Truckers' strike/slowdown

[elSicomoro]

I don't understand how the oil companies can say that their wealth is deserved and yet still need tax breaks.

My miles-to-delivery ratio has been down recently, while my dollars per mile are up...I've been blessed with good delivery runs lately.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by sycamore

I don't understand how the oil companies can say that their wealth is deserved and yet still need tax breaks.

Hard to argue with that.

[bigw00dy]

Originally Posted by sycamore

I don't understand how the oil companies can say that their wealth is deserved and yet still need tax breaks.

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Hard to argue with that.

While I do not agree...I am under the impression that the tax breaks given to big oil are supposed to be ear-marked to be used for future oil exploratation.

While the oil we currently burn is 'easy' to dig up, in the future wells will need to be much deeper or future wells will not be as plentifull.

Again, I am being raped along with everyone else. In fact my next vehicle will be a Toyota Prius. My commute round trip is 110 mile a day.

[elSicomoro]

Originally Posted by bigw00dy

While the oil we currently burn is 'easy' to dig up, in the future wells will need to be much deeper or future wells will not be as plentifull.

According to the US Dept. of Energy (from last year), we're importing double what we make ourselves. And ANWR would only give us enough to last anywhere from 9 months to 15 or so years (depending on how we use it).

Having seen gas triple in price since 9/11, I don't think they're doing a very good job of finding new shit.

[Elspode]

Originally Posted by sycamore

I don't understand how the oil companies can say that their wealth is deserved and yet still need tax breaks.

I believe the thinking goes something like, "If we don't get tax breaks, we won't get to make nearly as many billions of dollars in profits."

Yeah. That's about all there is to it.