it feels like we have no power, why not, the government regulates other things, do they not work for us? maybe they should act on our best interests for once!
2007-05-21 18:10:57 · 6 answers · asked by copdude5150 1 in Social Science ➔ Economics
Glad to hear you believe in liberty.
So how else do you want the government to forcibly control people you don't like.
"maybe they should act on our best interests for once"
>>So increasing government power is in our best interest. As long as they are not going after you and instead going after some evil rich guy, I bet you like that.
Government takes $2.3 Trillion dollars of the American people's money and you are not bothered by that. Exxon makes $10 Billion in profit and you are outraged.
“Few men desire liberty. The majority are satisfied with a just master.”
-Gaius Sallustius Crispus (Sallust)
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2007-05-22 01:01:41 · answer #1 · answered by Zak 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who do you think controls the govenment. Both Bush and Cheney are oil men. they love what is going on. They can afford the oil and will get rich of the high prices once they are out of office. They aren't going to do anything that hurts their friends.
It certainly isn't supply and demand since oil is such a contrived commodity.
2007-05-22 00:33:23 · answer #2 · answered by Jim San Antonio 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you comprehend why oil production is so intense ? as a results of fact there are oil wells that are no longer rewarding to function, except oil is above $50 a barrel while the value of oil is decrease, they simply close those wells down Then while the value gets larger, they restart those wells 2. So the value of oil is so intense with obama president, as a results of fact hes helping his prosperous oil friends undergo in suggestions 0bama won greater marketing campaign contributions from huge oil than any president in historic past The oil agencies can perform all those marginall oilwells, increasing enjoyed ones production
2016-11-04 23:13:49 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the free market works better than a managed economy.
You pay more in road taxes than you do in oil company profits on each gallon of gasoline that you buy.
Until today, the price of gas was lower, in inflation adjusted dollars, than it was in 1981.
The system is actually working quite well.
PS: I own no stocks in oil companies.
2007-05-21 18:23:19 · answer #4 · answered by Gringo Geezer 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because, little one, those profits go directly into the pockets of the legislators who should have our best interests at heart. It's very hard for someone who has their fingers in their ears to hear what we are saying...
2007-05-21 18:18:19 · answer #5 · answered by Jeanne B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the government is not interested in lowering the price of oil because it has high stakes in that f#######ng product.
oil is one reason why bush wants iraq
2007-05-21 18:21:56 · answer #6 · answered by shongo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋