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    Quote Originally Posted by t00nces2 View Post




    As I remember, the oil companies only make about 2% on the sale of a gallon of gas. That would work out to $0.18 a gallon. That means the oil company finds the oil, drills down to where it is, sucks it out of the ground, moves it to a place where they can refine it, transports the refined oil to a state where you live and to a gas station near you, pumps it in the ground for the gas station owner, and pulls it from the ground and deposits it in you car where it is needed for about $2 per gallon. Taxes are on the order of $0.50 t0 $0.70 a gallon in taxes. What does the government do to get that gallon of gas into your car? If you think you can get a gallon of gas from the ground and into your tank for less than $2 a gallon, I will buy gas from you.

    To me it looks like you have a government problem and not an oil company problem.
    all true and I agree with the government being a problem but the big oil guys also get over 4 billion in tax credits and subsidies.
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