Craig, why do they still need a tax-break then? And George, who is being paid by the oil companies, gives it to them. Why? There is a difference between making a profit and taking advantage. What competion? Thats why we still have no alternative to oil. Who wants to kill the profit? On Mon, 7 Nov 2005 09:36:43 -0800, Craig Lalley <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >--- "Newton, Ernie" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> BP - Net profit of 6.5 billion (yes with a B) during that quarter. >> Exxon/Mobil had the highest profit percentage on record for that >> quarter...75%. >> > >Ernie, > >There is nothing wrong with making a profit. When it is earned... How much money and how much >risk is involved it making 6.5 billion. I seem to recall some ship named Valdeze? that cost >Exxon quite a bit. > >Heck they aren't even making the major share of profits... like say the government. So go ahead >and let them blame it on the Hurricanes, (competition will work it's way out). Just don't let >some Government offical complain about gouging. > >-Craig > > > > > > >__________________________________ >Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! >http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > >* To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * >* etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html * >========================================================================= * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *