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Biden urged oil companies to voluntarily pass on record profits and "stop war profiteering"

Nov 01, 2022 View Original Article
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  • Politician Portrayal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : -- US president Joe Biden $100 billion: profits six major oil companies -- Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Shell, BP, ConocoPhillips and TotalEnergy -- have clocked in the last six months $3.74: Average gas price per gallon in the US, according to the American Automobile Association 50 cents: how much gasoline prices would be down if oil companies passed on excess profits, according to Biden 180 million: barrels of oil Biden has already released from the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve between March and now, to temper prices.
48% : US president Joe Biden is floating a "windfall tax" for oil companies after another quarter of record profits.
47% : In California, where gas prices are averaging a whopping $6.42 per gallon at pumps, governor Gavin Newsom has also castigated oil companies and called for a windfall tax.
46% : And the behemoths in the oil industry can probably afford it given their history of high margins and negative taxes -- yes, they sometimes get money back from the IRS thanks to tax breaks.

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