One Wisconsin Now | Big Oil McCain

General Motors announced recently it will close its Janesville plant, costing 2,600 jobs. With $4-a-gallon gas prices cited as the reason, how long will some Wisconsin legislators remain a cheerleader for the failed economic policies of President George Bush and Sen. John McCain?

Some Wisconsin legislators have stood arm in arm with Bush and McCain, voting in 2006 for an unconscionable budget giveaway of $5 billion in tax breaks into the profit ledgers of Big Oil. This at a time when big oil companies regularly reported quarterly record profits as high as $7 billion for one company alone. [H.R.4297, Roll Call #135, 5/10/06]

Now John McCain has offered a reckless new tax cut for Big Oil--this one for just under $4 billion for the five biggest oil companies. It would also give the 10 biggest health insurance companies $2 billion. Think about that the next time you pay your skyrocketing premiums.

Take a second and help our brothers and sisters who are losing their jobs in Janesville! Tell your Representative to start standing up for the people he or she represents and reject the McCain $4 billion Big Oil tax giveaway.

Dear Legislator,

I was dismayed to hear Janesville’s General Motors plant will be closing its doors, costing us 2,600 family-supporting jobs.

I was angered to hear it happened to due to changing consumer needs because of record gas prices.

And I was outraged to hear Sen. John McCain is calling for yet another $3.8 billion in tax breaks for Big Oil.

I say “yet another,” because Sen. McCain has previously supported a tax plan, H.R. 4297, which gave Big Oil $5 billion in tax breaks.

Big Oil is the last outfit that deserves more of our hard-earned money; we're already paying $4 a gallon and prices are still going up.

I respectfully ask you to publicly reject Sen. McCain’s plan that would give $3.8 billion in new tax breaks to Big Oil.

Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]