Although this is true in some cases, across the board it isn't, but the truth doesn't matter when you're bashing a faceless entity like Big Business. So, with rising gas prices, Clinton and company have latched onto another faceless entity and made it the end all and be all of corporate greed. However, the facts don't back up this notion. For every gallon of gas, oil companies make around 20 cents profit. Before you answer, consider this.
Government takes two to three times as much in taxes as the oil companies make in profits.
Aside from the factless allegations against Big Oil, there's something even more disturbing underneath the Clinton Administration's comments. You see, Richardson said the oil companies should be willing to do with less to keep gas prices down. Yet, government will still be taking as much in taxes as before. Basic economics tells you if you reduce the profit margin of a venture, you lose money which leads to other undesirable effects. For Richardson and the Clinton supporters to say the oil companies should be happy taking less money for their efforts is nothing short of anti-capitalistic.