Dear Editor,
Obama giveth, but Congress and the oil companies taketh away!
On the one hand, we are getting a stimulus package that is supposed to help us all, but on the other hand, gas prices are rising steeply again for no apparent reason.
Democrats used to scream about the rise in gas prices. Yet they have been in control of Congress since January 2007, and the prices are going up.
Now the Democrats control the White House and both houses of Congress for the first time since 1994, and gas prices are going up. ‘ Here in California, prices have risen by nearly $1 over the last month or so.
Yet oil companies continue to make record profits. In 2008, Exxon Mobil made a profit of $45.22 billion, the largest annual profit in U.S. history. This beat the last record, which was set in 2007 by ‘hellip; Exxon!
It does not take a genius to figure out that something is wrong here. This is profiteering at the expense of American consumers, who already have their backs to the wall dealing with unemployment and the housing crisis.
Why will the Democrats not take some action?
Gas prices should go back to $1.40 a gallon or less. This will give relief to millions who are just trying to keep their heads above water in this current crisis. Now that’s a real stimulus.