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Should the Federal Government Continue to Subsidize Oil Companies?
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Con (No)
Con
"End wasteful tax subsidies for oil and gas companies. Oil and gas companies have enjoyed billions in tax breaks for decades. Hillary would end those wasteful subsidies and invest in clean energy."
Source: Hillary for America, "Climate Change and Clean Energy," hillaryclinton.com (accessed May 16, 2016)
Con
"I really believe that we have got to get rid of all government subsidies."
Source: Town Hall with Grover Norquist, youtube.com, Mar. 19, 2012
Con
"A Green president would invest in wind, solar and geothermal, emphasize efficiency and conservation, phase out nuclear power plants, and move to a carbon-free economy to deal with climate change. We would immediately end Obama’s expensive subsidies for nuclear power as well as fossil fuels, and use those funds instead to kick off a job- producing energy program based on clean, safe and renewable energy."
Source: Dave Schwab, "After Fukushima, Stein Calls for 100% Renewable Energy Economy," greenpartywatch.org, Mar. 12, 2012
Con
"[F]or us to be subsidizing oil companies is absolutely insane...
I can't imagine anybody's gonna stick up for Exxon Mobil or some of these big oil companies that are making a fortune and paying relatively little in tax."
Source: The Young Turks, "Donald Trump Slams Oil Subsidies Because of Warren Buffett," youtube.com, Aug. 17, 2011
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FORMER CANDIDATES
(Candidates who have withdrawn or who no longer meet our criteria appear below in black and white and in alphabetical order.)
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Con (No)
Con
"Senator Sanders would fight to repeal dozens of loopholes and tax subsidies throughout the federal tax code that benefit oil, natural gas, and coal special interests, saving $135 billion over the next decade. This revenue would be used to help create a clean-energy workforce of 10 million good-paying jobs by creating a 100% clean energy system."
Source: Bernie 2016, "Making the Wealthy, Wall Street, and Large Corporations Pay Their Fair Share," berniesanders.com (accessed June 1, 2016)
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