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In 1979 we sent a big new energy package to Congress—deregulation of domestic oil prices, a windfall-profits tax, a synthetic-fuels corporation, an Energy Mobilization Board, and standby authority to ration gasoline.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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In 1979 we sent a big new energy package to Congress—deregulation of domestic oil prices, a windfall-profits tax, a synthetic-fuels corporation, an Energy Mobilization Board, and standby authority to ration gasoline.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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In 1979 we sent a big new energy package to Congress—deregulation of domestic oil prices, a windfall-profits tax, a synthetic-fuels corporation, an Energy Mobilization Board, and standby authority to ration gasoline.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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Which included passing what various conservatives have described as a “windfall-profits tax.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Judge Reinhardt’s Dig on Sarah Palin 2010
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Which included passing what various conservatives have described as a “windfall-profits tax.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Judge Reinhardt’s Dig on Sarah Palin 2010
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Which included passing what various conservatives have described as a “windfall-profits tax.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Judge Reinhardt’s Dig on Sarah Palin 2010
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Which included passing what various conservatives have described as a “windfall-profits tax.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Judge Reinhardt’s Dig on Sarah Palin 2010
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As for all the windfall-profits taxes, blame governments grasping for new revenue to make up budget shortfalls.
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My dad explained to me the windfall-profits tax that Jimmy Carter had imposed on the oil companies and how, if Reagan won the election, it would go away, and how it would be easier to buy gasoline.
You Know I’m Right Michelle Caruso-Cabrera 2010
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Why is a windfall-profits tax good for Alaska but not for the U.S.?
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