Exxon is gonna have more cash then MS
05-09-2006, 10:39 PM
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Exxon is gonna have more cash then MS
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1147..._whats_news_us
haha that is some funny stuff..
got to love capitalism! yo!
hows gas prices out west?
haha that is some funny stuff..
got to love capitalism! yo!
hows gas prices out west?
05-10-2006, 07:22 AM
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gas out here is sh1tty....3.19-3.20 for 87!!! 
but yea..its exploitation in capitalism at its best...i give them credit for being very capitalist...but seriously...its pissing me off 
but yea..its exploitation in capitalism at its best...i give them credit for being very capitalist...but seriously...its pissing me off
05-10-2006, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by jonp
I just filled up the other day and saw the pump total go over $50 for the first time ever on something I was filling up.
me too man, i never felt better about walking or riding my bike.
05-10-2006, 03:21 PM
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Over $3.50 for 87 in Hawaii... Weeeeee. Wonder when it's time for the gov't to step in and make the monopolists play nice.
Love the 'but Microsoft...." quote in there. Maybe so, but people don't need to buy Windows to get to work to feed their family in a supposed 'fuel crisis' that we have now. What a crock of crap.
Love the 'but Microsoft...." quote in there. Maybe so, but people don't need to buy Windows to get to work to feed their family in a supposed 'fuel crisis' that we have now. What a crock of crap.
05-10-2006, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by evsoul
me too man, i never felt better about walking or riding my bike.
05-10-2006, 04:09 PM
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I think the government needs to regulate this ****. like "gas companies cannot raise the price above 400% of what they pay for it" so if they pay $0.50 a gallon, then the max price can be $2.00... i know its against our "thang" as the Americans, but I think its more unamerican to exploit the nation the way companies like exxon are...
05-10-2006, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by evsoul
I think the government needs to regulate this ****. like "gas companies cannot raise the price above 400% of what they pay for it" so if they pay $0.50 a gallon, then the max price can be $2.00... i know its against our "thang" as the Americans, but I think its more unamerican to exploit the nation the way companies like exxon are...
FYI, the gov't makes more money off gas than the gas co's, so why would they want to stop the price hikes?!?! It's quite gay if you ask me.
05-10-2006, 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by dr3d1zzl3
regulation isnt what is needed, more players in the market is what needed.
Shareholders are actually just along for the ride since the directors and officers along with a handful of other influential majority shareholders tend to always hold a controlling interest anyway...I hate to disagree with you dre- but I think some sort of regulation is in order, lack thereof is why we have no viable alternatives competing for market share.
I am a believer in capitalism, provided that companies can be held to some standards of social responsibility and long term sustainability, and especially in life sustaining businesses like energy and health care- but the way it is being practiced in this country, the concept is just broken.