now he can afford to fix that goiter

Last fall Exxon Chairman Lee Raymond testified to Congress that other industries had much higher profit margins than the oil industry. Exxon made $36 billion in profits last year thanks to Raymond's hard work.

This month the company gave him a $400 million retirement package to reward his "very long and distinguished career". Meanwhile crude oil prices have surpassed $70 per barrel and prices at the pump in the LA area have jumped the $3 per gallon mark.