Excerpts from the
Declaration of Independence
July 4th, 1776
The Rally for Our Cause!
"When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another . . . We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed . . . That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness . . . But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security."
Are we not at such a crossroads in our country once again?
AND/OR
Now more than ever!
We need to be a
NATION OF INNOVATION!
THE STATUS QUO MUST GO!
COMPROMISE & CORRUPTION
BLOCK the very INNOVATION
WE NEED to solve our problems.
A conservative, smaller, reformed and innovative government.
End Oil Subsidies for Oil Companies Earning Billions on the Backs of Americans!
Oil Subsidies in 2011: 24 Billion
Oil industry net profits in 2011: In excess of 100 billion
These statistics demand some explaining beyond that the market price for gasoline is higher or oil refinery costs rose due to disruptions. The cost of labor could not have risen this much! And with some 24 billion in federal subsidies in 2011, it seems that the oil companies are left with no valid excuses to pass the extra refinery costs on down.
Can supply disruptions really be the root cause of such drastic differences in cost or are the oil companies simply fleecing Americans to the tune of hundreds to thousands of dollars per year, per household? The top 5 oil companies reported profits in excess of 100 billion in 2011. The oil companies appear to have created an environment whereas shortages of refinery capacity are claimed and blamed for the high cost of prices at the pump. But it cannot possibly explain the huge variance between cost of oil and cost of gas. If this is happening, is it not the responsibility of the government to investigate?
How come the oil industry received 24 billion in subsidies in 2011? And in 2012? Just think what a 24 billion stimulus to small businesses would have provided to our economy! What about an additional 24 billion for the amount they may now be fleecing the American people every year? Higher gas prices raise the cost of everything including groceries and going out to eat. When Americans run out of food they get food stamps (now 48 million people). With lower gas prices, those in poverty would need less food stamps and the rest of Americans would have more to spend elsewhere.
Now if the oil company subsidies are removed will they simply pass along the loss of 24 billion per year in subsidies to Americans at the pump? Hmm, they could, but they might run into a wall of hurt from negative press and backlash from Americans. If one or two oil companies refused to up prices to make up for subsidies Americans would buy their gas from them, thus thwarting the passing along the lack of subsidy capital.
Sometimes you need to go in REVERSE to move FORWARD!
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