SN,

Now, depletion allowance is special? This is depreciation, just like any other business get, as is all this stuff.

Thanks for proving this is nothing different than any other company gets. What do you think IBM does with its equipment vis a vis taxes? Amortize it, depreciate it. Have you ever heard the term EBITA? Obviously, you don't know a damn thing about business or you would be embarrassed by your last post.

Net profit...no, it's but one measurement. Growth is another. P/E, expense ratios, it's endless. We are not talking about drug dealers or pawn shops...to mention it shows how desperate you have become for Animal Farm visions of some animals being more equal than others.

$3.5 bln...heck, XOM paid $84 bln. in income taxes three last years.

This is laughable.

Last edited by wbtravis; 01/29/14 10:38 AM.