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wordpix

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23. & our oil and gas industry is not nationalized, like other large nations are, & XonMob paid 15% tax
Sun Jun 10, 2012, 10:52 AM
Jun 2012

in 2011, much less than I pay as a very small biz owner with one employee---me. So private companies use our public lands and waters for virtually nothing and then pay less % in tax than a school teacher, policeman or sole proprietor hoping to get the next contract to stay in business.

And if they think they can take over protected US lands, over my dead body.

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mitt's going to turn this country into katsy Jun 2012 #1
We're already the most heavily drilled pscot Jun 2012 #2
& our oil and gas industry is not nationalized, like other large nations are, & XonMob paid 15% tax wordpix Jun 2012 #23
Eco-rape agent46 Jun 2012 #3
And then they move onto floating luxury ships to escape the damage... freshwest Jun 2012 #19
I was thinking along the same lines... mike dub Jun 2012 #21
The New World Order agent46 Jun 2012 #22
good phrase as is genocide of native species wordpix Jun 2012 #24
If Americans vote in Romney, they will deserve the theocratic dystopia they RKP5637 Jun 2012 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author Herlong Jun 2012 #5
We honestly believe if people think things through Herlong Jun 2012 #7
He's an environmental terrorist Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2012 #6
Romney's objective is to protect big business SkatmanRoth Jun 2012 #8
Yeah, why not? BeyondGeography Jun 2012 #9
It's an assault on conservation, heritage bucolic_frolic Jun 2012 #10
Good, we can start in his many backyards neverforget Jun 2012 #11
WHAT IS SO CHRISTIAN OR MORMON ABOUT DESTROYING GOD'S CREATIONS HERE ON EARTH? bucolic_frolic Jun 2012 #12
Next Politicalboi Jun 2012 #13
"taking into account local concerns" = make payments directly to Swiss bank account TahitiNut Jun 2012 #14
Great idea! Turbineguy Jun 2012 #15
Papa John's Fundraiser think4yourself Jun 2012 #16
Like all rethugs... WinstonSmith4740 Jun 2012 #17
K & R Quantess Jun 2012 #18
Natl parks are needed but with shale oil maybe he means in established residential areas! lunasun Jun 2012 #20
He won't stop drilling till they start drilling on the WH lawn. Or someone drops off Auntie Bush Jun 2012 #25
I hope this helps people understand the clear difference between Romney and Obama DCBob Jun 2012 #26
Then money will continue to pour into his coffers felix_numinous Jun 2012 #27
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