XCR1250 Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 NEWS WEATHER SPORTS HEALTH VIDEO MORE CBS News ColoradoWATCH NOW Concert Line Up for Frontier Days 35° Sen. Michael Bennet Teams Up With Other Lawmakers To Keep Oil Companies From Exploiting Consumers By Jennifer McRaeMarch 11, 2022 at 10:13 am Michael Bennet DENVER (CBS4)– Sen. Michael Bennet wants to make sure that large oil companies aren’t exploiting consumers. As the war in Ukraine continues, the price of a gallon of gas has risen to more than $1 over what it was last year. Oil companies are seeing near-record profits. (credit: CBS) Bennet, along with 10 other lawmakers on Capitol Hill, are introducing a bill that would tax large corporations which may give drivers some relief at the pump. Under the bill, oil giants like Exxon Mobil and Chevron that produce or import at least 300,000 barrels of oil per day will owe a per-barrel tax. Bennet said the quarterly tax will make for a more even playing field. The money raised from the tax would be returned to consumers as a rebate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 would love to see how they're going to handle rebates. Will people who received electric vehicle incentives receive a rebate? Will it be means-tested to fuck the upper middle class like everything else the gov't does? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 36 minutes ago, Matt said: would love to see how they're going to handle rebates. Will people who received electric vehicle incentives receive a rebate? Will it be means-tested to fuck the upper middle class like everything else the gov't does? Word here is the low and middle class are getting hurt the worst by high fuel prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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