NationStates Jolt Archive


Windfall Tax?

Mich selbst und ich
23-11-2005, 23:30
Ok, I seriously do not get this.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,176453,00.html

Why should we take money from these companys? There is a rational reason as to why they are making so much money. Supply and Demand.

There is High Demand: SUVs which get like 2 miles to the gallon, lack of mass transit, ect.

There is Low Supply: The hurricanes, the fact we havent built a refinery in 20 some odd years

I also dont think its fair that we can take companys profits - money that companys earned because they happened to do fairly well. How would YOU feel if the government came in and took 40% of your profits because they thought that you did not deserve it and they thought you were too sucessful? And how about this. Say a huge business chain like Wal Mart was in trouble. Would you want to help them out if their profits went down by XXX%? No, you prob wouldnt.

Windfall Tax? :gundge: :headbang: :sniper: