Why doesn't George Bush and Congress impose sanctions on the Oil Companies like they do Public Schools?
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looking at no child left behind... I almost start to wonder if this isn't trying to destroy an already underfunded education system... \n\nWith no public education...the wealthy would be the only ones that could afford to become educated and then keep control of their wealth through that control of education... \n\nah... capitalism at it's best...\n\nDon't you just love how freetyme813 insults basically every American with his rants on public school... almost everyone attends public school and if we're all that "stupid" then why did the majority vote for conservatives?\nTest scores are at all time highs... so if he's calling today's kids dumb... and you graduated a long time ago like I did... then he's calling all of us really dumb....\nI think we all know who the "dumb" one is here...\nSorry we didn't go to private school because our daddy was rich like you apparently did... some of us have to actually work for what we have...
504106
Why add more taxes that will just get passed down to the consumer making it more expensive?  The idea to tax someone because they make money after decades of $20 barrel oil, not being able to explore due to the cost involved and congress forbidding drilling off-shore just last week.\n\nCongress, the environmentalist, and the problems in the Middle East (every time Iran's President threatens someone the price goes up thanks to the stock market) are to be blamed, in spite of the fact they are trying to do the popular thing and blame business.
178603
None, It would not effect them in any way. We take oil now from Alaska and export it to Europe, best price. The energy companies wrote the legislation for republicans in Congress to rubber stamp. It's organized crime at it's Height.
1100540
I've always wondered that.  He does criticize Bush from time to time, but the only thing I've ever heard him say that sounded less than conservative was that the oil companies shouldn't get tax breaks and should be investigated for collusion.\n\nI wish he would just say "I'm a conservative" instead of pretending.
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Liberals don't think, they feel. As you point out, they think Bush is responsible for everything. That is because most attended a government sanctioned child abuse center, aka public school. Thus, you will get idiots replying that this was a "war for oil".  If so, then the price of gas would be around $1.00 a gallon.  Simple supply and demand.  \n\nLet's take a look at a few facts.  First, the cost of crude oil for each gallon of gas sold in this country has gone up from about 35 cents per gallon in 1999 to $1.59 per gallon in 2006.   So ... crude oil prices go up by 454% over a period of seven years.  How much did gas prices go up during the same period?  Try 162%.  Looks to me like things could be worse.\n\nSo ... did George Bush set those crude oil prices?  Did the oil companies go out there and set the prices that high?  Helllloooo!  Do you think the oil producing countries like Saudi Arabia might have had anything to do with it?  Is it possible that the ever-increasing worldwide demand for crude oil was a factor?  How about the fact that oil exploration slowed several years ago when crude was selling for under $20 a barrel?  Now that the price is so much higher many more companies are getting into the exploration business ... but it takes somewhere around 5 years from discovery of an oil deposit to actual production.  The price of oil didn't start its uphill swing until about 2004.  Do the math.  You also have the fact that oil is a commodity that is traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange.  Traders have much to do about setting prices.  Do you suppose that George Bush is calling these traders in to coach them on just what those prices should be?  That's what the Democrats want you to believe.\n\nBesides, can Big Oil set the price, even if it wanted to?  As The Motley Fool points out on their website, there are dozens of publicly traded oil companies.  Add to that mix the government-owned oil companies like Saudi Aramco, and the hundreds of small private companies (my brother used to be the president of one such company) that are drilling around the world ... and the Democrats want you to believe that they all got together to set these crude prices?  Not one of these companies wants to seek an advantage in the market place by lowering their prices?\n\nThis is all about playing on the ignorance of the American people for political advantage.  These Democrats and most in the media know the score.  They understand the difference between gross profits and profit margins ... and they know that most Americans do not.
614455
Federal subsidies to private industry like the oil companies are not only socialist, they come very close to what Mussolini called Fascism. This completely circumvents the idea of risk and supply/demand, and it also degrades the federal government from the position of honest broker over the economy because it is showing favoritism to one competitor over another.
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It is actually the opposite. Despite all the profits (BILLIONS), the congress has given them a tax break!! Can you imagine?\n\nTheir CEOs get paid $1600 AN HOUR and we subsidize THEM!\n\n\nThen they turn around and 'finance' politicians campaigns!!! Why are we subsidizing oil companies when we cant even give people healthcare.\n\nWe need to have a law that taxes companies not people to give to companies
247007
It's not just the "Right" addiction to oil. It's the whole country that needs it. Race, Creed Gender, or Religion really doesn't matter. Everyone depends on it. As far as the Gulf, the director of FEMA was the first to admit he had no clue what he was doing. Another Bush Blunder that cost yet more lives, and can't admit when he's wrong.
246691
It is supply side economics it has never worked but the conservative agenda is to force it on us. If you have a pile of boxes and you want to move them if you pick up the top box all you move is the top box if you lift from the bottom all the boxes move up, including the top box. Their policy on oil is a bit suspect to, with the higher prices for fuel it will raise the price of everything to cover the cost of transporting the commodity's from factory to store.
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It is NOT because of the war. It is because the people that run the oil companies are good friends of the President\n\nThe supply of oil is at an 8 year high. That means that we have more gas available today than we have had in 8 years.\nin any normal business, that would drive the price DOWN but, not oil.\n\nThe CEO of EXXON_MOBILE just got a $400 MILLION dollar bonus. That is 400,000,000 dollars in one year. That is his PERSONAL income, that dosn't even count the BILLIONS of dollars the oil companies make in PROFITS every year.\nIn the past 12 years the CEO of EXXON-MOBILE has made over  a BILLION (yes, a billion $1,000,000,000 dollars of personal income. We all paid for that by buying gas.\n\nThe reason we are paying so much is because the oil companies are greedy bastards that are making $100,000,000,000 of dollars in profits a year and our President is letting them get away with it.That is Anti-American!!!\n\nSome may argue that this is America and business people can charge what they want but in many cases, this one included, that is not really a fact. The oil business is supposed to be regulated. Not anyone can just decide to get into it. The government regulates who can join and who can't.\n\nThe fact is, we are paying WAY too much for gas and Bush'e buddys are literally "laughing all the way to the bank"\n\nAlso, we do not get most of our gas from the Middle East, that's what they try to make us believe. We only get 12-15% of our oil from the Middle East.\n40% of our oil comes from the US itself.\nWe also get a huge percent of our oil from Canada, Mexico and Venezuela.
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Because he has a different agenda.  Their plan has been to destabilize Iraq, not to stabilize it.  This way we are in control of the oil, the Saudi Prince has the middle east politics the way he wants them to be, and massive plundering can go on in Iraq and into the US Treasury in the form of huge contracts for military equipment, supplies, etc.  Look at Cheney's company Halliburton receiving no bid contracts for billions of dollars each year.  This is very big business, and they are in it for the money and the control.  That is how we can be told that US policy should be shoot first and ask questions later for our own safety.  Look at the big lie for more details.
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The environmentalists and congressare to blame. The environmentalists won't let us drill offshore, every time the oil companies try they take them to court, they fight every effort to drill in ANWAR. The stupid republicans don't have the guts to stand up for it. Then we can't build new refineries because some treehugger is worried about a tree slug or some other worthless animal. When oil prices were low it was to expensive for oil companies to invest in new equipment, now that oil prices are up they are starting to re-invest, but it will take time.\n\nOh one other thing is all these stupid blends in this country that is mandated by the government that really don't do anything. Then forcing the oil companies to waste time on ethanol doesn't help either.\n\nWhile some local stations collude on what they are going to charge. (I have been in a gas station when another station has called to ask what they are charging that day).\n\nA one day revolt isn't going to solve anything, other than make people feel better
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I say bring it on. And, after the investigations have concluded you will hear that they find no wrongdoing. I know you libs and your conspiracies have it all figured out, but oil companies do not make but 8 or 9% profit on gasoline. Your answer for everything is more government control. It's supply and demand, THAT is what drives prices and we are in competition with China since we are the two countries who consume most of the oil in the world. Oh, one more thing, It's not George W. Bush's fault either!\n\nExcellent post! It's nice to know there are like minded people out there.
1149135
Because Bush needs the oil!
1037979
Because America's enemies are not Bush's enemies. Bush is oil, always has been, and always will be.  The oil industry transcends politics, because the money to be made in oil can literally make or break any countries economy.  Dont think for one second that Bush and Cheney have not gotten richer 10 fold because of this war.
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OK I will say to you what I said to everyone else.  Bush does not make the laws.  It's the senate and congress.  Bush has no power.  Why blame someone that is there for show.  It's all politics. Read up on your govt.  Please!   Calling him an As s Hole is like me calling you an B itch for gas prices going up.    And for our soldiers dying.  The congress voted yes on war they could have easily voted no.  And for the soldiers dying I was a soldier at one time.  I knew the consequences so do all of our soldiers at this day and time.  So to blame someone for their death we should just say thanks to those who serve instead.  Also as for gas prices it's all in the Lobbyist that control congress.  Before you ask any other question as stupid as this please read into how politics work.  I am not political but just one person that tries to keep informed on the reasons behind it.
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I don't think it's possible because people want what is no theirs. the U.S. is a prime example. They will keep taking until they have it all and someone is going to fight back.\nthat said we have Bush as a president and the U.S. will keep electing idiots.\nWeapons of mass destruction. HA!!  he just want the oil and people are dying for NOTHING!