# Senate Republicans block windfall taxes on big oil firms

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**Post date:** [June 10, 2008, 9:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/senate-republicans-block-windfall-taxes-on-big-oil-firms/49827/18 "2008-06-10T21:57:45Z")

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> [@FuzzyFish](#):
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> Kind of on the fence on this one, would have to research it more.

I agree. While I don’t feel Big Oil deserves the crazy profits they get, the huge taxes would probably just jack up the price at the pump even more. The money never comes out of the business’s pockets, it always ends up coming out of the consumer’s pocket. No opinion at this point.

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