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I don't have much time, and I will get back to the points you have made. However, I just want to point out that, Exxon, in the second quarter of 2008 paid $11.4 billion in "other taxes and duties" and they paid $10.5 billion in income taxes totaling $21.9 billion on their record profits of $11.6 billion. This does not include the the $9.5 billion in sales taxes they collected for the government. Here is a link to the SEC 10Q filing. I understand your point, but to me a tax is a tax.
[url=http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/34088/000003408808000104/r10q080508.htm]Exxon
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