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Related: About this forumGavin Newsom and Katie Porter say oil companies are fleecing Californians. prices up 84 cents...
Governor @GavinNewsom is right: greedy oil companies are fleecing Californians. While families struggle to pay at the pump, Big Oil is reaping record profits. My bill to hold these corporations accountable passed the House, but the Senate won't act. I'm proud California will.
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Oil companies are ripping you off. Their record profits are coming at your expense at the pump.
Im calling for a NEW windfall tax exclusively on oil companies. If they won't lower their prices we will do it for them.
The $$ will go directly back to you.
Im calling for a NEW windfall tax exclusively on oil companies. If they won't lower their prices we will do it for them.
The $$ will go directly back to you.
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						Gavin Newsom and Katie Porter say oil companies are fleecing Californians. prices up 84 cents... (Original Post)
						IcyPeas
						Sep 2022
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        I live in central Illinois and ours went up around $.54 a gallon on the day Ian hit Florida.
        sinkingfeeling
        Sep 2022
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sinkingfeeling
(56,719 posts)1. I live in central Illinois and ours went up around $.54 a gallon on the day Ian hit Florida.
        brush
(61,033 posts)2. Sure seems like there's some manipulation...
        of prices going on. After 80-some days in a row of dropping gas prices, for them to shoot back up in California and not in most of the rest of the nation, there's some skullduggery afoot.
kacekwl
(8,750 posts)3. Of course they are.
        It's greed and opportunity no matter what they tell you.