[6pack] Today's price of gasoline

[acekraut11 at aol.com]

 Well, I have resisted up to this point but I thought I would offer my incredibly cheap opinion.? I dont disagree with what has been said up to this point but the one thing that bothers me so much is that the price is so dependent upon speculation, rather than any hard facts.? If there is a freeze in Florida then the price of orange juice might go up to reflect the increased cost of the product.? I dont see the same correlation with oil.? The supply and demand is controlled to maintain profits.? And speaking of profits, the oil companies are making record profits nowadays and there is no control of what they make.? Normally in a supply and demand economy the public would have the choice of choosing not to purchase a product that the public thought was overpriced.? Not driving or heating your home isnt a realistic choice for the vast majority of Americans so we have no ability to put pressure on the oil companies.? The politicians make loud noises about "investigating" big oil companies and receive the big headlines when they do.? But I never seem to see any results, just announcements that they are forming a committee etc.? Big news when they announce they are investigating, but never any results or answers.? I am not a fan of increased bureaucracy but it would be nice to just allow the big oil companies to make a decent profit, rather than obscene.

My two cents, worth much less with inflation and impossible to pump two cents in today's oil climate.

Aaron 


 


Aaron Cropley
71 TR6 (Throttle Body Injection!)
http://www.triumphowners.com/108
2002 Mini Cooper S
Topsham, Maine

 


 

-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Fluke <gary.fluke at verizon.net>
To: Six Pack <6pack at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 2:11 am
Subject: Re: [6pack] Today's price of gasoline










David gets it, for sure.  I just can't stand belly aching over such things 
in this great country where even average people have more material things 
then they have time for.


Gary







 


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