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Old 09-09-2014, 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by tedquick View Post

Remember a few years ago when a politician thought that Exxon’s $40 billion profits were obscene and should be turned over to the government for redistribution? What was never mentioned was that Exxon had paid over 110 billion dollars in taxes that same year or nearly 3 times as much as they made in profit, but that important fact was ignored. That was politics and it was dirty because it misled those who were unaware.
Don't quite remember this exactly. Perhaps some documentation would help. Thanks.