During the energy crisis of the 1970s, and again in the last 5 years, Congress b

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During the energy crisis of the 1970s, and again in the last 5 years, Congress bemoaned the %u201Cprice gouging%u201D and %u201Cwindfall%u201D profits of the major oil companies. In the 1970s Congress imposed an %u201Cexcess profits tax%u201D on these companies. It did not do so this time? What does this change show about how our understanding of the way the price system works to allocate resources has evolved? If %u201Cexcess profits%u201D are taxed away, where will oil companies get the money to fund new exploration and development of oil properties? Does it matter if these price increases are demand or supply induced?

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