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Originally Posted by Kerplunk
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.
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Oil companies are no more evil than the family owned business down the street. It's a marketplace, sometimes you have to pay more for things for a variety of reasons, deal with it. Just as often as you get 'gouged' for things it works the other way around too. But when a situation arises where a big faceless corporation losses money selling you things, it's somehow called a fair price.
It's not only Oil and Gas companies that try to maximize profits. I don't see why this is any different than phone companies charging for phone service, you NEED a phone don't you????? Oh yeah AND a wireless phone too, why not start regulating their business much more heavily too. Oh yeah and you NEED a bed, and they cost so much these days, why not haul Sleep Country in front of a parliamentary commitee too. Why not regulate food and make Safeway charge you less for groceries because you don't feel like paying for those either?