On Feb 28, 1:12*pm, wrote:
On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:44:56 -0500, Wayne.B



wrote:
On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:24:46 -0800, jps wrote:

On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 19:50:35 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:16:48 -0800, jps wrote:

Corporations are beholden to their stockholders, not the customer.

Any business is a balancing act between customers, stockholders
(owners), and employees. *On top of that, throw in the government,
general public, media and financial services just for good measure.

My advice? * Become a stockholder. * It's very satisfying to be a
stakeholder in a well run business. *

I am a large stakeholder in my own corporation, and it's run very
efficiently. *But it's not in the oil industry where competitors work
in collusion. *I have competitors in what's called a free market.

Any time oil/gas prices go up, it becomes very popular to think that
there is some vast conspiracy behind it. *Who's fault is it when
prices go the other way as they sometimes do? *There are vast numbers
of middle men involved in the production, distribution, refining and
transportation of oil. * If they think prices are going up in the near
future because of a posible shortage, they do the same thing that you
and I would do, and try to buy more right now. *The only collusion
involved is supply and demand.

Actually, it's pretty obvious there is a conspiracy.

Ah! So you admit to being a *teabagger*