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To: GVTucker who wrote (182489)	10/31/2005 8:41:04 AM
From: steve harris	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

I always thought Microsoft charging $600 for a 50c CD was a ripoff... :)

To: GVTucker who wrote (182489)	11/3/2005 2:16:45 AM
From: Amy J	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

RE: "Why should there be something wrong with record profits for XOM?" 1. XOM didn't create the natural resource component they sell. XOM should be taxed for taking from our Earth. 2. These are not "record" profits, but "excessive" profits that were wrongly gained on the backs of others. 3. Their excessive profits certainly invalidates prior arguments to not create a tax on XOM. XOM needs to be taxed for excessive profits as well as penalized for price gouging. PS Some businessmen in Saudia Arabia have this habit of writing only "Dear Sir" when contacting US businesses - those (that do that) receive replies that say "Dear Madam" : )