Gotagoat

I've owned a small business for almost 30 years and if my gross profit wasn't more than four times that of Exxon, I'd have to close the doors. Remember also that Exxon's profits are taxed. Goattee, what you've got to keep in mind is that whatever cost a company incurs at the hands of the gov't will be passed on to the consumer. When gov't and gov't wannabes start talking about taxing private enterprise, whether individual or corporate, to help "the common citizen" it's just a shell game. Watch this manuever while you're distracted from another manuever. Also remember that gov't produces nothing, nada, zip. No Exxon, no go.

 

Dark_Blue

There are some pretty smart guys here judging by the above replies.

Exxon pays serious taxes, and helps a lot of folks stay retired.

As for me, I have no desire to run as a politician. I have heard too many idiots trying to blame this country's problems on Bush. It does not strike those idiots that gas prices have gone from about 2.50 average to 4.00 since the democrat controlled congress took over? I praise Bush for pulling the off-shore executive ban. Competition with OPEC is the only solution to our current oil crisis. So when is the Democratically controlled congress going to do what is best for the future? Even as polls show 75% of Americans are showing interest in off-shore drilling, Congress still opposes it. I thought Congress was supposed to represent the ideas of the people as a balance of power to the President. Instead the president is reflecting our views, and the Congress is opposing the people. This is just one of the disgusting things going on in American politics, that is doing us a serious disservice.

Rukee

Term limits, limit lobbiests, no special interest monies, no exemptions from currant laws, cap their salaries close to the national average working class family, force them to ballance their budget, then you may start to see a change in the way this country runs.

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Politicians are LOVING all of the oil companies huge profits. The more the oil companies make the more they donate to our legislatures in the way of......."bribes, hush money, pay offs," or to be politically correct ~~~> Campaign Contributions. The dog and pony show some of our "racketeers" are orchestrating is just that. If YOU are not succumbing to the brainwashing of going "green," and not reducing the carbon YOU digest, YOU are the problem, NOT the racketeers, the system, commodities brokers, OPEC or any of the other scoundrels pillaging like the looters they are.

Here is a simple diagram to depict where our Lords of the Manor say the blame actually lies.......

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