Originally Posted by
Lighteningspeed
This is an instance where government regulation of price would do some good, that is not going to happen when you have the administration in bed with the oil industry and the congress is bought and sold for.
Why would Congress pass a law restricting Exxon's profits when the Federal government recieves 41% of Exxon's profits every quarter in the form of taxes? It Congress did that, they wouldn't be able to bribe as many voters every election with all those federally funded social programs. JP