EPA Offical Says 'Crucify the Oil Industry'
By debrakcarey
@debrakcarey (19887)
United States
April 26, 2012 2:11pm CST
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/04/26/epa-official-apologizes-for-call-to-crucify-oil-companies-senator-investigating/
So, he had to apologize, but the cat's out of the bag...NOW do you believe me?
This administration is doing NOTHING to help and EVERYTHING to bring America DOWN.
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2 responses
@peavey (16936)
• United States
26 Apr 12
One good thing that might come of it is that at least someone is investigating - or might try to. Yes, I believe that this administration is after the oil industry. They would like to cripple our economy and oil is such a big part that if they can take it out, they've destroyed us. Oh, am I talking about OUR government? For a moment there, it sounded as if I were talking about our enemies...
I try to stay cool, but it doesn't always work out that way. My son works in the oil industry. It looks as if their purpose is to destroy his livelihood and put him and his wife and baby out on the streets along with a lot of other hard working Americans.
@GardenGerty (169603)
• United States
26 Apr 12
I listened for years when people were bad mouthing the trucking industry, and my husband was a trucker.Now it is the oil compaies as well We need to stop targeting hard working people who get the job done. Yes, there are alternative fuels, for some things, but we need the oil industry and the transportation industry if we want to continue to have food and goods in our stores and crops in our fields. American farmers could not continue feeding 150 people each if they had to go back to farming with horses and oxen.
@debrakcarey (19887)
• United States
26 Apr 12
Oh Peavey, I hope it doesn't happen!
hope and change? HOPEFULLY we will CHANGE presidents soon.
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@GardenGerty (169603)
• United States
26 Apr 12
I have been hearing this in various places lately and it is time for it to start. I agree that we need to decrease our reliance on fossil fuels, but I do not think we would be who and where we are without the oil industry
@debrakcarey (19887)
• United States
26 Apr 12
We do need to get serious about alternatives, no disagreement from me there. BUT, the oil industry employs MILLIONS and pays BILLIONS into the economy and in taxes. I had the link and posted it elsewhere, I will look again, but they are 8% of our GNP. I know that. And considering that oil drives everything else, from transportation of goods to oil by products used in manufacturing. WHAT ELSE can they be up to? If they bring down this industry we are back in the dark ages. literally
@debrakcarey (19887)
• United States
26 Apr 12
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/top-3-us-oil-companies-paid-428-billion-income-taxes-2010
It isn't the one I posted earlier, but it will do, I trust you get my point by reading this. 
@GardenGerty (169603)
• United States
26 Apr 12
I see that I was distracted in my response--I was being hurried out the door. I meant it was time for the attacks on the oil industry, to try to destroy it and wipe it out to stop, not start which is what I wrote. I have seen other people quoted as attacking and seeking to destroy the oil industry, and like you, I know it would be a disaster for the country.
