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Old 03-05-2008 | 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by JetPiedmont
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
Yeah. You might be right at that. Oil industry has a very powerful lobby group in Washington to grease the wheel.
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