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Originally Posted by SeeGeeWhy
I do see your point about the perception of a silent cartel (i.e. lack of open competition), I am likely to believe what cowboy89 said about it being about controlling product availability and protecting company reputation for being reliable. BBS has a great point, too.
I fully disagree that you NEED to drive to get to work. That is 100% a direct consequnce of your own choices.
I am perfectly happy walking into work each day and spending less than $80/month on gas. It has nothing to do with the viablity of green technology, or floating gas prices closer to what is expected based on oil prices, and has everything to do with my lifestyle choices.
And really, if you were selling gas, wouldn't you get as much profit as you could, or would you be the saviour of the masses and deliver your product
at a more consistent and reasonable profit margin? Give me a break. That sort of action would be grossly irresponsible for a public corporation and inhumanly generous for a private owner to undertake.
Think beyond your own wallet for a change, Mr. Consumer.
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I agree that there is, to a point, that production through the refineries is a bottleneck. I become concerned when some of the bigger oil companies ALSO run the refineries.
And assuming that I have that much choice in how I get to work is very narrow minded. Some people just don't have the same options you do.