05-17-2007, 04:53 PM
Quote:The only way to make a difference is to regulate oil companies. Until politicians, both Republican and Democrats, climb out of Big Oil's pockets, we will always get screwed by them.
I always found it interesting that if there were 3 stations on one corner, they all had the same prices (that's for the same tier stations, not things like Arco who probably mix their gas with donkey urine), and they all moved their prices up and down by the same amounts and at the same time. If this is not collusion, I do not know what is.
Our gas prices are retardedly high right now. One of the popular arguments is that crude prices are real high and therefore so are our gas prices. Bull$hit. We are higher right now than when crude was at it's all time high of high 70s/barrel. We are in the low 60s/barrel, but gas prices are at record highs.
No matter which Party is in office, who controls Congress and Senate, noone ever does anything to control these guys. So, enough dreaming. You won't make a difference. Until our politicians change, oil companies will not. They are in a symbiotic relationship.
Maybe it wont make a difference, maybe it will. If we do nothing we are guarenteed it wont. Do you think it possible when Americans unite under one movement and one common goal that possibly we could acheive? I know its a far fetched dream/idea, but not to long ago going to the moon was a impossible dream as well. I understand your point, and agree with it somewhat, the obstacle is a mountain indeed, but I also know tremendous things are accomplished when we work together to climb that mountain. I dont doubt that most feel as you do, understandably so - I did as well, until I realized that they are turning us into a third world nation. When you have to decide food vs gas, that is certainly an indicator to me that I need to get involved at whatever level to add to the voice. Thats all I am doing is hopefully creating a single voice and others will add theres to it until its so loud they wil have no option but to at least hear it.
"Those with the ability to act, have the responsibility to act."