Taxpayers for Common Sense

Article 1:
http://taxpayer.net/resources.php?action=issues&proj_id=4765&category=&type=Project
Big Oil, Big Profits
1. Just 9 months into the year, ExxonMobil matched their total profits from all of last year.
2. The  5 big oil companies brought in $870 billion in profits between 2001 and 2010.
3. The president has called for an elimination or reduction of subsidies and programs supporting big oil.
4. Big oil continues to rake in heavy taxpayer subsidies.
5. Specific cuts could save taxpayers $15 billion this year.

Article 2:
http://taxpayer.net/resources.php?action=issues&proj_id=4992&category=&type=Project
If The States Can Cut, The Feds Can Too
1. The supercommittee only has to find 3% in deficit savings over 10 years.
2. 24 States have cut government spending by an average of 7.5% after inflation.
3. Failure to act by the end of the year means huge tax cuts put in place by President Bush will expire.
4. The Pentagon budget is still continuing to go up.
5. There's a planned 1.6% pay increase for service personnel in 2012.