Obama lied when he said that he would seek windfal profit taxes from oil companies.

Reasons to agree:

1. Obama said: "I’ll make oil companies like Exxon pay a tax on their windfall profits, and we’ll use the money to help families pay for their skyrocketing energy costs and other bills.” From the Houston Chronicle: President-elect Barack Obama has shelved a proposal to slap the oil and gas companies with a new windfall profits tax because oil prices have dropped so much in recent months, the transition team confirmed today. ¶ “President-elect Obama announced the policy during the campaign because oil prices were above $80 per barrel,” a transition aide said. “They are currently below that now and expected to stay below that.” ¶ Obama’s proposal had called for using the proceeds from the tax to give American consumers an energy rebate worth up to $500 per individual or $1,000 per married couple.

Reasons to disagree:

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Probable interest of those who agree:

1. They agree with the argument, outside of any interest or alterior motivation (30%)
2. Confirmation bias (you decide that you don't like Obama, and so this becomes the prism that you see him. People always root for the home team, because over time they start to show interest, and then each new story tells them they were correct. When the other team acts badly, you get mad. When your team acts badly, you feel justified. You continue to identify with Obama, because you once did). 
3. Your a Republican. He is on the other team. He is the enemy. 
4. Party Affiliation Group-ism (Republican). 
5. Racism.
6. Political laziness and issue crossover (15%)

Probable interest of those who disagree:

1. They agree with the argument, outside of any interest or alterior motivation (30%)
2. Pro black racial preference
3. Liberal guilt (environment).
4. Liberal guilt (race). 
5. Party Affiliation Group-ism (Democratic). 
6. The desire to promote more positive role models for our black youth
7. Self Interest.
8. Political laziness and issue crossover (15%)

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Score:

# of reasons to agree: 1

# of reasons to disagree: -0

# of reasons to agree with reasons to agree: 0

# of reasons to agree with reasons to disagree: -0

Total Idea Score: 1

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