Dems propose 'Reasonable Profits Board' to regulate oil company profits

The Hill ^ | 01/19/12 | Pete Kasperowicz

[MCH]

First thing that I thought as well. Maybe they can find Wesley Mooch to head the board.

[Argus]

That woman is obviously a crazy person.

[Brass Lamp]

Dems propose 'Reasonable Profits Board' to regulate oil company profits

Whatever happened to the "Takings Clause"? Did it just slide off the parchment?

[anoldafvet]

Kucinich (Communist, Ohio), the jackass that bankrupted Cleveland as mayor and also wants a Department of Peace.

[PATRIOT1876]

Товарищи, мы не ваши друзья, мы приходим к уничтожить. Голосовать демократ и, возможно, вы будете одним из 100 миллионов плюс!

☭ Leftist Appяoved

[PATRIOT1876]

*All your oil profits are belong to us!*

Oil profits, base, freedoms, air, money, land.

And don’t forget that you are not allowed to breath.

CO2 is a deadly toxin you know....despite what the trees say....

[Billyv]

Met with an elected official who was an elector for Obama in the last election. Atlas Shrugged was displayed prominantly in his office bookcase. Graduated as Salutatorian from a very prestigious law school.

Things that make you go Hmmmm!

These people believe they can change the end of the book and are playing for keeps.

[Baynative]

"Sure, I'll agree to a "reasonable profits board" for the oil industry as long as we also mandate and regulate salaries and profits in other highly profitable industries: Hollywood, Wall Street traders, NBA basketball players, and rock musicians."

Let's be sure to include universities!

[ExCTCitizen]

Don’t forget rich liberal income such as Warren Buffet.

[Publius]

Too good not to ping the Atlas Shrugged FReeper Book Club.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

How about a “reasonable amount of oxygen” for these congressmen? Right now they are obviously inhaling far too much.

[SoothingDave]

Not real clear on the idea of “the future” are you? How do you take delivery on a future product?

Do you think people buy futures and then the product never gets delivered?

[StormEye]

"Co-sponsoring the bill are five other Democrats: Reps. John Conyers Jr. (Mich.), Bob Filner (Calif.), Marcia Fudge (Ohio), Jim Langevin (R.I.), and Lynn Woolsey (Calif.)."

The Communist Party in our Congress.

[silverleaf]

All the big oils need to do is to S-T-O-P funding any democrat candidate for office or any liberal advocacy group

Stop donating money to elect marxists.

d.oh.

[Misterioso]

Huh??

[ronnie raygun]

REASONABLE, We need to reasonably remove these bastards from DC

[NonValueAdded]

Will the Equalization of Opportunity Bill be next?

[BfloGuy]

I wonder if they have legislation for "reasonable" losses.

[CSM]

Please enlighten me. How are the oil company profits of 8% tied to speculators? For that matter, how is that profit margin unfair?

[the lastbestlady]

That’s for SURE!