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Maine

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1. Uncle Sam DOES have expenses. We have our military protecting our "interests overseas."

Fri Feb 24, 2012, 09:01 AM

Feb 2012

Those interests are primarily oil.

And the oil companies don't pay for any of that-- we do.

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Exxon makes two cents a gallon on oil is bunk! [View all] luckyleftyme2 Feb 2012 OP

Any links to that claim? sinkingfeeling Feb 2012 #2

2 Cents 1ProudAtheist Feb 2012 #3

That 2¢ is the profit at the corner gas station. RC Feb 2012 #4