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Categories: Action Alerts, Economic Fairness and Security, Honest and Ethical Government, Environment and Conservation, Social Justice, Public Infrastructure / Transportation, Energy Policy, Ranting and Venting, Workers' Rights
CONTRARY TO STATED BELOW, GAS IS ALREADY UP TO $4.50 + !!! HOW DO NON-"WEALTHY" PEOPLE AFFORD TO GO TO WORK OR IMPORANT APPOINMENTS?!? WHERE HAS AMERICAN MORALITY & ETHICS GONE..... [HIDING "UNDER A" BUSH ADMINISTRATION?!?]
As of yesterday, gas prices are the highest in U.S. history—we just passed the 1981 record, even adjusted for inflation.1 Prices could reach $4.00 per gallon in parts of the country, just in time to crimp summer vacation plans. As consumers suffer, the oil industry continues to reap the windfall—breaking profit records on an almost quarterly basis. It's outrageous!
Enough is enough. Hearings start today on H.R. 1252, a House bill that would make gas price gouging a federal crime, punishable by 10 years in prison. Speaker Pelosi has said she'll move the bill to a vote this week—if there's the two-thirds majority required to fast track the bill through the process.2
Oil company lobbyists are frantically trying to stop the bill. Your representative needs to hear from you today. Will you sign our petition asking Congress to pass the price-gouging bill—and then send it to your friends?
"Gasoline price gouging should be made a federal crime before the summer price increases hurt more American families."
Sign the petition:Link
I heard on Bobby Kennedy's Air America Radio Show, "Ring of Fire," another huge but under-reported story. Chevron is being fined a paltry $25 million for giving kickbacks to Saddam as part of the oil-for-food program. Of course a Bushie federal prosecutor was there for Chevron. Keep in mind we were practically at war with Iraq even before the Invasion so kickbacks were tantamount to treason. Guess who was on Chevron's Board of Directors when the kickbacks were authorized??? Chevron named an oil freighter for none other than Condoleeza Rice after she left the Chevron Board to become Natl Security Advisor.
Hope to see a main post about this on PO.