Over last 6 years - which company paid most taxes?

homeagain wrote: Oh PLEASE.....save me the gloating.....from my POV ALL oil companies should be paying thru the noses (in taxes)....Don't even get me
started on Exxon (I'm from Alaska).....the INADEQUATE oversight within these companies is absolutely appalling and BP's fubar in
the gulf is a graphic example of that LACK of oversight.....MAYBE if the product (gas/oil) had a price point similar to Europe we would
see a SWIFT turnaround for alternative options.....levy HEAVY taxes on each of them when oversight is lacking......and just maybe the
"accidents" would be minimal and NOT so catastrophic....JMO

Oh please save me the Hollande-rich-75%-taxes-France bull crap. If you paid attention to the chart I linked to, you will see that are cases of oil companies paying >60% in overall total taxes. Maybe if the product had a price-point similar to Europe we would be paying 9.24 a gallon for gas (that's what I paid in Italy in April 2012). Here's what that kind of economy get you...

Record unemployment, low inflation underline Europe's pain

(Reuters) - Unemployment has reached a new high in the euro zone and inflation remains well below the European Central Bank's target, stepping up pressure on EU leaders and the ECB for action to revive the bloc's sickly economy.

Joblessness in the 17-nation currency area rose to 12.2 percent in April, EU statistics office Eurostat said on Friday, marking a new record since the data series began in 1995.

With the euro zone in its longest recession since its creation in 1999, consumer price inflation was far below the ECB's target of just below 2 percent, coming in at 1.4 percent in May, slightly above April's 1.2 percent rate.

That rise may quieten concerns about deflation, but the deepening unemployment crisis is a threat to the social fabric of the euro zone. Almost two-thirds of young Greeks are unable to find work, exemplifying southern Europe's 'lost generation'.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/ ... DJ20130531

Granted... this would be a good way to experience Europe without leaving your living room.

homeagain wrote: Oh PLEASE.....save me the gloating.....from my POV ALL oil companies should be paying thru the noses (in taxes)....Don't even get me
started on Exxon (I'm from Alaska).....the INADEQUATE oversight within these companies is absolutely appalling and BP's fubar in
the gulf is a graphic example of that LACK of oversight.....MAYBE if the product (gas/oil) had a price point similar to Europe we would
see a SWIFT turnaround for alternative options.....levy HEAVY taxes on each of them when oversight is lacking......and just maybe the
"accidents" would be minimal and NOT so catastrophic....JMO

And they will just pass on those taxes/costs to you the consumer...

The price point in Europe is because of the outrageous gasoline taxes which the consumer pays, not the oil companies.

My point,EXACTLY......when the pocket book of the consumer is decimated,the habits will change and a DECIDED DEMAND for alternatives will be in the forefront....JMO

homeagain wrote: My point,EXACTLY......when the pocket book of the consumer is decimated,the habits will change and a DECIDED DEMAND for alternatives will be in the forefront....JMO

You go girl! Lets have more seniors and children have to stop heating their homes in the winter and being able to afford A/C in the summer. Move utilities from 10% of a household budget to 25%.

FredHayek wrote:

homeagain wrote: My point,EXACTLY......when the pocket book of the consumer is decimated,the habits will change and a DECIDED DEMAND for alternatives will be in the forefront....JMO

You go girl! Lets have more seniors and children have to stop heating their homes in the winter and being able to afford A/C in the summer. Move utilities from 10% of a household budget to 25%.

Wow, just like the republican health care back up plan, "die quickly".

:Whistle


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homeagain wrote: My point,EXACTLY......when the pocket book of the consumer is decimated,the habits will change and a DECIDED DEMAND for alternatives will be in the forefront....JMO

"Decimated" doesn't mean what you think it means... it means reduced by 10%... you're usage is wrong. And at $9.24 a gallon in Italy, it hasn't stopped anyone from driving. I think you need to take a trip to Florence or Rome, or even in the countryside to see what I mean.

I'm going to be in Prague and running around the Czech Republic this November (research for a new play) and I'll give you an update on how well high gas prices and and a economy in the dumpster is doing.

Evidently you want us to catch up with Europe... cruel.

IF my understanding is CORRECT......(since I have NOT been to Europe....my tolerance for "tin can" containment is pretty low).....the
autos they drive are EXTREMELY GAS EFFICIENT/small and compact)....what a concept.....the ostentatious auto is almost NON existent
in countries with $9 or 10 or 11 dollars per gallon or am I incorrect in my assumption?.....OTHER means of travel are also more utilized
(if I am wrong PLEASE do correct me......I am NOT a world travel.....)....PLEASE, we both understand that there is much room for
improvement when it comes to travel mode of most americans.....

Saving energy/being conscience consumer is NOT the norm in America....THAT was my point.....JMO

Since diesel is used for heavy trucks and considered essential, it isn't taxed as high, so most consumer cars are now diesel. Very few gasoline. Tax cheats?

Blazer Bob wrote:

FredHayek wrote:

homeagain wrote: My point,EXACTLY......when the pocket book of the consumer is decimated,the habits will change and a DECIDED DEMAND for alternatives will be in the forefront....JMO

You go girl! Lets have more seniors and children have to stop heating their homes in the winter and being able to afford A/C in the summer. Move utilities from 10% of a household budget to 25%.

Wow, just like the republican health care back up plan, "die quickly".

:Whistle


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You know, I am probably one of the VERY FEW,who believe there is a kernel of truth in this concept......my belief....ATTEMPT to
stay healthy,KNOW your food source,what is in your food,ATTEMPT to eat,live in a "mindful" mode....and IF your quality of life is
compromised to such a degree that living is hell.......(health-wise)......elect to go out on your OWN terms....."a duty to die" so to
speak....NO extraordinary measures to extend life. .....look at the stats and you will see that is NOT being done,but rather the
terminal ill are being put thru medical hell unnecessarily....it is a travesty.