Republicans come swooping into to save Big Oil Profits. Middle finger rest of us

[Greget]

[Thor4140]

Bacon and Dusty want the crying to stop an fix things. Are the two of them five years old an don’t realize their party wants them to anti up until they hopefully get back power.

[Slurry Pumper]

These dem tards have never been to a history class have they? Well at least one that hasn't been revised to make it look like white guys were ganging up to oppress some community of non-white people.
So when they start with the price fixing, you can rest assured that things will get worse and now we'll all be hanging out at the local Sheets for hours as the gas lines come back.
I'm not surprised that no republican voted for the measure even that crybaby from Illinois. It shows how dumb those dems are.

[slewfan]

Depends where the news came from. The faux news outlets outnumber honest news 10 to 1. Faux news spitting out garbage forever, but since 2016, it has more than quadrupled...

[Greget]

These dem tards have never been to a history class have they? Well at least one that hasn't been revised to make it look like white guys were ganging up to oppress some community of non-white people.
So when they start with the price fixing, you can rest assured that things will get worse and now we'll all be hanging out at the local Sheets for hours as the gas lines come back.
I'm not surprised that no republican voted for the measure even that crybaby from Illinois. It shows how dumb those dems are.

Not sure where the racial stuff comes from, weird. No of course we are not surprised (R)'s protected big oil, everyone knows they do, yet these (R) voters are still too foolish to vote in their best interests.

[rkelly110]

According to Josh, they want to makeup their losses from when oil was in minus territory. Much like slum lords raising their rent to double.

[stevenash]

Why are most democrats against increasing oil production in the US?

[guitarjosh]

According to Josh, they want to makeup their losses from when oil was in minus territory. Much like slum lords raising their rent to double.

If we're going to cap their profits, why shouldn't we also cap their losses?

[jackpot269]

If we're going to cap their profits, why shouldn't we also cap their losses?

Like the airlines that keep getting bailed out?

My problem with that is in 2008 they were given billions to bail them out, over the next 10+ years they had record profits and made 10's if not 100's of billions, but as soon as covid hit they wanted bailed out again, where did all that profit go they made over them years, when the tax payer had given them a clean slate in 2008

[Thor4140]

If we're going to cap their profits, why shouldn't we also cap their losses?

They can use their handouts every year which they call subsidies

[rkelly110]

If we're going to cap their profits, why shouldn't we also cap their losses?

Their losses were govt backed. Slum lords got the money they were missing. We subsidize the oil industry. Come on man!

[Thor4140]

Their losses were govt backed. Slum lords got the money they were missing. We subsidize the oil industry. Come on man!

I see one of those full of shit graphs Josh likes to post right around the corner. He gets those at “lets fool a liberal.com”

[Thor4140]

Robert you can’t blame the conmen you got to blame the incredibly dumb fuks that vote for this slime. Doesn’t matter what party.

[IMG]<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.<br><br>The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.<br><br>Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.<br><br>Pharma buys off Congress. No action on drug prices.<br><br>Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.</p>&mdash; Robert Reich (@RBReich) <a href="https://twitter.com/RBReich/status/1532412155667984384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" >June 2, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>[/IMG]

[stevenash]

Represantive Katie Porter (D) Calif says "Big oil is price gouging families because they can"

Industry groups says there is no gouging going on, there is no proof of gouging, and if there, please show us proof.
Oil is a global commodity, and prices are set on the global market.

Republicans say they are in favor of increasing oil production in the US.

Gas prices rose last year amid supply chain problems the same time COVID was easing and supply was in demand.
Then, the Russia/Ukraine shit hit the wall, Biden, who said (direct quote) sanctions don't work, proceeded to flip-flop and banned Russian import, which resulted in what we have now. Five dollar gas a gallon.

Sounds to me like there are some pockets of democrats blaming Big Oil for gouging.
Well, that's what it sounds like. "Price at the pump has doubled, let's blame big oil and the republicans"

I just as I see them.

Why is this still an issue, it passed and moves on to the Senate.

[rkelly110]

Represantive Katie Porter (D) Calif says "Big oil is price gouging families because they can"

Industry groups says there is no gouging going on, there is no proof of gouging, and if there, please show us proof.
Oil is a global commodity, and prices are set on the global market.

Republicans say they are in favor of increasing oil production in the US.

Gas prices rose last year amid supply chain problems the same time COVID was easing and supply was in demand.
Then, the Russia/Ukraine shit hit the wall, Biden, who said (direct quote) sanctions don't work, proceeded to flip-flop and banned Russian import, which resulted in what we have now. Five dollar gas a gallon.

Sounds to me like there are some pockets of democrats blaming Big Oil for gouging.
Well, that's what it sounds like. "Price at the pump has doubled, let's blame big oil and the republicans"

I just as I see them.

Why is this still an issue, it passed and moves on to the Senate.

Is the post above you wrong?

[Greget]

Steve's profile picture is perfect for him. He is big oil's dog, sits when they tell him, barks when they tell and obedient, like a dog.

[Emily_Haines]

Which party banned drilling and fracking? Canceled the keystone pipeline? Pours money into green energy and bars any investment into fossil fuels?

These are the big reasons why he has a 33% approval rating.

[Greget]

Which party banned drilling and fracking? Canceled the keystone pipeline? Pours money into green energy and bars any investment into fossil fuels?

These are the big reasons why he has a 33% approval rating.

Yet, big oil raked in record profits while everyone else suffered...

[Emily_Haines]

Don't worry though Biden is traveling to a country which hung up on him to beg for gas.

I'm sure that will work out about as well as his entire presidency.

[stevenash]

Steve's profile picture is perfect for him. He is big oil's dog, sits when they tell him, barks when they tell and obedient, like a dog.

That's my 19 year old "puppy" dog.


And I just posted what each side is saying, not what I am saying.

Once again you posted at me absolutely nothing with substance, less than zero.
What you did prove to me, which was proven months and months ago is that you're really good at hurling pejoratives while providing nothing of substance.

Shocker, huh?

I'll break it down for you.
Reading comprehension 101.

In my post I stated the (D) is claiming 'price gouging'
The interest groups say we are not, and if we are, prove it, because we aren't, the price is controlled by the global market.

And the (R) are pretty much saying "Let's do some domestic oil production"

How does that make me big oil's dog, exactly?

Speaking of dogs, I have no dog in this fight, I'm just listening to all sides.
Show me where I'm siding with Big Oil.

Bet you can't.

Oh, by the way, grow up.

[guitarjosh]

Their losses were govt backed. Slum lords got the money they were missing. We subsidize the oil industry. Come on man!

Oil losses by and large weren't government backed. You're falling for Washington speak again. Most of those subsidies are actually tax breaks to get corporations to behave in a certain manner.

I see one of those full of shit graphs Josh likes to post right around the corner. He gets those at “lets fool a liberal.com”

Which one was "full of shit"? Be specific. If you want me to post something, ok.

Meta (Facebook) Profit margins: 31.2%
McDonald's profit margin: 29.9%
Google profit margins: 27.6%
Apple profit margins: 26.4%
Yum! Brands (Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, KFC) profit margin: 24.8%
Conoco/Phillips profit margin: 23.9%
EOG resources profit margin: 23.2%
Hershey profit margin: 17.3%
Netflix profit margin: 16.5%
Verizon profit margin: 15.9%
Starbucks profit margin: 14.1%
Tesla profit margin: 13.5%
Nike profit margins: 13.1%
Chevron profit margin: 11.6%
Exxon Mobile profit margin: 8.4%

Profit margins made by oil companies isn't the most excessive out there. If they're price gouging, why not bring in the companies making more money?

Robert you can’t blame the conmen you got to blame the incredibly dumb fuks that vote for this slime. Doesn’t matter what party.

[IMG]<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.<br><br>The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.<br><br>Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.<br><br>Pharma buys off Congress. No action on drug prices.<br><br>Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.</p>— Robert Reich (@RBReich) <a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/RBReich/status/1532412155667984384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" >June 2, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>[/IMG]

Robert is a conman. This guy never backs up what he says unless it's cherrypicked data.

[chico2663]

If we're going to cap their profits, why shouldn't we also cap their losses?

Because we give subsidies

[ByeShea]

USDA warning we’ll be seeing $1 per egg costs … Exxon’s fault, right?

Or was it the Fed gunning record money supply in 2021 … $14.5 trillion printed under Biden and now we have the worst inflation (getting worse too) in 40 years.

Time to STFU about oil companies (or Big Ham who Dementia Joe railed against last month … so ridiculous)

[Greget]

Don't worry though Biden is traveling to a country which hung up on him to beg for gas.

I'm sure that will work out about as well as his entire presidency.

You still on this debunked lie...

[Greget]

USDA warning we’ll be seeing $1 per egg costs … Exxon’s fault, right?

Or was it the Fed gunning record money supply in 2021 … $14.5 trillion printed under Biden and now we have the worst inflation (getting worse too) in 40 years.

Time to STFU about oil companies (or Big Ham who Dementia Joe railed against last month … so ridiculous)

14.5 trillion, are you sure it wasn't 1000000000000trillion

[Greget]

Oil losses by and large weren't government backed. You're falling for Washington speak again. Most of those subsidies are actually tax breaks to get corporations to behave in a certain manner.


Which one was "full of shit"? Be specific. If you want me to post something, ok.

Meta (Facebook) Profit margins: 31.2%
McDonald's profit margin: 29.9%
Google profit margins: 27.6%
Apple profit margins: 26.4%
Yum! Brands (Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, KFC) profit margin: 24.8%
Conoco/Phillips profit margin: 23.9%
EOG resources profit margin: 23.2%
Hershey profit margin: 17.3%
Netflix profit margin: 16.5%
Verizon profit margin: 15.9%
Starbucks profit margin: 14.1%
Tesla profit margin: 13.5%
Nike profit margins: 13.1%
Chevron profit margin: 11.6%
Exxon Mobile profit margin: 8.4%

Profit margins made by oil companies isn't the most excessive out there. If they're price gouging, why not bring in the companies making more money?


Robert is a conman. This guy never backs up what he says unless it's cherrypicked data.

Another Josh full of shit post. Profit margin isn't, in any way, an indicator of price gouging, the two have absolutely nothing to do without one another.

[rkelly110]

USDA warning we’ll be seeing $1 per egg costs … Exxon’s fault, right?

Or was it the Fed gunning record money supply in 2021 … $14.5 trillion printed under Biden and now we have the worst inflation (getting worse too) in 40 years.

Time to STFU about oil companies (or Big Ham who Dementia Joe railed against last month … so ridiculous)

You're not going with that are you? Diesel is $6.50 a gallon here in PA. How does our food get to the stores? By truck. Why is our food high again? Exxon!

[Greget]

Consumer Watchdog report shows oil companies price gouging in California

Some California oil refiners report profits from the first quarter of 2022 that are more than twice as high as those reported by the same refiners in other regions.

https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/politics/consumer-watchdog-report-shows-oil-companies-price-gouging-california/509-e4b0b1e3-9ba5-401e-9433-502087db8a22

It's hard to be as uninformed as a trumptard, but they do a great job of it.

[Greget]

Time to start massively subsidizing EV makers, take all the oil subsidies and move them EV makers and clean energy generators.

This shit is easy.

Solar’s abundance and potential throughout the United States is staggering: PV panels on just 22,000 square miles of the nation’s total land area – about the size of Lake Michigan – could supply enough electricity to power the entire United States.


The problem is always Republicans, they are owned by oil.

[BOA12]

Time to start massively subsidizing EV makers, take all the oil subsidies and move them EV makers and clean energy generators.

This shit is easy.

Solar’s abundance and potential throughout the United States is staggering: PV panels on just 22,000 square miles of the nation’s total land area – about the size of Lake Michigan – could supply enough electricity to power the entire United States.


The problem is always Republicans, they are owned by oil.

Carter put solar panels on the White House; reagan, friend of big business, took them down. And he taxed Social Security, no friend to seniors either. BEWARE of any party wanting to privatize Social Security or MORE of Medicare. Privatized Prisons R bad enough.

[jackpot269]

If we're going to cap their profits, why shouldn't we also cap their losses?

when the next hurricane hits lets get a truck load of ice and go there and sale it for $50 a bag!

A truck load of generators get them now for $500 sale them then for $5500 make a killing

Its the same or are you ok with that too!!

[jackpot269]

Oil losses by and large weren't government backed. You're falling for Washington speak again. Most of those subsidies are actually tax breaks to get corporations to behave in a certain manner.


Which one was "full of shit"? Be specific. If you want me to post something, ok.

Meta (Facebook) Profit margins: 31.2%
McDonald's profit margin: 29.9%
Google profit margins: 27.6%
Apple profit margins: 26.4%
Yum! Brands (Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, KFC) profit margin: 24.8%
Conoco/Phillips profit margin: 23.9%
EOG resources profit margin: 23.2%
Hershey profit margin: 17.3%
Netflix profit margin: 16.5%
Verizon profit margin: 15.9%
Starbucks profit margin: 14.1%
Tesla profit margin: 13.5%
Nike profit margins: 13.1%
Chevron profit margin: 11.6%
Exxon Mobile profit margin: 8.4%

Profit margins made by oil companies isn't the most excessive out there. If they're price gouging, why not bring in the companies making more money?


Robert is a conman. This guy never backs up what he says unless it's cherrypicked data.

Of the 15 you list the oil /gas company's is the only ones I need every day or need at all for that matter rest are wants I can do with out!! That sir is the difference if the others are to high i pass them up I have got to have fuel in my car!!

[rkelly110]

I have an ebike and a small solar generator. If we run out of gas, I can still get around, but to where? Everything will be closed because of no product. We might have to go back to living like our parents did in the 30 and 40's by growing and canning our own food. Chickens running around. I'd like to see that in the inner cities. LOL!

[BOA12]

I have an ebike and a small solar generator. If we run out of gas, I can still get around, but to where? Everything will be closed because of no product. We might have to go back to living like our parents did in the 30 and 40's by growing and canning our own food. Chickens running around. I'd like to see that in the inner cities. LOL!

Throwback, when we never new we were poor, until somebody pointed it out. We will survive, toss the Authoritarians to the private hate radio and TV sector, lot of bottom feeders in that murky water to abuse.

[Greget]

I have an ebike and a small solar generator. If we run out of gas, I can still get around, but to where? Everything will be closed because of no product. We might have to go back to living like our parents did in the 30 and 40's by growing and canning our own food. Chickens running around. I'd like to see that in the inner cities. LOL!

I've seen some rooftop veg and herb operations, it's mostly to sell to upscale restaurants, more a novelty than something practical, but down in Miami there are chickens running around different apartment complexes....