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Originally Posted by sammyg2

So please, stop being pawns repeating the myth that oil companies get subsidies and tax breaks. The opposite is true. They don't get breaks at all, they get taxed to death, they get charged for something every time they take a breath.

http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/opiniontalk/entries/2008/04/01/tas_breaks_for.html

Oil companies argue that tax breaks help spur exploration and therefore keep prices down but some elected officials aren’t so sure.

There are tons of similar quotes out there. If there are no tax breaks, then what are they arguing to keep? And why do they spend $300M a year lobbying?