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Company’s Complaints of “Discrimination” Hard to Swallow, Morgan Says
MADISON – The Doyle administration today responded to complaints by Shell Oil that it is unfair to ask oil companies to give relief to taxpayers and help pay for transportation needs.
Instead of raising taxes on consumers or forcing residents to pay tolls, Governor Doyle has proposed an oil company assessment of 2.5 percent per barrel, with criminal penalties if oil companies try to pass along the fee to consumers. This morning, speaking at a forum on energy issues, Shell Oil Company President John Hofmeister said that the Governor’s proposal amounts to “corporate discrimination.” (Wispolitics.com News Summary)
Shell Oil reported corporate profits of $25.4 billion last year, while Wisconsin consumers paid near-record prices to fill up their tanks.
Department of Administration Secretary Michael Morgan made the following statement:
“The fact that the oil companies are attacking the Governor’s proposal tells me we’re doing something right. Governor Doyle is simply asking the oil companies – for once – to pay their fair share and give consumers a break. If anyone has been discriminated against, it’s consumers, not a company that made $25 billion last year by charging the public exorbitant prices at the pump.
“The Governor’s proposal is fair, reasonable, and enforceable. It protects consumers with anti-pass through provisions that have been upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, and includes criminal penalties on the oil companies if they break the law. Most importantly, it helps the state create thousands of jobs and build a sound transportation infrastructure without forcing taxpayers to pay more.
“I hope the Legislature will show the courage to stand up to this special interest, and do what’s right for taxpayers and consumers who have already paid their fair share. Wisconsin can turn the tables on Big Oil.”
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
This website and sisters royaldutchshellplc.com, shellnazihistory.com, royaldutchshell.website, johndonovan.website, and shellnews.net, are owned by John Donovan. There is also a Wikipedia segment.
Royal Dutch Shell conspired directly with Hitler, financed the Nazi Party, was anti-Semitic and sold out its own Dutch Jewish employees to the Nazis. Shell had a close relationship with the Nazis during and after the reign of Sir Henri Deterding, an ardent Nazi, and the founder and decades long leader of the Royal Dutch Shell Group. His burial ceremony, which had all the trappings of a state funeral, was held at his private estate in Mecklenburg, Germany. The spectacle (photographs below) included a funeral procession led by a horse drawn funeral hearse with senior Nazis officials and senior Royal Dutch Shell directors in attendance, Nazi salutes at the graveside, swastika banners on display and wreaths and personal tributes from Adolf Hitler and Reichsmarschall, Hermann Goring. Deterding was an honored associate and supporter of Hitler and a personal friend of Goring.
Deterding was the guest of Hitler during a four day summit meeting at Berchtesgaden. Sir Henri and Hitler both had ambitions on Russian oil fields. Only an honored personal guest would be rewarded with a private four day meeting at Hitler’s mountain top retreat.
IN JULY 2007, MR BILL CAMPBELL (ABOVE, A RETIRED GROUP AUDITOR OF SHELL INTERNATIONAL SENT AN EMAIL TO EVERY UK MP AND MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS: 
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A head-cut image of Alfred Donovan (now deceased) appears courtesy of The Wall Street Journal.
