Another steller idea from the Party that refuses to give up their own fossil fueled transportation (The Hill, via Jazz Shaw at Hot Air)
Six House Democrats, led by Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), want to set up a “Reasonable Profits Board†to control gas profits.
The Democrats, worried about higher gas prices, want to set up a board that would apply a “windfall profit tax†as high as 100 percent on the sale of oil and gas, according to their legislation. The bill provides no specific guidance for how the board would determine what constitutes a reasonable profit.
The Gas Price Spike Act, H.R. 3784, would apply a windfall tax on the sale of oil and gas that ranges from 50 percent to 100 percent on all surplus earnings exceeding “a reasonable profit.†It would set up a Reasonable Profits Board made up of three presidential nominees that will serve three-year terms. Unlike other bills setting up advisory boards, the Reasonable Profits Board would not be made up of any nominees from Congress. …
Of course, Democrats fail to grasp the difference between profit and profit margin. Even if they did, they wouldn’t care, because this is simply a way to demonize an industry, who could sue the pants off the Dems if passes, since it violates equal protection under the law beyond anything so far.
Over at Q&O, one of the comments reads
This is great-now we need a “Reasonable Spending Board†to monitor our Congress. We need a “Reasonable Ethics Board†to punish members of Congress who use their office to enrich themselves. A “Reasonable Taxation Board†to prevent the government from taking too much of our money.
How about a reasonable profits board for Hollywood and the actors/actresses?
