How can republicans possibly justify the continuation of oil subsidies yet ...

[Spiderman]

...we should discontinue unemployment benefits?

The economy lost severa millions of jobs. People can't look for jobs that don't exist. Are republicans too stupid to understand this?

So old question still exists: why would anyone want to be a republican?

The Surprising Reason That Oil Subsidies Persist: Even Liberals Love Them - Forbes

Read and learn

Democrats like oil subsidies too

What a load of Malarkey.

I suppose you think Mother Jones or the Daily Kos are better sources

 

[Lonestar_logic]

Dodge what?

You folks have the nasty habit of calling something "Bi-partisan" when the smallest amount of the opposition shows support for your cause, yet when the inverse is true you do not.

Oil companies are the most profitable industry in all the history of capitalism.

They do not need nor should they get tax breaks and subsidies.

What they get are business expense deductions, same as any other industry. The difference is that progressives think oil companies are evil, thus they use weasel words like breaks and subsidies for deductions.

No other industry enjoys the same profitability or has the American government using the military to protect their interests.

That's a lie.

Top Industries

• Pharmaceuticals/Health Products-------- $2,742,005,132
• Insurance-------- $1,922,412,969
• Electric Utilities --------------$1,802,843,183
• Business Associations --------------$1,567,040,966
• Computers/Internet----------- $1,503,675,531
• Oil & Gas----------------- $1,476,039,737
• Misc Manufacturing & Distributing------------------ $1,259,151,490
• Education----------------- $1,257,646,363
• TV/Movies/Music------------- $1,168,228,180
• Hospitals/Nursing Homes------------ $1,165,463,452
• Securities & Investment---------- $1,093,654,236
• Civil Servants/Public Officials ----------$1,089,922,927
• Real Estate----------- $1,062,265,651
• Health Professionals ----------$1,039,677,846

 

[AmericanFirst]

The Surprising Reason That Oil Subsidies Persist: Even Liberals Love Them - Forbes

Read and learn

Democrats like oil subsidies too

Why do you people post such non sense like Forbes and Fox News? It mentions two democrats for fossil fuel subsidies. Even if democrats like it, it is republican creation.

The REAL question is how can you be that ignorant and yet be able to use a computer?

Ignorance is a dimwit trait. He probably has a five year old using the computer for him.

 

[Redfish]

Dodge what?

You folks have the nasty habit of calling something "Bi-partisan" when the smallest amount of the opposition shows support for your cause, yet when the inverse is true you do not.

Oil companies are the most profitable industry in all the history of capitalism.

They do not need nor should they get tax breaks and subsidies.

What they get are business expense deductions, same as any other industry. The difference is that progressives think oil companies are evil, thus they use weasel words like breaks and subsidies for deductions.

No other industry enjoys the same profitability or has the American government using the military to protect their interests.

Horseshit--------oil companies average 8% profit, big pharma 35%, software companies 25%, defence contractors 7%..

as usual, you are FOS

 

[Sallow]

What they get are business expense deductions, same as any other industry. The difference is that progressives think oil companies are evil, thus they use weasel words like breaks and subsidies for deductions.

No other industry enjoys the same profitability or has the American government using the military to protect their interests.

Considering our economy is based mostly on petroleum, they are protecting our interests as well. and the profit margins of oil companies are comparable to other industries, they just do more volume in sales, and thus make more money overall, not as a percentage.

Same tired mantra from progressives, with the same simple answer in retort.

Time to get some new shtick.

That's a tried and true trick.

Margins might be "the same" but the volume of the profit is quite different.

Oil companies have made more money then all other industries combined in the whole history of capitalism.

That sort of profit affords them the power to drive national policies even when it's as wrong as it can be.

That has to stop.

 

[PredFan]

What they get are business expense deductions, same as any other industry. The difference is that progressives think oil companies are evil, thus they use weasel words like breaks and subsidies for deductions.

No other industry enjoys the same profitability or has the American government using the military to protect their interests.

That's a lie.

Top Industries

• Pharmaceuticals/Health Products-------- $2,742,005,132
• Insurance-------- $1,922,412,969
• Electric Utilities --------------$1,802,843,183
• Business Associations --------------$1,567,040,966
• Computers/Internet----------- $1,503,675,531
• Oil & Gas----------------- $1,476,039,737
• Misc Manufacturing & Distributing------------------ $1,259,151,490
• Education----------------- $1,257,646,363
• TV/Movies/Music------------- $1,168,228,180
• Hospitals/Nursing Homes------------ $1,165,463,452
• Securities & Investment---------- $1,093,654,236
• Civil Servants/Public Officials ----------$1,089,922,927
• Real Estate----------- $1,062,265,651
• Health Professionals ----------$1,039,677,846

Sallow, like his beloved president, lies all the time.

 

[Redfish]

What they get are business expense deductions, same as any other industry. The difference is that progressives think oil companies are evil, thus they use weasel words like breaks and subsidies for deductions.

No other industry enjoys the same profitability or has the American government using the military to protect their interests.

That's a lie.

Top Industries

• Pharmaceuticals/Health Products-------- $2,742,005,132
• Insurance-------- $1,922,412,969
• Electric Utilities --------------$1,802,843,183
• Business Associations --------------$1,567,040,966
• Computers/Internet----------- $1,503,675,531
• Oil & Gas----------------- $1,476,039,737
• Misc Manufacturing & Distributing------------------ $1,259,151,490
• Education----------------- $1,257,646,363
• TV/Movies/Music------------- $1,168,228,180
• Hospitals/Nursing Homes------------ $1,165,463,452
• Securities & Investment---------- $1,093,654,236
• Civil Servants/Public Officials ----------$1,089,922,927
• Real Estate----------- $1,062,265,651
• Health Professionals ----------$1,039,677,846

are those numbers total dollars of profit for the entire industry? Do you have data as a % of sales?

 

[Redfish]

No other industry enjoys the same profitability or has the American government using the military to protect their interests.

Considering our economy is based mostly on petroleum, they are protecting our interests as well. and the profit margins of oil companies are comparable to other industries, they just do more volume in sales, and thus make more money overall, not as a percentage.

Same tired mantra from progressives, with the same simple answer in retort.

Time to get some new shtick.

That's a tried and true trick.

Margins might be "the same" but the volume of the profit is quite different.

Oil companies have made more money then all other industries combined in the whole history of capitalism.

That sort of profit affords them the power to drive national policies even when it's as wrong as it can be.

That has to stop.

why is it worse to make 7% profit on sales of 20 billion than it is to make 7% on sales of 5 thousand?

 

[Sallow]

What they get are business expense deductions, same as any other industry. The difference is that progressives think oil companies are evil, thus they use weasel words like breaks and subsidies for deductions.

No other industry enjoys the same profitability or has the American government using the military to protect their interests.

That's a lie.

Top Industries

• Pharmaceuticals/Health Products-------- $2,742,005,132
• Insurance-------- $1,922,412,969
• Electric Utilities --------------$1,802,843,183
• Business Associations --------------$1,567,040,966
• Computers/Internet----------- $1,503,675,531
• Oil & Gas----------------- $1,476,039,737
• Misc Manufacturing & Distributing------------------ $1,259,151,490
• Education----------------- $1,257,646,363
• TV/Movies/Music------------- $1,168,228,180
• Hospitals/Nursing Homes------------ $1,165,463,452
• Securities & Investment---------- $1,093,654,236
• Civil Servants/Public Officials ----------$1,089,922,927
• Real Estate----------- $1,062,265,651
• Health Professionals ----------$1,039,677,846

As annual financial reports come in, it’s clear the oil and gas industry is looking to continue its decade long trend of being one of the most profitable in the United States. As of February 5, 2013, the top five integrated oil and gas companies have released their 2012 fourth quarter results—and with no surprise, profits continue to boom. The top five integrated oil and gas companies earned nearly $120 billion in profits last year. Despite another substantial year, Big Oil continues to enjoy billions of dollars in taxpayer-backed subsidies.
Big Oil, Big Profits: Industry Tops $120 Billion in 2012 | Taxpayers for Common Sense

And what country have we invaded over big Pharma?

 

[Sallow]

Considering our economy is based mostly on petroleum, they are protecting our interests as well. and the profit margins of oil companies are comparable to other industries, they just do more volume in sales, and thus make more money overall, not as a percentage.

Same tired mantra from progressives, with the same simple answer in retort.

Time to get some new shtick.

That's a tried and true trick.

Margins might be "the same" but the volume of the profit is quite different.

Oil companies have made more money then all other industries combined in the whole history of capitalism.

That sort of profit affords them the power to drive national policies even when it's as wrong as it can be.

That has to stop.

why is it worse to make 7% profit on sales of 20 billion than it is to make 7% on sales of 5 thousand?

Why?

Read my post.

That sort of cash allows them to buy politicians.

 

[Redfish]

No other industry enjoys the same profitability or has the American government using the military to protect their interests.

That's a lie.

Top Industries

• Pharmaceuticals/Health Products-------- $2,742,005,132
• Insurance-------- $1,922,412,969
• Electric Utilities --------------$1,802,843,183
• Business Associations --------------$1,567,040,966
• Computers/Internet----------- $1,503,675,531
• Oil & Gas----------------- $1,476,039,737
• Misc Manufacturing & Distributing------------------ $1,259,151,490
• Education----------------- $1,257,646,363
• TV/Movies/Music------------- $1,168,228,180
• Hospitals/Nursing Homes------------ $1,165,463,452
• Securities & Investment---------- $1,093,654,236
• Civil Servants/Public Officials ----------$1,089,922,927
• Real Estate----------- $1,062,265,651
• Health Professionals ----------$1,039,677,846

As annual financial reports come in, it’s clear the oil and gas industry is looking to continue its decade long trend of being one of the most profitable in the United States. As of February 5, 2013, the top five integrated oil and gas companies have released their 2012 fourth quarter results—and with no surprise, profits continue to boom. The top five integrated oil and gas companies earned nearly $120 billion in profits last year. Despite another substantial year, Big Oil continues to enjoy billions of dollars in taxpayer-backed subsidies.
Big Oil, Big Profits: Industry Tops $120 Billion in 2012 | Taxpayers for Common Sense

And what country have we invaded over big Pharma?

what country have we stolen oil from?

 

[AmericanFirst]

That's a tried and true trick.

Margins might be "the same" but the volume of the profit is quite different.

Oil companies have made more money then all other industries combined in the whole history of capitalism.

That sort of profit affords them the power to drive national policies even when it's as wrong as it can be.

That has to stop.

why is it worse to make 7% profit on sales of 20 billion than it is to make 7% on sales of 5 thousand?

Why?

Read my post.

That sort of cash allows them to buy politicians.

Like soros buying obamaturd. Capitalism v socialism, I will take capitalism everyday.

 

[Redfish]

That's a tried and true trick.

Margins might be "the same" but the volume of the profit is quite different.

Oil companies have made more money then all other industries combined in the whole history of capitalism.

That sort of profit affords them the power to drive national policies even when it's as wrong as it can be.

That has to stop.

why is it worse to make 7% profit on sales of 20 billion than it is to make 7% on sales of 5 thousand?

Why?

Read my post.

That sort of cash allows them to buy politicians.

How much did the oil companies spend to make those profit dollars? How many americans do the oil companies employ? How many billions do the oil companies pay in federal and state income taxes, lease fees, welllhead taxes, transportation taxes?

How many dollars do they spend on dry holes?

You really know nothing about the oil industry.

 

[Lonestar_logic]

No other industry enjoys the same profitability or has the American government using the military to protect their interests.

That's a lie.

Top Industries

• Pharmaceuticals/Health Products-------- $2,742,005,132
• Insurance-------- $1,922,412,969
• Electric Utilities --------------$1,802,843,183
• Business Associations --------------$1,567,040,966
• Computers/Internet----------- $1,503,675,531
• Oil & Gas----------------- $1,476,039,737
• Misc Manufacturing & Distributing------------------ $1,259,151,490
• Education----------------- $1,257,646,363
• TV/Movies/Music------------- $1,168,228,180
• Hospitals/Nursing Homes------------ $1,165,463,452
• Securities & Investment---------- $1,093,654,236
• Civil Servants/Public Officials ----------$1,089,922,927
• Real Estate----------- $1,062,265,651
• Health Professionals ----------$1,039,677,846

are those numbers total dollars of profit for the entire industry? Do you have data as a % of sales?

I'm not sure. I thought I added the link to the information but I see now that I didn't.

Here's the link.... Top Industries

 

[Sallow]

That's a lie.

Top Industries

• Pharmaceuticals/Health Products-------- $2,742,005,132
• Insurance-------- $1,922,412,969
• Electric Utilities --------------$1,802,843,183
• Business Associations --------------$1,567,040,966
• Computers/Internet----------- $1,503,675,531
• Oil & Gas----------------- $1,476,039,737
• Misc Manufacturing & Distributing------------------ $1,259,151,490
• Education----------------- $1,257,646,363
• TV/Movies/Music------------- $1,168,228,180
• Hospitals/Nursing Homes------------ $1,165,463,452
• Securities & Investment---------- $1,093,654,236
• Civil Servants/Public Officials ----------$1,089,922,927
• Real Estate----------- $1,062,265,651
• Health Professionals ----------$1,039,677,846

As annual financial reports come in, it’s clear the oil and gas industry is looking to continue its decade long trend of being one of the most profitable in the United States. As of February 5, 2013, the top five integrated oil and gas companies have released their 2012 fourth quarter results—and with no surprise, profits continue to boom. The top five integrated oil and gas companies earned nearly $120 billion in profits last year. Despite another substantial year, Big Oil continues to enjoy billions of dollars in taxpayer-backed subsidies.
Big Oil, Big Profits: Industry Tops $120 Billion in 2012 | Taxpayers for Common Sense

And what country have we invaded over big Pharma?

what country have we stolen oil from?

Iraq and Iran for starters.

 

[Lonestar_logic]

No other industry enjoys the same profitability or has the American government using the military to protect their interests.

That's a lie.

Top Industries

• Pharmaceuticals/Health Products-------- $2,742,005,132
• Insurance-------- $1,922,412,969
• Electric Utilities --------------$1,802,843,183
• Business Associations --------------$1,567,040,966
• Computers/Internet----------- $1,503,675,531
• Oil & Gas----------------- $1,476,039,737
• Misc Manufacturing & Distributing------------------ $1,259,151,490
• Education----------------- $1,257,646,363
• TV/Movies/Music------------- $1,168,228,180
• Hospitals/Nursing Homes------------ $1,165,463,452
• Securities & Investment---------- $1,093,654,236
• Civil Servants/Public Officials ----------$1,089,922,927
• Real Estate----------- $1,062,265,651
• Health Professionals ----------$1,039,677,846

As annual financial reports come in, it’s clear the oil and gas industry is looking to continue its decade long trend of being one of the most profitable in the United States. As of February 5, 2013, the top five integrated oil and gas companies have released their 2012 fourth quarter results—and with no surprise, profits continue to boom. The top five integrated oil and gas companies earned nearly $120 billion in profits last year. Despite another substantial year, Big Oil continues to enjoy billions of dollars in taxpayer-backed subsidies.
Big Oil, Big Profits: Industry Tops $120 Billion in 2012 | Taxpayers for Common Sense

And what country have we invaded over big Pharma?

What country have we invaded over oil?

 

[Redfish]

That's a tried and true trick.

Margins might be "the same" but the volume of the profit is quite different.

Oil companies have made more money then all other industries combined in the whole history of capitalism.

That sort of profit affords them the power to drive national policies even when it's as wrong as it can be.

That has to stop.

why is it worse to make 7% profit on sales of 20 billion than it is to make 7% on sales of 5 thousand?

Why?

Read my post.

That sort of cash allows them to buy politicians.

Do you understand how profit is determined for tax purposes? Do you think that 100% of profit is available to bribe politicians? How about dividends that go to shareholders? I would bet that your 401K has oil stocks in it.

 

[Redfish]

And what country have we invaded over big Pharma?

what country have we stolen oil from?

Iraq and Iran for starters.

Really, we stole their oil??? please explain.

 

[Lonestar_logic]

And what country have we invaded over big Pharma?

what country have we stolen oil from?

Iraq and Iran for starters.

Yea right.

 

[Sallow]

why is it worse to make 7% profit on sales of 20 billion than it is to make 7% on sales of 5 thousand?

Why?

Read my post.

That sort of cash allows them to buy politicians.

Like soros buying obamaturd. Capitalism v socialism, I will take capitalism everyday.

You're a little confused.

Capitalism is a type of economy. Socialism is a form of government.

When Corporations have power over the government it's called Corporatism..or Fascism.

So it seems your preference is for Fascism.

I choose Democracy.