does everyone beleive the huge tax break the huge oil companies got and we are still paying high at the pump?
610032
you must remember that developing nations like china and india are consuming more and more oil, just like the united states\n\nprices will keep going up..
663380
no way those people have alot more money than we think form all the oil people are buying from them
270497
we were lied to.\n\nWhat is the price of gasoline today?  Who is making record profits from these prices?(not me)\n\nSeems pretty silly to have investigated Clinton's Whitewater losses when you look at Haliburton's gains.....
687290
Never, they donate too much money to the campaigns of politicians and in outright bribes... they send them on (quite literally) million dollar vacations that no politician would ever give up, and pay millions to campaign "donations" and millions more to lobbyists.\n\nPeople are soo funny, buying into the propoganda of the oil companies... exxon makes 8 cents on the dollar at the point of shipping, gas companies have more than doubled their profits in the past 3 years... they make billions on refining, shipping, and selling the gas... that 8 cents is rhetoric and doesn't include a majority of the companies profits, only what they make from transporting crude from the mid east and south america to north america...\n\nAlso, the oil companies DIRECTLY control the price of refined gasoline... Do you know what the price of gas is in Venezuela right now?  Two weeks ago it was TWENTY AMERICAN CENTS per gallon... The cost of crude is ABSOLUTELY NOT UP THREE TIMES its cost in 2001, when gas was just over $1 a gallon... it's [crude] up less than double (a lot less than double) and yet the cost of gasoline is up about triple... how can anyone suggest that the oil giants aren't controlling the prices?  Federal taxes aren't up, nor are most state's taxes on oil/gas...
628826
I think obviously millions of people are,but if we dont pay this way then we would end up paying around 30% income tax.\nwhich would you prefer?
397625
In general gas prices are high due to the federal and state taxes piled on each gallon (24% last check).  We would be led to believe the technology does not exist to make other sources viable.  This is probably untrue, but the gas companies may have it all tied up.  The answer is we must push aside the environmental wackos and drill for our OWN oil.  There are thousands of years worth of supply in many parts to the US.  Canada does not buy foreign oil, in fact we buy some of ours from them.  All we need to do is start DRILLING.
384404
Definitely huge profits by big oil are the main reason for high gas prices no matter what lies big oil tells us to the contrary
680409
Yes, I am.  But there's not much we can do about it.\n\nEveryone says boycotts won't work.  I'd like to think they would, but they won't.  Here's why:  Everyone boycott's Exxon.  Everyone else pumps more oil to meet demand.  Eventually, they won't be able to keep up, and gas will run out of stations before the next delivery arrives.\n\nEventually, everyone will have to go back to Exxon-providing station for gasoline.  Since everyone will be coming there, Exxon & the gas station will spike their prices, and everyone will be paying throught the 'you-know-what' for gasoline.\n\nYou may think that I'd take a long time, but a one month boycott could trigger these problems, considering the amount of oil the U.S. goes through daily.\n\nExxonMobil's $8.4 Billion is the HIGHEST EVER posted quarterly gain for an oil company, I believe.
611877
When ppl need something the complanies charge mega bucks! lol Oil we need it, and look at the prices.
623738
This tax cut is a catch 22. You have to set in a $300,000.00 plus income bracket for this tax cut to do any aid. The tax cut is to save the failing stock market with all of the forced inflation, the higher numbers wont support themselves. The higher stock figures are just inflated to the max, and aren't real. The tax is a capital gains and dividends tax cut, that if your under $300,000.00 and you take the tax break, the tax break it throws you into a backdoor tax called the AMT tax. People wont know this until next year when they file their taxes. This whole thing is another Bush lie, and he is misleading to keep votes again. So as always the tax cut is for the rich, you know like Walmart, and Exxon Mobil of Texas. The whole thing is ridiculous, and that is what Americas forced inflation is all about. We are paying the riches taxes again.
1129497
Yes, i agree. They did it for greed and oil. Haliburton makes billions a day because we went in. And They are buddied up with the Bush administration. It is sad how much power the big corporations have over our government.
380150
As much as we ALLOW it to be. That's right, the price IS controlled by the citizens of this country and the amount of abuse they tolerate before standing up and fighting for what is right. Is it right that we as tax paying citizens must work as hard as we do just to buy more fuel to take us to work so that we can pay more taxes and buy more fuel? Enough is enough. The oil companies made BILLIONS in profits last year. How much did you make?
781385
You expected otherwise?  The drop in prices was a ploy by the oil companies to help get Repubs elected.  Now that the election is over and the prices are going back up, look for them to hit $3 a gallon by Christmas.  Merry Christmas from the big oil companies.  And besides that, they need to make more money.
1164994
Not to get political but Clinton allowed the 5 major oil companies to buy the smaller out (monopoly  is not allowed in US). With that power they can charge what they want because there is plenty of money to go around. If you look at the profits of these companies it is outrageous. Now according to statistics-we have the same amount of oil coming in as last year and have used less (because of cost) and yet their profits were higher.\n They claim they are preparing themselves in case of a future shortages. These 5 major companies also kick plenty in for campaign money to future Government who will leave them along. Who would pass a bill against the one who feeds you?\nUntil public outcry or a true cut off of oil from other countries the price will vary just a little here and there up and down but never where it was.
267899
THE FEDERAL AND STATE GOVT'S ARE TO BLAME FOR TAXING THE HELL OUT OF THE OIL CO.'S AND THE ENVIRONMENTALIST WHACKO'S FOR REGULATING HOW OIL CAN BE DRILLED FOR AND REFINED. IF YOU READ UP ON THE REAL STORY ABOUT OIL YOU WOULD SEE THIS.
342689
its a joke. they should have portest for the high gas prices. shell and the others are having record 30 billion + profits.
52107
First off, The entire iraqi war on terror was in part to protect the oils assets. Which means the Bush family fortune.\nYes it is a scam. Why else would oil commpany executives and CEOs be questioned and put ontrial and even scolded by our congress. They are making "Not billions" but Trillions of dollars off of common people while our government fabricates things to protect the oil assets. Are they truly in danger? Who knows.\nIts one huge cover up. Europe is used to paying 6 dollars per gallon. So we don't get any sympothy from them at all. They say quite your snivveling. but the truth is we are the ones getting scammed big time! is there anything we common folks can do about it, probably not or at least I am not sure.