# The "Oil Prices" thread.

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oil-prices-thread/44739>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [March 10, 2008, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oil-prices-thread/44739 "2008-03-10T10:44:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2008, 9:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oil-prices-thread/44739/329 "2008-05-21T09:54:11Z")

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> [@Joe](#):
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> What was wrong with the conditional windfall tax proposed by democrats that said oil companies had to invest x percentage of profits into increasing domestic refining capacity and/or alternative energy research or pay a windfall tax? and the representative government system fails when the generally stupid population elects a generally stupid president to take the country in the direction that they want.

Because we tried a windfall profits tax before and it failed miserably and did nothing but cause the price of oil to go up.

But keep blaming big oil out one side of your mouth while asking them to find the oil to lower the cost out the other side.

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