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We are "under their thumb" because, being the supplier of raw
materials, they set the prices (and *availability*) of our energy supply. wrote: The marketplace sets the price, not the arabs. Well, that's true... I guess those OPEC meetings where they make agreements about how much they'll pump, and what they'll charge... it's part of "the marketplace." And if a group of oil producing countries decide not to sell to the U.S. for some political reason, then we can always buy from somebody else... probably at a higher price of course, with the laws of supply & demand being what they are... but that's all part of "the marketplace" too. Isn't it nice to dismiss somebody else's statements, and go on as if you've proved something! DSK |