Exxon Profit Soars on High Prices

Stevicat · Post by **Stevicat** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 5:08 pm

OK - God Bless Big Corporations!

BWahlberg · Post by **BWahlberg** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 5:09 pm

Stevicat wrote:OK - God Bless Big Corporations!

There you go, actual "issues" aren't politicians concerns anymore, its who writes them the biggest check.

Post by **SonomaCat** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 5:27 pm

I think Allah has cornered the market on blessing big oil, unfortunately. His superpowers must be strong, since we still can't break free from his "Pay my peeps for our oil as the profits get funnelled to terrorists" mind control ray. If Superman would just insert himself between Allah and our country, thus cutting off the mind control ray (and maybe even reflecting it back at Allah, causing him to lose his superpowers), we'd wake up and start being more fuel efficient and start demanding more alternative fuels.

Now the question ... where are you Superman?

Answer: We're not allowed to comment on that. He's been deemed to be an enemy combatant, and will be jailed without a hearing indefinitely. He's current in the Guatanamo Kryptonite Unit.

Stevicat · Post by **Stevicat** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 5:29 pm

Darn big corporations! Good thing you don't work for one Re/Max

BWahlberg · Post by **BWahlberg** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 5:51 pm

Stevicat wrote:Darn big corporations! Good thing you don't work for one Re/Max

I don't, it's an independent franchise that's individually owned and operated. RE/MAX is a large franchise, but the RE/MAX bigwigs have very little say in my companies operations and pay.

Post by **rtb** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 5:56 pm

...but as a franchise owner you still contribute to a very large corporation. And I am sure that corporation pays a lobbyist in Washington D.C. correct?

BWahlberg · Post by **BWahlberg** » Tue Jan 31, 2006 5:58 pm

Absolutley correct, so does the Realtor's Association. I don't agree with it, but for now I don't really have a choice, for the most part.

Our Montana Assoc of Realtors has a PAC, who is giving to Conrad this year, when they asked me for money, I told them no.

As for RE/MAX I'm sure they do have lobbists, I'm sure almost everyone has a lobbyist now.