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  he's not 100% wrong, Biden's EPA has been increasing taxes on fossil fuel producers who fall below their standards, and that ends up getting passed to the consumer
  i'd argue that the oil companies are far more to blame though, it's not like price increases have been tied to a specific wave of legislation; they're just gouging us because they can and it works
  further, they can reduce how much they are taxed by investing some of these record breaking profits into making their processes less environmentally destructive (easier said than done, but i doubt an effort is even being made)
context: Phew, glad they are doing okay. >
  
  I was worried mega corps and private equity firms weren’t going to make record profits and make the wealthy even richer. Glad I was wrong. Any day now that wealth should be trickling down to my empty bank account and make me fabulously wealthy. 
  That’s the plan right? >
  
  As long as I can afford to keep the lights on and keep reading about how well they’re doing. >
  
  I bet they are fighting with their workers to keep their costs down >
  
  The headline should read: 
  “Exxon profits of 56 billion dollars in 2022 due to price gouging causing record inflation” >
  
  And gov’t subsidies. >
  
  Oh you know they are one of those companies that probably pays negative taxes. Meaning they get more taxes in subsidies, credits and refunds than they put in. >
  
  Oh look the legal cartels are doing cartel things again. >
  
  Greedflation >
  
  Honestly I'm good with this new term. Let's just openly call a spade a spade in news articles from now on. >
  
  They should probably raise prices a bit more so they can beat that this year. >
  
  Here is the thing, they will have to. The growth model is dependant on it. >
  
  The whole continual growth thing is going to fuck us for sure. 
  Once upon a time it was the aim to have a profitable business with a decent turnover. As long as profit is made its all good. 
  From my brief forays into corporate where meeting or beating targets just gives you higher targets next year its just ridiculous. >
  
  Its worse, they are beholden to shareholders, every quarter they have to show more profit than the quarter from the previous year. So four times a year they are driven to beat their high score or risk being replaced by the BOD and by extension, voting shareholders.
  Its not sustainable. >
  
  Big oil is the big enemy >
  
  Gross, just fucking gross. >
  
  The world suffers record inflation we all pay more for everything and energy companies get richer... why are we so stupid? >
  
  Do you tell the slave he is stupid for being enslaved?
  To clarify: we are all born into circumstances we cannot control. Most of us are born into some form of slavery, be it wage slavery or something more extreme. The systems in place have been in place for a very long time with the goal of extracting the maximum output with the least resistance, and to keep everyone feeling powerless, divided, and in fear. Rising up is not so easy, and can mean losing everything. This is fear, but justified fear. It is not stupidity. The system protects itself - recognizing it is not sufficient to defeat it, any more than seeing the chains will magically break them. Seeing them is the first step, and even this is difficult for many people for a variety of reasons, almost all of which are not their fault.
  See also what is wrong, and are we complicit. >
  
  Why doesn't inflation and rising costs ever really affect big businesses? >
  
  A. They pass any price increase on to the consumer. 
  B. They tack on an additional 20% of cost, claim it's due to the inflation they already increased the price because of.
  C.they sit around laughing at us plebs while writing large donation checks out to politicians so that the gravy train is allowed to continue. >
  
  I'll take Corporate Greed for $500 Mayim >
  
  IT'S BIDENNNN'S FAWLT!!! /s >
  
  Who the flying fuck didn't predict this? Every time... let's blame the President for this crisis... followed by record industry profits.  It's infuriating. >
  
  Good. Now tax them. >
  
  Haven't you heard? Exxon taxes us. >
  
  Vladimir Putin, their best worker >
  
  I'm sure it will trickle down any day now