Lies, Gas, and Money

Well folks, have you heard the news? Exxon is reporting a first quarter profits, that is the first 3- three- months of this year, of $84.4 billion, yes billion. It is the highest reported profit ever in a single 3 month quarter. If you ask, "why are gas prices so high?" and you get the answer, "because acquiring gas is now more expensive for oil companies, so they have to pass that on to us consumers", then you know that either the person answering does not know what the hell they are talking about or they are just flat out not telling the truth. Logic would tell you that if a company is passing on only its new expenses and nothing extra, then the company should only be making as much profit as it was before the higher price. This however is not the case and oil companies are all making record profits. How can that possibly make any sense if they are not price gouging? Anyone with a logical answer is enouraged to leave it here as a comment because I truly need to hear that one. Not only are they making record profits but remember that these oil companies also get corporate welfare in the form of crazy tax cuts and also incentives to do things that they should be doing anyway. Now profiteering in the time of war is treason in my opinion, and a lot of other people's opinion too. So let us get to the real facts of this situation, or at the very least let us, the American people, realize what the Republicans and their cronies are doin to me, you, and most of all our country.