Originally Posted by spanky part 2

I don't care how much they are paying. They made $42 billion profit. That's not before taxes, that's profit. They don't deserve ANY tax breaks. We are getting fucked every day, and they don't give a shit. Doesn't matter that they have screwed up the economy beyond belief. It's all about making obscene profits at the expense of the country and the kids that are dead in Iraq to protect their interests.

The only reason the numbers on the economy have looked better in the past couple of years before this one, is because the Bush admin had a little * after the inflation numbers that said "excluding oil and gas."