[Lew Silverman]

We're talking about someone who defrauded OUR country out of millions of dollars of OUR money. We should be concerned why it took so long to catch him and why there are no "checks and balances" in place to prevent these kinds of crimes from taking place.

The tax incentives that "Big Oil" receives were written into the Federal Tax Code long before gasoline became a profitable commodity. Under threats from these multinational conglomerates, these "incentives" have continued even as profits have increased. Perfectly legal, but about as morally reprehensible as those others who milk the system for their own benefit. And until WE effect some change in the Tax Code to remove these "incentives" and "loop-holes" this will continues to happen. Just don't count on Congress to do it!