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Why Oil Companies Don’t Need Tax Subsidies
Seth Hanlon explains why we don't need to give tax subsidies to oil companies.
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How big are the tax subsidies for oil companies? Why do we give subsidies to oil companies? Do big oil companies need these subsidies? Why should we eliminate tax subsidies for oil companies? What are the prospects for ending oil tax subsidies?
(transcript, mp4, YouTube) See also:
- Ending Big Oil’s Tax Holiday by Daniel J. Weiss and Kate Gordon
- Americans to Big Oil: We've Got Your Number by Daniel J. Weiss and Valeri Vasquez
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Seth Hanlon
Former Acting Vice President, Economy
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