Joe Biden is right: America needs a windfall profits tax on Big Oil | Robert Weissman

Nov 03, 2022 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -22% Somewhat Liberal

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  • Policy Leaning

    -42% Moderately Liberal

  • Politician Portrayal

    40% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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"But the only sane long-term response is to accelerate the move to clean energy."
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24% Conservative
"Worse, more investment in oil drilling will deepen our dependence on fossil fuels when the worsening climate catastrophe demands we speed the transition away from fossil fuels."
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-20% Liberal
"That's why it was a major breakthrough on Monday when President Biden lent his support to such a tax."
Positive
16% Conservative
"Outraged by big oil's greed, President Biden was right to call for a windfall profits tax - but wrong to encourage more oil production as an alternative."
Negative
-24% Liberal
"Unfortunately, Biden linked the call for a windfall tax to a demand that big oil companies increase production."
Negative
-34% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : But the only sane long-term response is to accelerate the move to clean energy.
40% : Worse, more investment in oil drilling will deepen our dependence on fossil fuels when the worsening climate catastrophe demands we speed the transition away from fossil fuels.

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