I just wish our fellow citizen who vote against their fellow, everyday citizens would stop listening to the billionaires that get government subsidies through tax cuts every time the Republicans are in power. When will they wake up & realize that Fox News isn’t on the side of us hard-working folks?
Whoever conjured up the idea “corporations are people” needs to receive the bill they’ve created and leave the real people of the United States to pay Bob.
I do have a problem with this- let’s continue to develop our national capabilities and local economies. BUT- let’s make this kind of support available to all business owners or aspiring ones. Let’s develop the economy at all levels not just big corporate ones but the small town businesses too
and citizens took time to understand this prescribed - perpetual - cyclical - greed - problem
& if do know and are under illusion they are in - or will be in the top .5%
they are not & are part of perpetuating the delusion & unsustainable inequity
Think they’ll say Shell directly employs 24,000 Americans in the U.S., so it’s not black and white. This also doesn’t account for the 320B cubic feet of gas they produce/sell in North America, and the millions of jobs those figures are tied to, so I think it’s more of a quid pro quo scenario…
Why do we need to prioritize getting bob off government aid? Maybe Bob is the kind of person who needs assistance and will always require multiple kinds of government support. What’s wrong with that? Different people are different and some are more capable and others aren’t.
That is a possibility & I'm certain is the case for many people. I'm simply saying that the money is better spent serving the people (however it's done) rather than corporations with billionaire CEOs.
And the sad reality is Bob votes for the Republican that gives the billionaire class more subsidies and tax breaks. Bob does this because Shell finances dark money PAC's that fund a deluge of disinformation that convince Bob to be afraid of dark-skinned immigrants and trans athletes.
Damn Straight. Shut the F%#K up about Bob getting food benefits, immigrants, healthcare, and everything else that doesn’t really matter that damn much and complain about the corruption in our f’ing government and the corporations that get over a TRILLION DOLLARS in subsidies and tax breaks!
And $1500 is less than the maximum. It means he has a job and is actively able to pay for some things, just not all of them. I do not have a job, but I do have income. I am on disability and get more than fictional Bob does
SO TOTALLY FUCKED‼️‼️the NUMBERS ARE ACTUALLY ENOUGH; 500 lobbyists, Many CEO’s & MANY REPUBLICANS PAST & PRESENT SHOULD BE ENDED‼️$36 TRILLION IN DEBT‼️
Here in the UK Pensioners Families and the Vulnerable are dying from cold and damp related issues as they can’t afford energy.. because companies such as Shell BP etc are greedy executioners.. they shouldn’t get those subsidies and they can absorb price increase and lower profits so people can 1/2
..2/2 live, but they won’t.. profits and shareholder payouts are all that matter.. so they just keep increasing prices..
And our respective Governments DO NOTHING..
Tantamount to Manslaughter.
They wake up with that intention, drive to work devising how to be more cruel about it, and conspire to make it happen. Fuck “manslaughter”, in the US that fits the definition of First Degree Premeditated Murder.
Um, source? In FY 2024, the Department of Education has committed over $230 billion to its various components. Spending on primary & secondary education programs is around $79 billion. Federal subsidies for fossil fuels (excluding LIHEAP subsidies for low-income households) is ~$17 billion/yr.
True story.
If our govt. stopped giving subsidies to billion dollar corps.
Social Security recipients would get the raise needed to just survive.
As well as the numerous areas of funding for the American people.
As it is the working class is funding the stock holders for these corp.
And time to get really REALLY LOUD about all of the subsidies major corporations receive from our tax monies every year! Just imagine what our national debt would look like if billionaires, millionaires and corporations ALL paid their fair share of taxes! We're in a fascist oligarchy!
Royalties from oil and gas should be looked at by state. Some give away the farm so to speak. Alaska is bad on that one. Just because you say you are open for business, doesn't mean you have to give it away.
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The IMF is not the place to look for info on subsidies to fossil fuel producers. (See my 📌ed skeet.) Most ($5.7 T) of that $7 T is actually how much in the IMF’s estimation CONSUMERS of fossil fuels and electricity are undertaxed (for the externalities they generate) on the energy they consume.
I’m probably the same age as you. 😉 But I’ve been identifying, measuring, and trying to reform fossil fuel subsidies since the late 1980s. The IMF has not helped international understanding of the problem of FF subsidies, but instead has sowed confusion. (Do they care? Not at all.)
Another $1.3 T represents price subsidies to CONSUMERS, mainly those in OPEC+ countries. The IMF draws on a more detailed database for its estimate of producer subsidies (see 🔗). But it includes only $0.051 T in producer subsidies for the whole world (a subset), and less than $3 billion for the USA.
I did a quick scroll through the comments and might have missed someone else saying this but Shell isn't an American based company. So the money being subsidized to Shell is leaving the US and not coming back while the food stamps money stays within the US.
Shell should use some of that moolah to buy some WORKING GAS PUMPS! I've yet to stop at a Shell over the last 10 years that had more than half it's pumps working.
Better yet, give it to Bob instead. Bet he'd have some working gas pumps grumble grumble
What are the tangible ideas? Boycott Shell? Boycott corporations that take & don't give back to workers, Start a corp govt subsidy list? Or Use https://GoodsUniteUs.com before you shop look up the corporations, products, service, politicians that support your causes. Red, blue, green or purple.
Time to change the flow of money in this country! We don’t need oligarchs telling us what to do and feel. They are out of bounds in our country of AntiTrust Laws. So glad Biden stopped the overtaking of US Steel from a Japanese corporation!!
I was Bob after my divorce with no child support before I got my feet back under me. No one expects to need help, then life happens. Things go wrong. People get hurt/sick/lose a partner. Those who want to take these programs away are pure evil.
My Social Security (sole source of income at age 77) increased by $35 in 2025. I just got a letter from DSHS that they reduced my SNAP by $48. Somebody explain the math!! Rent & utilities increased by $100. Food prices increased. When I talked with a case worker about this, she said:Go to food bank.
Everyday people have allowed themselves to be Bamboozled into supporting corporations receiving handouts but attack everyday people who need help. It's disgusting.
When Democrats had majorities, these were things not addressed. THe lobbyists write legislation and buy our politicians. We must demand that our Democratic legislators not accept these funds . All of the bad things happening to us over the years, can't all be Republican.
Oil companies get over 20 billion dollars a year in subsidies from the US government. Their profits were 200+ billion dollars in 2023. Were stupid for letting this happen.
Oh this guy is absolutely a Nazi. He considers himself a conservative or neo-lib though so I’m trying to be good faith about it. You don’t bring people over to ur side by calling them Nazis.
You said that anyone that supports Israel is a fascist and it’s a fact that there are other countries out there that have killed more people & done more harm than Israel. So, please list every fascist country for me. Thank you
You have literally said in this argument recently that any Jewish person that supports Israel is a Nazi and a fascist. If I am wrong, you can clarify your statement about Jewish people that support Israel.
How much have those same governments spent cleaning up oil spills and mitigating the impact of climate change? Why do oil companies get to reap all the profits, while saddling taxpayers with all the costs?
This is why we keep getting it in the behind by our politicians.
Money and the pursuit of more money.
Power and more power.
Time to take our country back.
That's why I laugh whenever the Republicans go on about welfare. They're not against welfare, they're just against welfare for every day people. Corporate welfare is a whole different ball game. They want to trim the deficit, let them start with big oil.
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Energy companies get all their “subsidies” through tweaks in tax code (depletion allowances, changing amortization tenure,etc) so most people don’t know or can’t really understand these changes. The government isn’t giving Exxon a check akin to food stamps.
Our overly complex tax structure makes it much easier for large companies to navigate the rules for their benefit than individuals. Especially individuals who actually need real dollars today.
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and citizens took time to understand this prescribed - perpetual - cyclical - greed - problem
& if do know and are under illusion they are in - or will be in the top .5%
they are not & are part of perpetuating the delusion & unsustainable inequity
bribes aka provides campaign donations aka kickbacks to certain politicians?
And our respective Governments DO NOTHING..
Tantamount to Manslaughter.
Let Bob and his family eat!!
Are there lobbyists for people who need food stamps, healthcare, or housing? Do the homeless have a lobby that works for them?
It seems that only wealthy corporations have lobbyists!
Am I wrong?
Student loan debt is $1.77; trillion is more than credit card debt.
In 2017 (approved by GOP), the Saudis bought out the US largest oil refinery in Port Arthur, TX. Big reason: Trump's tax cuts.
If our govt. stopped giving subsidies to billion dollar corps.
Social Security recipients would get the raise needed to just survive.
As well as the numerous areas of funding for the American people.
As it is the working class is funding the stock holders for these corp.
Shell can take care of itself.
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Lobbyist - A person who takes part in an organized attempt to influence legislators.
Does not sound fair or Constitutional.
We never talk enough about #corporatewelfare from the on-bended-knee Federal government. Let's talk about it more and make it a central talking point.
Is there a reason why we won't pressure the #DOGE duo to cut subsidizing major corporations, who ALSO effectively pay zero taxes??
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"For the past 128 years, every Republican that took office gave us a recession. Every Republican that became POTUS after a Democrat gave us a recession. Every Republicans that took over from another Republican gave us a recession."
"A Democrat has NOT given America a recession in the last forty-four years. Think about this: A forty-four-year-old man has never seen a Democratic POTUS give us a recession. Republicans gave us FIVE."
(And another one will occur under President Musk.)
We can look forward to another Republican recession that the mainstream media will blame on Democrats
Same old dirty playbook.
IMF Fossil Fuel Subsidies Data: 2023 Update. “Globally, fossil fuel subsidies were $7 trillion in 2022”
End the corruption.
Say the word 'social' anywhere near them and they will catapult you off an offshore oil rig.
Better yet, give it to Bob instead. Bet he'd have some working gas pumps grumble grumble
Where the eff & how many in his family
The thing that really hurts my soul is when I see a bus full of kids on their way to school knowing that nearly half of them are hungry. 😞
Our consumption lets them function!
Working at a Shell branded gasoline station? Maybe needs help.
Bc we the people are perpetually shafted by big business.
In a single quarter.
The fuck do they need subsidies for exactly?
Bob bought lotto tickets in hopes of paying off his $20,000 in medical debt. The tickets were a bust.
You taking up counter language literal fucking nazi's want you to use to keep division at the most basic level perpetuated.
Maybe just don't? Doesn't make you any tougher.
Anyone moral who knows how finance works is against subsidies for mega-billionaire corporations.
Money and the pursuit of more money.
Power and more power.
Time to take our country back.
a black hole something astonishing
happens...time and space INVERT.
What does this mean? It means that
once inside your course isn't merely
to collide with the singularity. You're
no longer being 'pulled'. This is just
your future now...welcome to 2025.