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Old 08-20-2013, 11:02 AM
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Why, just think if they paid taxes......
Put this... "do oil companies pay taxes" (without the quotation marks) in Google search and tell us what comes up.
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Old 08-21-2013, 03:27 PM
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Put this... "do oil companies pay taxes" (without the quotation marks) in Google search and tell us what comes up.
Yeah, but that's your money. You and I cover their tax burden at the pump. Then congress sends them subsidies. Then oil executives retire with half billion dollar retirement packages.

Must be nice.

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Old 08-21-2013, 05:59 PM
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Yeah, but that's your money. You and I cover their tax burden at the pump. Then congress sends them subsidies. Then oil executives retire with half billion dollar retirement packages.

Must be nice.

Dave

You've got that right! There are no "corporate taxes". It all gets passed along to the consumer. Buzz words intended to divide and confuse.
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Old 08-21-2013, 09:48 PM
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You've got that right! There are no "corporate taxes". It all gets passed along to the consumer. Buzz words intended to divide and confuse.
Soshulist!

Ain't it effin' amazing how some fall for the bullshit talking points furnished to them by the Koch brothers?
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Old 08-22-2013, 09:07 PM
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Soshulist!

Ain't it effin' amazing how some fall for the bullshit talking points furnished to them by the Koch brothers?
Taxes aren't formulated into business expenses?

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Old 08-22-2013, 09:14 PM
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Taxes aren't formulated into business expenses?

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I'd guess so....

I'd also guess if you were a huge business more time may be spent formulating on how to get out of paying them......
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Old 08-22-2013, 09:17 PM
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Taxes aren't formulated into business expenses?

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How about the true costs of pollution being figured into big oil's business model instead of leaving the taxpayers holding the bag always? Why the hell do they deserve all of the corporate welfare of subsidies and meanwhile we cut programs to the neediest amongst us?
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Old 08-23-2013, 06:18 AM
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How about the true costs of pollution being figured into big oil's business model instead of leaving the taxpayers holding the bag always? Why the hell do they deserve all of the corporate welfare of subsidies and meanwhile we cut programs to the neediest amongst us?
Because they have the money. Those with money make the rules! It is a smart man who uses others money to make his. Not saying it is wrong just the way of the capitalist world.



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