This is a classic case of trying to buy political cover from both sides of the aisle. Who's left to prosecute The company and the CEO have basically conflicted every public official out.
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This is a staggering profit and proof that we are being gouged by the oil industry.
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is a way special interests have found to get lawmakers to do what they want.
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Representative Barton's legislation rolls out the red carpet for oil company profiteers who have intentionally reduced refining capacity to pump up profits to world record levels, ... Since deregulation in 1982, oil consumption has increased 33 percent, but oil companies have reduced refining capacity by about 10 percent. The answer is not more carrots for the industry, like gutting environmental laws and immunizing companies for the harm they cause, but sticks such as forcing companies to invest in beefing up refining capacity when it is needed. We need supply side regulation, not more supply side economics.
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