A benefit to the consumer.

Aug 04, 2008 23:22

From The Edge of The American West
August 4, 2008

On this day in 1907, Herbert Knox Smith, Commissioner of Corporations in the administration of Theodore Roosevelt, reported on the “prices and profits” of the petroleum industry. In it he remarked,

The Standard Oil Company is responsible for the course of the prices of petroleum and its products ( Read more... )

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mon_lapin August 5 2008, 08:43:36 UTC
http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/list.php?order=A

Oil companies give less then many other companies.

As for the flip flopping of both candidates and probably a lot of people , it's called the price of gas. People change their mind about things. I'd hardly call it bribery or extortion.I think people should be allowed to give their money to who ever they so choose and there are limits on personal donations to specific candidates.

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