Quote Originally Posted by Gandalf_The_Grey
So is the premise of this thread that everybody, or even most, who recieve the $1000 tax rebate are in fact shareholders in oil companies? And I suppose the taxes based on profit limits will result in a stock dip so steep that it will result in a whole thousand dollar loss for each shareholder?
I don't think that's the premise here, at least that's not what I took from it, and that's not at all what I was trying to argue. I am simply pointing out that "Big OL' MEan OIL" does have shareholders, and if the gov starts to just take money they make, then yes, that will have a direct and significant impact on all shareholders, shareholders being, Americans that work for the companies, that invest in the companies, and Americans that purchase their goods and services.

Big Oil is not a person, (not speaking to you Gandalf, this is more for everyone else that likely do not comprehend this concept.) If you take the profits from a corporation or company, then they will simply make up for those lost profits by passing on the "costs" to us. So hello! If you get a grand from the gov that they took from "Big Oil, or Big Rice, or Big Paper, or Big Coffee, then these companies will simply make up for the difference by charging more for their goods. So yeah, you may want to hang onto that "Big Oil" money if you get it folks, you'll need it to buy your gas @ 9.00 a gallon.