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>> neil: all right. i guess what a lot of guys are asking, making all that money you certainly don't need any tax breaks, don't need tax subsidies to hunt for that oil. what do you think? >> what we need is tax treatment that's comparable to what other companies receive. our effective tax rate last year was 41%. so we do pay considerable amount of taxes around the world. chevron's tax bill last year was about $13 billion. we pay royalties and other fees on top of that. we pay our fair share. that was the message i tried to get across. >> neil: the fact that you have support from the oddist of ...