@nataliedavisgdread No, this is why we need a #WindfallProfitsTaxNOW. They cut inspection time from 2min/car to just 30 seconds in order to increase profits.
So many problems such as exploding costs and safety failures can be traced back to the drive for bigger & bigger profits.
@rbreich Remember in 2000 when candidate GW Bush declared that "If there's a Surplus, it means your taxes are too high! That's not THEIR money! It's YOUR money!" π€
Ditto for exploding corporate profits. They can afford to cut their prices amid record #Inflation. π€¬ #WindfallProfitsTaxNOW
Not just Exxon/Mobile, Chevron *also* reported RECORD PROFITS for 2022.
So while Republicans try to blame Biden for high gas prices, gas companies are laughing all the way to the bank. #WindfallProfitsTaxNOW @[email protected]
FOLLOW-UP #2: Now Shell has reported record profits of $40B in 2022.
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