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To: Brumar89 who wrote (1842)8/19/2008 8:39:35 PM
From: Road Walker  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 86356
 
Its only a cash out transaction. Its not part of the excise taxes at the pump.

I thought you said all taxes on the oil companies were passed on to the consumer?

It doesn't guarantee the liability of individual companies.

Its for the liabilities of companies that go bankrupt or something.


Didn't you read your own link? It's for oil spills where there is no identifiable perpetrator.