUVs) for the evening at minimal to no cost. It's worked out great. In Texas, on the rare occasions we needed a truck to haul larger items, we would rent one from the Home Depot for $20. Renting has been a really great option, as it is most certainly more fuel and cost efficient for our little family, as we only need our compact car 90% of the time. ;-)Chrystiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118618150849382066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739498627453680997.post-71951350542653063152008-05-04T12:07:00.000-06:002008-05-04T12:07:00.000-06:00Some great things we have been able to do because ...Some great things we have been able to do because of our SUV...<BR/>Take youth on misson trips to Mississippi, Drive our SUV full of luggage and donation items and pulling a trailor full of stuff to Atlanta so that a group of about 20people could fly to the Bahamas for a mission trip, Take tons of our youth on different outings because they don't drive yet or their parents won't take them, help numerous friends move, help strangers move, fill it with all kinds of things our friends, family and neighbors have dontaed to us for our adoption yardsale... the list goes on and on.Bill and Melodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178648710400548750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739498627453680997.post-72770838020885166842008-05-02T15:44:00.000-06:002008-05-02T15:44:00.000-06:00Oh crap. Double post. And now I deleted it and now...Oh crap. Double post. And now I deleted it and now it looks like I said something unbelievably rude and/or totally incendiary and then thought better.<BR/><BR/>Talk about putting your hand to the plow and looking back.peitricia maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078280120045810787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739498627453680997.post-66781844588006155342008-05-02T15:42:00.001-06:002008-05-02T15:42:00.001-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.peitricia maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078280120045810787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739498627453680997.post-65804947562127215212008-05-02T15:42:00.000-06:002008-05-02T15:42:00.000-06:00There are at least three families at my kids' scho...There are at least three families at my kids' school who drive Hummers. One of them always has dealer plates, so not only do they drive one, one of the parents actually sells them. Which suggests the market in this town is larger than three people.<BR/><BR/>Because this is Minneapolis, of course. One never knows when one will require a Hummer in order to...what purpose *do* they serve, anyway?peitricia maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078280120045810787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739498627453680997.post-45292751621767896622008-05-02T07:10:00.000-06:002008-05-02T07:10:00.000-06:00I am in complete agreement with your disapproval o...I am in complete agreement with your disapproval of SUVs. Now let's hold an intervention for Jack and Sal - they have been unable to drive anything but giant gas guzzlers since they became empty nesters. Strange. The kids move out and what do you need? A giant vehicle that you cannot possibly use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4739498627453680997.post-71119861132612597952008-05-01T16:09:00.000-06:002008-05-01T16:09:00.000-06:00I just deleted your blog from my google reader.no,...I just deleted your blog from my google reader.<BR/><BR/><BR/>no, but seriously... how can you be in favor of tax reductions and whole sale social services??? that's so un-socialist of you. What are governments supposed to do? Print Money from thin air?! hmmmm, come to think of it, the US is becoming pretty adept at that.<BR/><BR/>well I guess I will chug home in my gas guzzling truck, which I kept for 10 years in order to increase gas prices (opec and saudi kings have nothing to do with that by the way) and push the world to the brink of a global warming holocaust. Hope Al Gore is stocked up on his sun screen!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com