Comments on: OIL! http://www.vifl.net/2008/08/14/oil/ Enough Said. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:54:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Daniel Myers http://www.vifl.net/2008/08/14/oil/#comment-2194 Daniel Myers Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:14:37 +0000 http://www.vifl.net/2008/08/14/oil/#comment-2194 I disagree. :-) I disagree. :-)

]]> By: leo kempf http://www.vifl.net/2008/08/14/oil/#comment-2195 leo kempf Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:52:12 +0000 http://www.vifl.net/2008/08/14/oil/#comment-2195 in a free market economy though, shouldn't the market determine the best price for their product? People are still buying it. Sure, it's more than they're used to, but the market can bear the price. (See Europes prices) So, the oil companies make record profits...that's sort of what it's all about. If the market couldn't bear it, they'd have to lower it....but, it can. They could be nice, and obviously oil is linked to virtually every product and service in the market...so, it has great impact across the board, but profit is what makes the world go round....why anyone goes to work. Just a point of view... in a free market economy though, shouldn’t the market determine the best price for their product? People are still buying it. Sure, it’s more than they’re used to, but the market can bear the price. (See Europes prices) So, the oil companies make record profits…that’s sort of what it’s all about. If the market couldn’t bear it, they’d have to lower it….but, it can.

They could be nice, and obviously oil is linked to virtually every product and service in the market…so, it has great impact across the board, but profit is what makes the world go round….why anyone goes to work.

Just a point of view…

]]> By: Daniel Myers http://www.vifl.net/2008/08/14/oil/#comment-2197 Daniel Myers Fri, 15 Aug 2008 02:51:22 +0000 http://www.vifl.net/2008/08/14/oil/#comment-2197 Leo....you make me sick. Leo….you make me sick.

]]> By: Frogie http://www.vifl.net/2008/08/14/oil/#comment-2198 Frogie Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:05:06 +0000 http://www.vifl.net/2008/08/14/oil/#comment-2198 I am going to go with Canada being the country in the middle east. I mean we are the mid west, it only makes sense for Canada being the mid east. LOL I am going to go with Canada being the country in the middle east. I mean we are the mid west, it only makes sense for Canada being the mid east. LOL

]]> By: Daniel http://www.vifl.net/2008/08/14/oil/#comment-2199 Daniel Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:29:43 +0000 http://www.vifl.net/2008/08/14/oil/#comment-2199 ....now it all makes sense. ….now it all makes sense.

]]> By: james wright http://www.vifl.net/2008/08/14/oil/#comment-2200 james wright Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:49:24 +0000 http://www.vifl.net/2008/08/14/oil/#comment-2200 Technically Leo we don't live in a free-market economy anymore. We are not a capitalist country. We are a corporate country. The difference is in a capitalist society the people control the businesses, our society has moved to one where the businesses control themselves. The reason Europe can bear the prices of gas is that Europe has less need of it. Missouri covers more square mileage than the country of England. On top of the fact that we cover more distance than the average European on a daily basis, we also have worse public transport systems. What we're talking about isn't a "product" that is a luxury. We are talking about a service that is required for most people's way of life to continue. Sure, I could give up buying gas...but then my entire life shuts down. I'm not saying that the government should control all businesses. I'm only saying that the government should at least keep an eye on businesses that can cripple our entire nation if they choose to. Technically Leo we don’t live in a free-market economy anymore. We are not a capitalist country. We are a corporate country. The difference is in a capitalist society the people control the businesses, our society has moved to one where the businesses control themselves.
The reason Europe can bear the prices of gas is that Europe has less need of it. Missouri covers more square mileage than the country of England. On top of the fact that we cover more distance than the average European on a daily basis, we also have worse public transport systems.
What we’re talking about isn’t a “product” that is a luxury. We are talking about a service that is required for most people’s way of life to continue. Sure, I could give up buying gas…but then my entire life shuts down.

I’m not saying that the government should control all businesses. I’m only saying that the government should at least keep an eye on businesses that can cripple our entire nation if they choose to.

]]> By: Daniel http://www.vifl.net/2008/08/14/oil/#comment-2201 Daniel Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:09:21 +0000 http://www.vifl.net/2008/08/14/oil/#comment-2201 The Amish use horses. The Amish use horses.

]]> By: Jacob http://www.vifl.net/2008/08/14/oil/#comment-2202 Jacob Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:45:01 +0000 http://www.vifl.net/2008/08/14/oil/#comment-2202 Harry Potter uses a broom stick. Harry Potter uses a broom stick.

]]> By: Daniel Myers http://www.vifl.net/2008/08/14/oil/#comment-2203 Daniel Myers Sat, 16 Aug 2008 00:28:53 +0000 http://www.vifl.net/2008/08/14/oil/#comment-2203 .....satan. …..satan.

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