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Old 08-04-2009, 12:29 PM   #476 (permalink)
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In fact, just to bring in an example from this own thread, the oil industry receives about 15-18 billion a year in subsidies. If you add subsidies to oil transportation, that figure increases to close to 35 billion dollars. TANF, in contrast, costs about 18 billion dollars.
I wonder if digbudro would still be considered upper class if his salary were reduced in proportion to how much of our money he is getting paid?

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By the way what is that you do for a living?
Research for a nonprofit.
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