ROFL. Yeah, that’s it. Evil Big Oil
Palin was the first one to put them back in their place, she didn't roll over. She gave them 3 billion in tax breaks from 2006-2010. Now Parnell wants to give them 10 billion over nx 10 years and they won't even be satisfied with that. Actually, they want us to pay them to take that dirty oil outta the ground and get rid of it for us.
Every political up here from nearly every party gets money from oil industry, reality. Pretty hard to be as honest as Palin was. I read that Ak has 50-60 billion stashed away in funds and 86 billion of oil still in the ground. The state could make it another 10 years without raising any taxes on Alaskans. Eventually, the oil will be in demand and somebody will want it.
I'd trust Palin's judgment over big oil hands down. Oil industry is trying to push through their big tax break with Gov Parnell who use to be their lobbyist and me thinks still is. Why do you think the entire legislature is ice cold about Parnell's new tax write off idea, even most the Repubs????
Nah, they’re not Evil, just ... Amoral.
Nothing ROFL about it. This is precisely the major problem with "big business" (not just "Big Oil", as you put it). Once they have enough money to start buying government officials, it "is" a problem. And one the Founding Fathers were well aware of. We apparently have forgotten that aspect of their wisdom.