So you want to "cut into the profits"? When times are hard, will you be willing to pony up and pay $ to the companies when they are losing money? Your crowd has complained and moaned about the oil industry profits for a long time. May I remind you that the huge settlement paid out by British Petroleum was done so out of those horrible profits? If you had your way, they wouldnt have made as much and could not have taken responsibility for the damage. Then, we could have had another government bailout, at which time, you would complain about that. Also, please give me a link that substantiates your 600% profit claim or did you also get that one from the guys at work? I guess you are STILL unable to grasp the fact that when the government gets involved in business, costs go up and efficiency goes down. Why can't you understand that?