You admit it's specualtion, then you say it's about demand. I don't believe it is demand because supply went up and so did the prices. Prices should've dropped but they kept rising. I also don't believe demand in the east went up that much higher than supply in a few short years or months. Supply and demand didn't change much but prices increased by 5x in a short period. What is going to happen when there really is a supply problem?sactown1 said:
Like I said speculation is a contributing factor, and much of what is driving speculation is the weak dollar. You can blame this on Greenspan and Bernanke.ketostix said:
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GREED is not evil? Of course there's an evil puppeteer behind it. It's the wholesalers. We talked about this at work yesterday. I never realized that there is tons and tons of oil in the world. Enough to supply ourselves practically forever. It comes down to greed. But hey, it's the way of Capitalism. Total cut-throat. And those who support it, have nothing to complain about. No, I'm not a Communist, a Socialist, or what have you, I'm actually a Tribalist. And I don't mean a Tribalist in the sense of going out and living in tepees and huts, but living the same exact way we do now. And how's that possible you might say? Well, you learn to be completely self-sufficient. You learn various trades at a very young age to be able to sustain this current lifestyle. In other words, you learn at a very young age to build a house, build a car, fix a car, grow your own food, process your own foods, package your own foods, etc. etc. etc..so many to name. You learn to do the things that you would normally hire others to do. Like I said though, you learn these skills at a very young age, just like thousands of yrs ago, the way men and women had aquired their numerous skills. Each person knew how to do multiple tasks in many areas to sustain their lives. Some of you might think it sounds crazy(because you don't fully understand and get what I'm trying to convey), but it CAN be done. Nothing in this world is impossible(well maybe some things..maybe). Anyhow, the likelihood of such a thing as I mentioned happening, is very unlikely. It's unlikely because most people don't wanna change and don't wanna part with their money.Bible_Belt said:
THANK YOU for injecting some f*cking sense into this thread.Gangster Of Love said:
Whose fault do you think this is? We have a corrupt government and lobbyists to thank for that, not me, you, and mister 14-bucks-an-hour Joe Shmoe down the street. Although the stupid a$$holes who vote in corrupt corporate puppets don't exactly help.The Bat said:
I was primarily addressing the privileged men on this board. The ones with internet, cable, cell phones, multiple vehicles, and a surplus of money. But I do believe most Americans, in most cases, can take care of themselves and their families if they make the right decisions most of the time (or perhaps by avoiding making too many bad decisions). Most of the people I hear complaining are middle class Americans, who don't know how to be prudent with their money. Nobody made them buy a Tahoe extended cab, nobody made them take a vacation last year, nobody made them go out and get the iphone, nobody made them buy the plasma screen (and the leather couch set), and nobody made them go and have three kids. Those are all their poor choices, and they need to accept them and deal with them.Gangster Of Love said:
People buy gas for recreational purposes all the time. Around here, people love their dirt bikes, ATVs, off-road 4x4s, and boats. Add in the people that enjoy just cruising around for fun, and the people that drive miles and miles to get to their recreations/hobbies/whatever, and you can obviously see that people are buying up gas that they don't necessarily "need". To these people, the benefits of spending the money for gas outweighs the $4 cost.
People can complain all they want. I don't think there's really much that can be done. We can get into the messy economics of domestic production, importation, refining capacities, and corporate profits, but we don't even need to.
Let me give you a little background on myself. You can call BS on me all you want, but "it is what it is".
I am no apologist for the oil industry, but I'd like to hear your solution.
Yeah, but what's the big deal about that? I have my internet, my cable/satellite dish, my cell phone(s), my cars(s), my vacations, my multiple memberships to different private clubs, my country club membership, my fishing gear, my boat, my multiple memberships to internet porn, my many pricey hobbies. My, my, my, my, me, me, me, me. I am so in touch with reality and cannot understand why $5+/gallon of gasoline would even be an issue for anybody. Gasoline prices are better when they are higher, not when they were much lower, just a few years ago. I like challenges after all. Gets boring being an elitist and having everything I want. (sarcasm disclaimer.)ketostix said:
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