Fort Worth Star Telegram: American policy, courtesy of Beavis & Co.
Posted 9 May 2005
By Molly Ivins
Creators Syndicate
AUSTIN – When the history of this administration is written, I suspect the largest black mark against it will be wasting time.
The energy bill just passed by the House is a classic example of frittering away precious time and resources by doing exactly nothing that needs to be done about energy. The bill gives $8.1 billion in new tax breaks to the oil companies, which are already swimming in cash.
Exxon Mobil’s profits are up 44 percent, Royal Dutch/Shell up 42 percent, etc. According to the business pages, the biggest problem that oil executives face is what to do with all their cash. So why give more tax breaks to the oil companies?