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To: TimF who wrote (78974)	8/18/2006 2:42:19 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 81568

What's Driving Differences in Gas Prices? Additives, Taxes and Demand Combine to Alter Fuel Costs Across State Lines, Neighborhoods By Tomoeh Murakami Tse Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, August 16, 2006; D01 Message 22725499

To: TimF who wrote (78974)	8/18/2006 6:56:30 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 81568

Gasoline in the Middle East costs 50 cents a gallon, in Venezuela 11 cents a gallon. Clearly the latter subsidizes, but the prior does not. Exxon's obscene profits cannot be explained away with any formula or any excuse. It's just plain gouging, and they're leading the pigs to the troughs. The biggest ripoff of all time, which you defend. I might also point out that Exxon has infiltrated our government and is actively working to deceive the public, cover up their crimes and keep there from being any regulation or investigations into their business. They consider themselves above the law, especially with pals Bush-Cheney running things and DElay and his corrupt cronies ruinning congress.