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XPost: alt.conspiracy, alt.california
From: kymhorsell@gmail.com
In sci.environment Bill Flett wrote:
> On 10/6/2024 5:10 PM, R Kym Horsell wrote:
>> In sci.environment T wrote:
>>> On 10/6/24 11:40, Mr Whiskas wrote:
>>>> https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/energy/gov-newsom-c
aims-big-oil-blame-high-gas-prices-new-report-blames-climate
>> ...
>>>> in August it was moving its headquarters to Houston from San Ramon,
>>>> California.
>>> This is widely known.
>>> The big question is why do Californians constantly vote
>>> these folks back in office. They must have a death wish.
>> Youz gots two unnerstan -- the fossil bidness is based on massive
>> subsidies. They make 3,4,5x more in taxpayer support than they do
>> actually selling their dubious products.
> Bullshit. Even anti-subsidy partisans don't claim it to be that much.
The numbers speak for themsevesl. You know. The part you cut out.
[An oil exec esplains:]
Total lies! Dem dam commy newspapas say da oil bidness gets billins
in subsidies!
TOTAL FSKN LIES!
We has allays beed too shy to hav da govmin appeer to pay us to
run da bidness coz dat looks lik we is a welfare case.
So we buy da right reppisentibs an senitrs to get lots of state
an fedril tax brakes!
We don *wan* two do dat but WE HAS TWO!
If we *din* da bidness wood tekniclee be operatin insobint
an DATS ILIGIL!!!
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In 2022, fossil fuel subsidies in the United States totaled $757 billion,
according to the International Monetary Fund.
-- EESI.org, 30 Jan 2024
[Around $6900 per US household pa].
During this period, the U.S. made an annual average revenue of 136.9
billion U.S. dollars through the production and marketing of fossil fuel
products.
-- statista.com, 29 Apr 2024
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