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Is ExxonMobil Greedier than the Government? [INFOGRAPHIC]

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In 2011, ExxonMobil made profits after taxes of $41.4 billion on sales of $486.4 billion. That’s ~ 8.5 cents in profits per dollar of sales. • Combined taxes for ExxonMobil last year were $104.5 billion. That’s ~ 21.5 cents in taxes per dollar of sales. ExxonMobil takes the risks and the government makes 2.5 times more than the company does. So… Is ExxonMobil greedier than the government?

Source: blog.telesian.com
 
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