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<blockquote data-quote="tieguy" data-source="post: 359967" data-attributes="member: 1912"><p><span style="color: blue">Wkmac,</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">I don't disagree . I like the concept of a free market. I'm concerned about the abuses of the free market. I will grant you that these prices will start another fuel saving kick that will result in improved usage and the pursuit of alternative fuel sources. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">What bothers me is we are controlled by a foriegn monopoly. Many of those countries have oil and nothing else. They rely on our dollars. I do think our government should be a little more aggressive in putting the squeeze on them for the goods they buy from us. Let them pay 100 bucks for a roll of toilet paper and see how they enjoy getting squeezed back.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">How about a US led cartel that sets supply limits and prices on every roll of toilet paper saudi arabia buys. OOPS sorry Saudia Arabia we are going to have to tighen the supply of Water this month your price will now be 3000$ a pint. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">There are things we can do to muscle those countries that affect us. Lybia announced that they may tighten the supply. Lybia never had the gonads to make such an announcement 5 years ago.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">We have had the shortage of refineries as another cause of higher oil prices. Time to squeeze the oild companies to build more. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Lets open the books on the oil companies and find out why Exxon thinks they need to make 10 billion dollars a quarter. Adding a tax to exxon will only get passed on to the consumer. Lets handle Exxon like the government handled UPS during the strike. Offer them all kinds of increased regulatory action until they realize they need to do more to drop the prices. Schedule an IRS audit of Exxon every month. Okay lets check your hiring practices next. Okay here comes OSHA. Audit them to death until they get the message.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">There are things the government can do to ensure the free market plays fair. In a free society you still lock up the muggers and thieves. This is where the government needs to step in.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tieguy, post: 359967, member: 1912"] [COLOR=blue]Wkmac,[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]I don't disagree . I like the concept of a free market. I'm concerned about the abuses of the free market. I will grant you that these prices will start another fuel saving kick that will result in improved usage and the pursuit of alternative fuel sources. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]What bothers me is we are controlled by a foriegn monopoly. Many of those countries have oil and nothing else. They rely on our dollars. I do think our government should be a little more aggressive in putting the squeeze on them for the goods they buy from us. Let them pay 100 bucks for a roll of toilet paper and see how they enjoy getting squeezed back.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]How about a US led cartel that sets supply limits and prices on every roll of toilet paper saudi arabia buys. OOPS sorry Saudia Arabia we are going to have to tighen the supply of Water this month your price will now be 3000$ a pint. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]There are things we can do to muscle those countries that affect us. Lybia announced that they may tighten the supply. Lybia never had the gonads to make such an announcement 5 years ago.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]We have had the shortage of refineries as another cause of higher oil prices. Time to squeeze the oild companies to build more. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]Lets open the books on the oil companies and find out why Exxon thinks they need to make 10 billion dollars a quarter. Adding a tax to exxon will only get passed on to the consumer. Lets handle Exxon like the government handled UPS during the strike. Offer them all kinds of increased regulatory action until they realize they need to do more to drop the prices. Schedule an IRS audit of Exxon every month. Okay lets check your hiring practices next. Okay here comes OSHA. Audit them to death until they get the message.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000ff]There are things the government can do to ensure the free market plays fair. In a free society you still lock up the muggers and thieves. This is where the government needs to step in.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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