I just got my fuel oil bill.

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33. always interesting when folks come on here with access to what Dems are doing

...warning that Dems should do something, without bothering to find out what they're actually doing and promote that.

80 Percent of Voters Support Taxing Big Oil’s Windfall Profits, Poll Finds

Democrats have pinned high prices directly on oil and gas companies looking to profit off of international conflict and pandemic-related economic uncertainty. Progressive lawmakers like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) have called for accountability for the industry. “[T]here should be consequences” for oil company “profiteering,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted last week.

Earlier this month, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-California) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) introduced a bill that would tax barrels imported or produced by large oil companies based on the difference between current prices and average pre-pandemic prices. Revenue collected from the tax would be redistributed directly to the public, with checks totalling about $240 a year for individuals making less than $75,000 in income.

Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Oregon) introduced similar legislation last week, which would directly target taxable income from this year that exceeds pre-pandemic profits. The bill would also give consumers a a tax credit based on that tax.

https://truthout.org/articles/80-percent-of-voters-support-taxing-big-oils-windfall-profits-poll-finds/