Hey DTP, at least be accurate. The oil subsidies go primarily to smaller oil firms, wildcatters, who need the breaks as exploration and development of sites is very expensive. Keep in mind too that when you pay those high prices at the pump the taxes you pay per gallon are higher than the profits the oil companies get. Yes they make alot of profit, but they also pay well. As for welfare, when will you realize that gov't assistance is more sustainable when we have enough revenue coming in from a healthy thriving economy? Just taking away from business, or worse yet greatly increasing the cost of business with programs like Obamacare, only increases the likelihood of economic collapse. Taken it it's totality, we end up with 17 trillion in debt and growing. Don't kid yourself that the spending can go on forever with no disastrous results. We need a social safety net. We don't need a President determined to spread the wealth around in ways that'll keep us all down. And yes there are unfortunately corporate examples of greed that reinforce stereotypes. But until you come up with a system that employs everyone willing to work in a sustainable, thriving environment that's better than what we have we're stuck with this one.