Comments on: Economy Failing, Exxon Making Record Profit http://danielmiessler.com/blog/economy-failing-exxon-making-record-profit grep understanding Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:44:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ncloud http://danielmiessler.com/blog/economy-failing-exxon-making-record-profit/comment-page-1#comment-120518 ncloud Mon, 04 Feb 2008 02:43:51 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blogarchive/economy-failing-exxon-making-record-profit#comment-120518 <p>The energy market is hardly free. The oil companies are protected from true competition by government contracts and government prohibitions against private drilling in our richest oil fields. That's the true crime.</p> The energy market is hardly free. The oil companies are protected from true competition by government contracts and government prohibitions against private drilling in our richest oil fields. That’s the true crime.

]]> By: ncloud http://danielmiessler.com/blog/economy-failing-exxon-making-record-profit/comment-page-1#comment-250775 ncloud Mon, 04 Feb 2008 02:43:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blogarchive/economy-failing-exxon-making-record-profit#comment-250775 <p>The energy market is hardly free. The oil companies are protected from true competition by government contracts and government prohibitions against private drilling in our richest oil fields. That's the true crime.</p> The energy market is hardly free. The oil companies are protected from true competition by government contracts and government prohibitions against private drilling in our richest oil fields. That’s the true crime.

]]> By: Carl M http://danielmiessler.com/blog/economy-failing-exxon-making-record-profit/comment-page-1#comment-120508 Carl M Mon, 04 Feb 2008 01:06:21 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blogarchive/economy-failing-exxon-making-record-profit#comment-120508 <p>John Anderson (a third party candidate in 1980) proposed a 50 cent a gallon gas tax. This is a GOOD idea. (1) The increased cost would be an incentive for people to use less gas. (2) The money raised could (should) be used to develop alternative energy sources. </p> <p>I understand the negatives associated with such a tax, but I think that on the whole it would be a benefit to society (certainly if it had been imposed in 1980, we'd be using less oil now).</p> <p>As long as Exxon is not doing anything illegal (price fixing, etc.), I don't have any problem with them making large profits. (I DO have a problem with the government giving tax breaks to oil companies .. particularly at a time that these companies have been making huge profits.)</p> John Anderson (a third party candidate in 1980) proposed a 50 cent a gallon gas tax. This is a GOOD idea. (1) The increased cost would be an incentive for people to use less gas. (2) The money raised could (should) be used to develop alternative energy sources.

I understand the negatives associated with such a tax, but I think that on the whole it would be a benefit to society (certainly if it had been imposed in 1980, we’d be using less oil now).

As long as Exxon is not doing anything illegal (price fixing, etc.), I don’t have any problem with them making large profits. (I DO have a problem with the government giving tax breaks to oil companies .. particularly at a time that these companies have been making huge profits.)

]]> By: Carl M http://danielmiessler.com/blog/economy-failing-exxon-making-record-profit/comment-page-1#comment-250774 Carl M Mon, 04 Feb 2008 01:06:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blogarchive/economy-failing-exxon-making-record-profit#comment-250774 <p>John Anderson (a third party candidate in 1980) proposed a 50 cent a gallon gas tax. This is a GOOD idea. (1) The increased cost would be an incentive for people to use less gas. (2) The money raised could (should) be used to develop alternative energy sources. </p> <p>I understand the negatives associated with such a tax, but I think that on the whole it would be a benefit to society (certainly if it had been imposed in 1980, we'd be using less oil now).</p> <p>As long as Exxon is not doing anything illegal (price fixing, etc.), I don't have any problem with them making large profits. (I DO have a problem with the government giving tax breaks to oil companies .. particularly at a time that these companies have been making huge profits.)</p> John Anderson (a third party candidate in 1980) proposed a 50 cent a gallon gas tax. This is a GOOD idea. (1) The increased cost would be an incentive for people to use less gas. (2) The money raised could (should) be used to develop alternative energy sources.

I understand the negatives associated with such a tax, but I think that on the whole it would be a benefit to society (certainly if it had been imposed in 1980, we’d be using less oil now).

As long as Exxon is not doing anything illegal (price fixing, etc.), I don’t have any problem with them making large profits. (I DO have a problem with the government giving tax breaks to oil companies .. particularly at a time that these companies have been making huge profits.)

]]> By: Daniel Miessler http://danielmiessler.com/blog/economy-failing-exxon-making-record-profit/comment-page-1#comment-120469 Daniel Miessler Sun, 03 Feb 2008 20:40:50 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blogarchive/economy-failing-exxon-making-record-profit#comment-120469 <p>What research do you suggest I do? </p> <p>I follow Ron Paul heavily. I watch tons of his videos. I have read tons of his essays. I have sent him over $500 in contributions. I support him for president. I even have his bumper sticker on my car, and I hate bumper stickers.</p> <p>So I'm not bashing Ron Paul. I'm saying I don't see how he could support government influence to help solve this problem.</p> <p>What do YOU think he would say? What research can you point me to?</p> What research do you suggest I do?

I follow Ron Paul heavily. I watch tons of his videos. I have read tons of his essays. I have sent him over $500 in contributions. I support him for president. I even have his bumper sticker on my car, and I hate bumper stickers.

So I’m not bashing Ron Paul. I’m saying I don’t see how he could support government influence to help solve this problem.

What do YOU think he would say? What research can you point me to?

]]> By: Daniel Miessler http://danielmiessler.com/blog/economy-failing-exxon-making-record-profit/comment-page-1#comment-250773 Daniel Miessler Sun, 03 Feb 2008 20:40:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blogarchive/economy-failing-exxon-making-record-profit#comment-250773 <p>What research do you suggest I do? </p> <p>I follow Ron Paul heavily. I watch tons of his videos. I have read tons of his essays. I have sent him over $500 in contributions. I support him for president. I even have his bumper sticker on my car, and I hate bumper stickers.</p> <p>So I'm not bashing Ron Paul. I'm saying I don't see how he could support government influence to help solve this problem.</p> <p>What do YOU think he would say? What research can you point me to?</p> What research do you suggest I do?

I follow Ron Paul heavily. I watch tons of his videos. I have read tons of his essays. I have sent him over $500 in contributions. I support him for president. I even have his bumper sticker on my car, and I hate bumper stickers.

So I’m not bashing Ron Paul. I’m saying I don’t see how he could support government influence to help solve this problem.

What do YOU think he would say? What research can you point me to?

]]> By: Bob D http://danielmiessler.com/blog/economy-failing-exxon-making-record-profit/comment-page-1#comment-120458 Bob D Sun, 03 Feb 2008 20:09:41 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blogarchive/economy-failing-exxon-making-record-profit#comment-120458 <p>What an idiotic post! Instead of guessing at what Ron Paul's view is why don't you do some research. </p> <p>Jimmy Carter offered incentives for developing alternate energy, remember? How is that going? And he didn't have a war to pay for.</p> What an idiotic post! Instead of guessing at what Ron Paul’s view is why don’t you do some research.

Jimmy Carter offered incentives for developing alternate energy, remember? How is that going? And he didn’t have a war to pay for.

]]> By: Bob D http://danielmiessler.com/blog/economy-failing-exxon-making-record-profit/comment-page-1#comment-250772 Bob D Sun, 03 Feb 2008 20:09:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blogarchive/economy-failing-exxon-making-record-profit#comment-250772 <p>What an idiotic post! Instead of guessing at what Ron Paul's view is why don't you do some research. </p> <p>Jimmy Carter offered incentives for developing alternate energy, remember? How is that going? And he didn't have a war to pay for.</p> What an idiotic post! Instead of guessing at what Ron Paul’s view is why don’t you do some research.

Jimmy Carter offered incentives for developing alternate energy, remember? How is that going? And he didn’t have a war to pay for.

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