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April 5, 2008
Oil Industry Apologists Declare 'We Like Oil,' 'Be Thankful,' 'Don't Blame Oil'
By Amanda Lang
Big oil goes to Congress and defends its gouging of Americans. The media and pulpit pundits line up in support. Inconvenient Fact: As the price of crude oil has skyrocketed, the federal gas tax has remained unchanged. The amount of a dollar of gas that goes to the government has plummeted from 32 cents in 2000 to 13 cents today.
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Big oil goes to Congress and defends its gouging of Americans. The media and pulpit pundits line up in support. Inconvenient Fact: As the price of crude oil has skyrocketed, the federal gas tax has remained unchanged. The amount of a dollar of gas that goes to the government has plummeted from 32 cents in 2000 to 13 cents today.OpedNews volunteer from 2005 to 2013.
Amanda Lang was a wonderful member of the Opednews team, and the first volunteer editor, for a good number of years being a senior editor. She passed away summer 2014.