Government seems to cater only to wealthy Americans

Wednesday, August 2, 2006 9:25 AM EDT

I read that Exxon Oil posted a $10 billion profit, a new high. What's wrong with that picture, citizens of the United States?
This just goes to show you, the very wealthy people of the U.S. do not care how much they spend for gas, while lower income people, such as our family, are suffering and struggling to get to work and put food on their tables.

This just goes to show you that our great government does not care for all the people, just the wealthy.

I cannot understand why these oil companies cannot take a loss to compensate for the disadvantaged citizens of our country.

What do they do with all the profits? How ruthless and greedy these oil companies have become, and the people and government that support them.

The winter months are not even here, what's going to become of that? Our family suffered many hardships last winter and I am sure many others did the same.

Kathy Lawler

Auburn

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SICK OF IT... wrote on Aug 3, 2006 1:24 PM:

" Listen, low wage earners have to work almost an hour for a gallon of gas..it just isn't fair. The have, and the have not. "

Moravian wrote on Aug 2, 2006 8:17 PM:

" I say get a smaller car, it's not Exxon's fault all these upstate New Yorker's keep driving their V-8 trucks alone back and forth to work. It hurts us to fill up but whenever I can I drive the smaller car to work. "I cannot understand why these oil companies cannot take a loss" so a multibillion dollar company with tens of thousands of employees should take a loss because your uncomfortable? Get a bike, a sleeping bag and a clue. "

UNA wrote on Aug 2, 2006 8:16 PM:

" YOU CAN SURE BET OUR TAXES TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MR BUSH. HE DOESN'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT KEEPING HIS FAMILY WARM, FEED, OR GETTIN G REGULAR HEALTH CARE. HE IS LIKE A KID WITH A REMOTE CONTROL TOY. NEVER KNOWS WHERE IT IS GOING OR WHAT IT IS GOING TO DO. "

Richard Donovan wrote on Aug 2, 2006 3:51 PM:

" Dear Kathy, take a course in Economics and then you will understand what determines the price of oil. Exxon profits go to shareholders so they can fill up their tanks of gas!!!!! "

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