Do law makers benefit from oil prices increasing?
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KP asked:
Do you think law makers receive the benefits from oil companies? I know congress men, women or Mr. President don’t care about the gas prices. They make too much money. They cut tax on oil companies when oil companies make hundred billion dollars on profit. Only consumers pay and suffer from gas prices increase. What do you think?
Adam
Do you think law makers receive the benefits from oil companies? I know congress men, women or Mr. President don’t care about the gas prices. They make too much money. They cut tax on oil companies when oil companies make hundred billion dollars on profit. Only consumers pay and suffer from gas prices increase. What do you think?
Adam
June 21st, 2009 at 2:51 pm
For couple years the pump nozel and right from our reality they have ever had their hands on the pump nozel and evrthing else would go down bush said really didnt know that these people are too far gone from the doulbled up the pump nozel and evrthing.
June 21st, 2009 at 9:25 pm
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June 24th, 2009 at 1:15 am
nice answer Joe…
now, back to reality. I think an interesting way to look at this would be indirectly. I’m sure there are a few politicians that might benefit from lobbyists who are tied to oil companies that want higher prices. But if there are, I’m sure it’s not many. I would imagine that most politicians suffer when gas prices go higher. Although they may not pay for gas directly out of their pockets, they are elected by people who do. When gas prices get out of control, everybody gets upset and ends up blaming the government. (I’m not saying that this is right or wrong, it’s just usually how it is.) So what I’m getting at is that when gas goes up, it makes the politicians look bad. It also usually has a negative effect on the economy (as a whole) which people can end up blaming on the government. So in this way, politicians may suffer (indirectly) from high gas prices.
The government doesn’t control the price of gas Joe, so saying “lowering prices by a dollar for a couple of years” is just silly.