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In 2022, 51% of US oil and gas profits went to the richest 1% (lemmy.ml)
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[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Just that the graph is leaving out salaried workers, whom I would classify as major beneficiaries of the oil industry, however that may or may not affect the statistics or any drawn conclusions.