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Gas getting higher.
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* |
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