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<blockquote data-quote="VanC" data-source="post: 542184" data-attributes="member: 3355"><p>Todd, your opinion is right on the money as far as I'm concerned. It's amazing how some of the very people that have contributed to higher fuel prices (Congress) are so quick to point fingers and preen in front of the cameras with their feigned outrage. I'll give 'em one thing, they sure seem to have a lot of people fooled. But then it's easy to fool a fool, isn't it?</p><p></p><p>How about we impose a windfall profits tax on the evil oil companies? It's been tried before and what happened? The company being taxed, in this case evil Big Oil, makes a profit up to the point where the tax kicks in and then stops production. That means less oil and even higher prices. Yeah, great idea. :roll: :roll: </p><p></p><p>Some people have wondered why since we're told there is plenty of oil the price should rise. Simple. Sure, there's plenty of oil, but we can't get it, and we don't have the refinery capacity to get it to the pumps fast enough to make a difference. We're not allowed to drill for our own (back to Congress) and we can't force the countries we buy it from to put more on the market. I found it demeaning that our president recently went to Saudi Arabia and begged them to release more oil when we're too stupid to drill for ours. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /> </p><p></p><p>And then there's good old supply and demand. The economies of one third of the earth's population (China and India) have boomed over the past 20 years and they are demanding more and more oil every day. Not only are they demanding it, they're willing to pay for it. You don't think this will increase the price of oil? Wake up!</p><p></p><p>In short, there are umpteen reasons why the price of oil has risen so dramatically the past couple of years. The oil companies are certainly part of the problem, but a very small part, IMO. You want to pin all the blame on them? Go for it. But it's a short-sighted and narrow-minded view (back to Congress again) that will do nothing but make the problem worse in the long run.</p><p></p><p>One good thing may come out of this. Hopefully we will finally get serious about finding alternative and viable energy resources. There will be a lot of pain and suffering to get there, but maybe it will finally happen. Somebody on another thread mentioned that necessity is the mother of invention. I agree, but we'll have to make a lot of sacrifices first, and it seems a lot of people nowadays simply aren't willing to do that. It's a sure bet that our politicians aren't gonna do it, especially in an election year. OK, I'm done.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VanC, post: 542184, member: 3355"] Todd, your opinion is right on the money as far as I'm concerned. It's amazing how some of the very people that have contributed to higher fuel prices (Congress) are so quick to point fingers and preen in front of the cameras with their feigned outrage. I'll give 'em one thing, they sure seem to have a lot of people fooled. But then it's easy to fool a fool, isn't it? How about we impose a windfall profits tax on the evil oil companies? It's been tried before and what happened? The company being taxed, in this case evil Big Oil, makes a profit up to the point where the tax kicks in and then stops production. That means less oil and even higher prices. Yeah, great idea. :roll: :roll: Some people have wondered why since we're told there is plenty of oil the price should rise. Simple. Sure, there's plenty of oil, but we can't get it, and we don't have the refinery capacity to get it to the pumps fast enough to make a difference. We're not allowed to drill for our own (back to Congress) and we can't force the countries we buy it from to put more on the market. I found it demeaning that our president recently went to Saudi Arabia and begged them to release more oil when we're too stupid to drill for ours. :mad: And then there's good old supply and demand. The economies of one third of the earth's population (China and India) have boomed over the past 20 years and they are demanding more and more oil every day. Not only are they demanding it, they're willing to pay for it. You don't think this will increase the price of oil? Wake up! In short, there are umpteen reasons why the price of oil has risen so dramatically the past couple of years. The oil companies are certainly part of the problem, but a very small part, IMO. You want to pin all the blame on them? Go for it. But it's a short-sighted and narrow-minded view (back to Congress again) that will do nothing but make the problem worse in the long run. One good thing may come out of this. Hopefully we will finally get serious about finding alternative and viable energy resources. There will be a lot of pain and suffering to get there, but maybe it will finally happen. Somebody on another thread mentioned that necessity is the mother of invention. I agree, but we'll have to make a lot of sacrifices first, and it seems a lot of people nowadays simply aren't willing to do that. It's a sure bet that our politicians aren't gonna do it, especially in an election year. OK, I'm done. [/QUOTE]
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