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And the Rich just keep getting richer...........
August 31, 2006 | Back Issues
Big Oil's Royalty Rip Off Costs Billions
As you fill your tank today at $3.00-and-counting per gallon or contemplate this coming winter’s heating bills, consider this: Big Oil is making even more money than you know. Not just from the obscenely high price of gasoline, but from an obscure but highly lucrative practice called "royalty relief."
Royalties are the fees oil companies pay on the oil and natural gas they extract from publicly-owned lands and offshore areas (at least 25 percent of all oil and gas produced in the U.S. comes from these areas). They typically range from 12 to 16 percent of the revenue the oil companies generate and are used to fund federal programs that support historic preservation, recreation and natural resource conservation; the treasuries of the oil-producing states; and the federal Treasury.
( Oil Barons )
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[01 Sep 2006|02:47am] |
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Just when I thought things were going along okay.
I allowed myself to splurge on the Barbra Streisand ticket.
Now my credit card companies come a haunting again. Another card has decided to RAISE(skyrocket) my monthly payment by $200. I am not sure how this is going to fit into the money I have been bringing in with the over time I have been working. :(
I am starting to feel major guilt for both the trip and the concert.
You just can't win in this country. The rich get richer, the poor get poorer, and the stupid get kicked when they are down.
Safe to say, I will not be going to the State Fair this weekend. Or doing much of anything else for that matter.
I could sure use that gardian angel now.
On top of all that, I have the guilt of knowing that while I whine away, I have friends that are worse off than me and I should just shut up. I will try.
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[01 Sep 2006|05:39am] |
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Here is your horoscope
for Friday, September 1:
Get out of town -- your senses could use a change of scenery. Just make sure you do it on the down low. Your usual grand style will attract too much attention for the cozy, low-key trip you want to take.
How do you do Disney on the down low? :o
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