"gatt" wrote in message
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"Paul kgyy" wrote in message
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In response to the original post, the oil companies are doing what
they are supposed to do; maximize value to their shareholders, which
you could become if you care to.

I could become a pornographer, pimp or mercenary, too.

Ethics.

It is not unethical to sell your product for the highest price possible.
People tell you what they are willing to pay because they stop buying or cut
back when the price gets too high. In the US there is still quite a bit of
gasoline use for recreational purposes and people driving SUVs that are the
size of small neighborhoods. I don't believe that the price is anywhere
near as high as it could actually go before the people doing the complaining
start to think about conservation.

BTW, I suspect that if you had your own business you would sell your
products at the highest price possible too.

Whatever became of those guys who swore they had observe a fusion
reaction in a laboratory bottle about 20 years ago?

You can see one right now - just look up in the sky. That's all it takes.

BDS