How many people here scream and holler about Google's profit's? Hmmmm. I don't hear a voice in objection. OK, last year Google made 45.5 cents on the dollar in profit. Does anybody scream and holler
-- Original Message -- From <b-evans at earthlink.net> How many people here scream and holler about Google's profit's? Hmmmm. I don't hear a voice in objection. OK, last year Google made 45.5 cents o
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 20:47:58 -0800 reply-type=original
The number that I'm not going to forget is the amount my 401k is growing each month. You see, oil companies are publicly traded. You buy their stock, it increases in value, your investement is worth
Ask and you shall receive . . . I'm sure it's on the way. The routine here seems to be: - raise the prices to near revolt - hold it there for a bit - Drop the increase by about half - people breathe
"The profit motive" And it's a good thing for sure. Nothing wrong with money or making money. Just as long as the "average worker" realizes where he stands in having his share of the pie in terms of
My theory is that they charge as much as they can without the crowds of peasants with torches and pitchforks gathering at the gate. If they charged $10 there would be enough uproar that there might b
Although I'm no proponent of "corporate America", I think you guys may be over-simplifying things, a bit. In the first place, profit is not immoral, and fuel prices are subject to free market economi
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I, on the other hand, feel that I would rather pay current prices for foreign oil and leave our own potential untapped for future use. Why be in a hurry to deplete our resources when we can be busy
Yes. Just imagine if they controlled the market. jay fishbein wallingford, ct <http://home.ix.netcom.com/%7Etype79/> http://home.ix.netcom.com/~type79/
Sounds like a page torn from the Cheney book, Blind Like Me. jay fishbein wallingford, ct <http://home.ix.netcom.com/%7Etype79/> http://home.ix.netcom.com/~type79/
We don't see eye-to-eye on this one. I for one believe that the US public has long subsidized the oil companies. Remember the oil depletion allowance? Who eventually paid for the clean-up after the
Yeah, I think we'll just agree to disagree on this one. It's really much too big and complex an issue to debate in this forum. It's too easy to get wrapped up in the small, hot-button issues surround
I'll agree with you 100% on this! Weather today is a balmy 63 F. I have to go to work soon, but I can drive FROG AYE. Why do people think it would be cold in a spridget? Hal --Original Message-- Fro
I don't think the usual rules of supply and demand apply to the oil industry. Mostly this is because there is no chance of supply increasing enough to reduce prices. The producers all sell as much as
Mostly this is because there is no chance of supply increasing enough to reduce prices. The producers all sell as much as they can make. Well, I tried to stay out of this so it would die, but the abo
Although more can be produced, we are working at the moment at 85% of capacity for production and 98% for transport, which means that the system is saturated. Refining is also at saturation point. S