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4. The number of Americans who benefit from oil industry profits is ... not large. ‪Aaron Rupar‬ ‪@atrup

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Thu Mar 12, 2026, 05:34 PM

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The word "we" is doing a lot of work in that sentence.

The number of Americans who benefit from oil industry profits is ... not large.
— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2026-03-12T13:19:28.397Z

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