Posted on 07/11/2008 5:41:12 AM PDT by brycemax
Congress in its infinite wisdom deems itself the judge of what "gouging the public" is, but the real question: Who's gouging whom? NOTE: The author of this cartoon requests that you visit the web site and refrain from copying the cartoon within the thread. Thanks!
Given the public tax burden, it would seem to me they are experts.
True dat Vic! Sadly, true dat!
they have been gouging us for years,
after all they are the ones that make more from cigarette taxes and gas taxes than the oil companies and tobacco companies make from cigarettes and gas
the average national cigarette tax is over $2.00 per pack while the tobacco companies make about $0.20 per pack and over the last 25 years the oil companies have paid more than 3 times what they have made in "profits'
the government is the one making the "windfall" profits all complaining about how bad the oil and tobacco companies are, talk about biting the hand that feeds you
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