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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (66818)5/8/2006 3:32:41 PM
From: Paul Kern  Respond to of 361138
 
What is a reasonable profit B4 putting on windfall profits tax?
Gimmie a %


Depends on how much the government will subsidize oil companies in bad years.

They don't set the price of oil. It trades around the clock and they work on pretty much fixed margins. Your local gas station makes 8-10 cents a gallon regardless of the pump price.