Ask oil lobbyists, oil executives, and former employees and board members of the American Petroleum Institute how they describe API President Jack N. Gerard, and one thing they don’t say is soft. One calls him a “hard-nosed guy.” Another says he is “a political animal” who “loves a fight.” Yet another dubs him “Voldemort.” Read full article > >
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Jack Gerard, the force majeure behind Big Oil
President Obama struck an explicitly populist tone Thursday in calling for an end to federal subsidies for the petroleum industry, arguing that members of Congress can “stand with big oil companies, or they can stand with the American people.” Read full article > >
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Obama: Americans getting hit twice over gas prices — at pump and with tax subsidies
Labour says just 10,000 firms have taken advantage of a tax break scheme, as the government says it is working to increase the number.
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Tax break plan ‘a flop’ – Labour
How’s this for fair? Trouble-plagued General Motors has reported that the government takeover of the company has left them with a tax break that could be worth as much as $45 million. GM, which will soon promote to investors its return as a publicly…
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GM Could Be Tax-Free for Years
The government has indicated it plans a tax break for married couples by 2015, amid anger over plans to cut child benefit for top rate taxpayers
Obama: Americans getting hit twice over gas prices — at pump and with tax subsidies
Thursday, March 29th, 2012
