Obama slams McCain over oil company tax breaks

babylonsister

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Thu Jul-31-08 04:37 PM
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Obama slams McCain over oil company tax breaks

Edited on Thu Jul-31-08 04:52 PM by babylonsister

:applause: We need lots more of this!

Obama slams McCain over oil company tax breaks

By MIKE GLOVER
Associated Press Writer

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama seized on a record oil company profit to argue that rival John McCain offers only tax breaks for Big Oil and "short-term gimmicks" to consumers struggling with soaring gasoline prices.

The Illinois senator quickly incorporated news of Exxon Mobil's nearly $12 billion quarterly profit into his remarks at a town hall meeting here.

"No U.S. corporation ever made that much in a quarter," Obama said. "But while Big Oil is making record profits, you are paying record prices at the pump and our economy is leaving working people behind."

McCain's response, Obama said, is to propose a corporate tax plan that would give "$4 billion each year to the oil companies, including $1.2 billion for Exxon Mobil alone" and a gas tax holiday that Obama said would only "pad oil company profits and save you - at best - half a tank of gas" over an entire summer.

In recent days, Obama has complained that McCain is offering little of substance to voters and does little more than attack.

"All those negative ads he's running won't do a thing to lower your gas prices or lift up the debate in this country," Obama said.

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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBAMA_ENERGY?SITE=CONGRA&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

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Thu Jul-31-08 04:38 PM
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1. knr!

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AndyA

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Thu Jul-31-08 05:02 PM
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2. Barack is right. McSame offers nothing new. Just the same old shit.

Why do oil companies need tax breaks? They're making record profits, if anyone needs tax breaks right now it's the auto manufacturers and airlines. But no, we have to give billions to companies that are already making billions...

What a fucked up country this is.

Barack, PLEASE prosecute the people who have compromised us in this manner!

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Hope And Change

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Thu Jul-31-08 05:05 PM
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3. K & R!

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Thu Jul-31-08 05:08 PM
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4. KandR!!!

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Gabi Hayes

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Thu Jul-31-08 05:09 PM
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5. the following quote really NEEDS to be a central point of the oil discussion:

Edited on Thu Jul-31-08 05:11 PM by Gabi Hayes

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3709856

"Exxon spends less on R&D than they do on their CEO"

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Thu Jul-31-08 06:32 PM
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6. K&R

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