Exxon Posts Record $32.36 Billion Tax Payment

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By: Mark J. Perry Thursday, July 31, 2008 1:47 PM

Although the way CNN reported it is "Exxon posts record $11.68 billion profit."

According to CNN, Exxon Mobil once again reported the largest quarterly profit in U.S. history Thursday, posting net income of $11.68 billion on revenue of $138 billion in the second quarter.
That profit works out to $1,485.55 a second.


Buried in the story we also find that "In addition to making hefty profits, Exxon also had a hefty tax bill. Worldwide, the company paid $10.5 billion in income taxes in the second quarter, $9.5 billion in sales taxes, and over $12 billion in what it called 'other taxes.'"


MP: In other words, Exxon Mobil paid $32.361 billion in taxes in the second quarter, which works out to $4,114 in taxes per second. Another way to look at it - Exxon paid almost $3 in taxes ($32.361 billion) for every $1 in profits ($11.68 billion), see chart above.



Big Oil my ***. This is Big Government. Make sure all your LIB friends know this little bit of INFO. Time to put a windfall tax rebate back from our Goverment huh?