pass the buck

[skeeter@ccia.com]

Question, where were the tax dollars needed to upgrade our steel mills before they closed?...They were private companies and expected to fund upgrades themselves...I need a new milk cooler in my store since mine has rusted out....should the tax dollars pay for my upgrade?....after all we gotta eat...it all comes out of my banked funds..my profit...after all it is a private industry.

So the big question here is....why will we have to pay with our tax dollars to replace the 16 miles of Alaska pipeline instead of the private oil company using some of their billions they banked in the last quarter? Isn't it owned by a private industry?....They have stated they cut down on some of the anti-corroding material they use in the line to save money..a bigger profit? Do we actually get to use the oil they pump anyhow or is it sold to Japan or some place else for their billions profit?...I suspect I will get an added expense to my per gallon of gasoline to they can fix the line and continue to sell it elsewhere for profit......so why should I send my tax dollars to repair the line?