A decade later, we have high oil prices, but they are not due to a well-designed tax, either in America or elsewhere. As a result, the price boom is boosting windfall profits for the owners of oil deposits rather than improving countries' public finances.
共和党和美国石油协会否决了这项提案。10年以后，我们还是面临高油价，但无论在美国还是世界各地，油价飞涨都不是由于合理设计的税收。其结果是，油价的飞涨让油田主们一夜暴富，而国家的公共财政却没有因此有任何改善。