Monday, March 7, 2011
Same-Sex Marriage - Destructive? Really?
>Let me get this straight...Charlie Sheen can make a "porn family", Kelsey Grammer can end a 15 year marriage over the phone, Larry King can be on divorce #9, Britney Spears had a 55 hour marriage, Jesse James and Tiger Woods, while married, were having sex with EVERYONE. Yet, the idea of same-sex marriage is going to destroy the institution of marriage? Really? Really? *sigh*
Friday, March 4, 2011
Connect the Dots - Why Is No One Discussing This?
The price of gasoline is shooting up again, threatening the economic recovery and the quality of life of the average middle-class American, who loves to drive everywhere, most of the time alone. Conservation efforts aside (but not for long, trust me on this), what I want to know is why no one is protesting these prices as more oil-company gouging. Sure, there's the rolling crisis in the Middle East, with Libya's (Libya? Really?) oil production - 7% of the world's oil - now in jeopardy. But what is more telling is the bottom line of companies like Exxon/Mobile.
From CNN Money on July 29: "The world's largest public energy company reported net income of $7.56 billion, or $1.60 a share, in the second quarter, up 91% from $3.95 billion, or 81 cents a share, in the same period in 2009."
Wait! WHAT?? Net income (that's PROFIT) of 7.56 BILLION dollars? UP 91% !!!??? Okay, okay. Take a breath. Holy crap, there's more - it's for ONE quarter! Three months!! Now hold up here. I need to think on this a bit. If Exxon's profit margin is that great, why do they have to raise prices so quickly and so far based on this 'crisis'? And why is no one noticing that these dots DO connect? Exxon/Mobile, and by implication, the other oil giants, are making an obscene amount of money on the backs of the American driver and taxpayer. And let's not forget that Exxon was one of those big corporations who DID NOT PAY ANY TAX last year! None. That would be Zero. So they are not contributing to the economic recovery in any way, shape or form. No, they are actually hurting it every time they raise the price of gas to protect their profit margin. Except for their stockholders. They drive to the bank in their Hummers, laughing at the rest of us idiots. While the government and politicians say nothing? While the news media says nothing?
Wait! WHAT?? Net income (that's PROFIT) of 7.56 BILLION dollars? UP 91% !!!??? Okay, okay. Take a breath. Holy crap, there's more - it's for ONE quarter! Three months!! Now hold up here. I need to think on this a bit. If Exxon's profit margin is that great, why do they have to raise prices so quickly and so far based on this 'crisis'? And why is no one noticing that these dots DO connect? Exxon/Mobile, and by implication, the other oil giants, are making an obscene amount of money on the backs of the American driver and taxpayer. And let's not forget that Exxon was one of those big corporations who DID NOT PAY ANY TAX last year! None. That would be Zero. So they are not contributing to the economic recovery in any way, shape or form. No, they are actually hurting it every time they raise the price of gas to protect their profit margin. Except for their stockholders. They drive to the bank in their Hummers, laughing at the rest of us idiots. While the government and politicians say nothing? While the news media says nothing?
When will the rest of us say something?
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