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Oil Company Subsidies?
January 25, 2013 | ExxonMobil Perspectives

A short article by Ken Cohen, Vice President of Public and Government Affairs at Exxon Mobil, explains why he does not believe that the United States government is subsidizing the oil industry. A quote from the article…. “At times, the industry is actually sending more to local, state and federal governments in taxes and fees than what it earns in the United States.”


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