'Our earnings, although high in absolute terms, need to be viewed in the context of the scale and cyclical, long-term nature of our industry as well as the huge investment requirements,' said J.S. Simon, senior vice president of Exxon Mobil Corp., which made a record $40 billion last year.
Joe/Jane Driver and Tom/Teresa Trucker must really enjoy the sad plight of these individuals while "they" offer rhetoric instead of solutions ... all the while the average "American" is having the "life" siphoned out of their collective dreams.
