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Originally Posted by Frosty
I'm not saying the oil companies are in dire straits, however when you have a product that is at an all time high demand what do you expect? It's all about profit margin, they're making 8-10%. So because they have a product that's in high demand they should be demonized? I'm sure they're doing stuff to help contribute the rise in prices but for Christ sake every time gas prices come up it's always their fault. They're just one piece of a very big puzzle.
People should be looking at our government for the last few decades. Oh, people keep blaming Bush for this...hmmm....what has big mouth Pelosi and her Democrat Congress done to help change things? Nothing but whine.
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Right, but even if profit margin is 10%, they're still PROFITING 40 billion dollars. I'm not demonizing them, well maybe. To say that because demand is high, the seller should charge whatever they want for their item. If our society were to follow that mentality we'd be back in the Dark Ages. I have bread and water, you don't. Because I have it and you dont I charge you your house for one meal, because demand is high. It's that level of unbalanced economy which lead to the major issues in the former Soviet Union, and ultimately it's downfall. People waiting in lines for six hours for a loaf of bread, meanwhile the rich buying up the countries infrastructure and selling its access back to the people at a premium. Is that what we want for this country? Supply and demand only works in a balanced and fair economy, not a free for all.