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Who's to Blame?[ Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#13)
by rdhalste on Tue Sep 05, 2006 at 03:42:39 PM PDT

One man's answer really isn't an answer at all. It might make him feel good, but it isn't the answer. It's a start in the right direction but based on the wrong reasoning. First we have to ask, how can "Big Oil" make such large profits? The answer is a simple one. Because *we* purchase so much! Pure, simple, straight; *We* are to blame. Smaller businesses could not get by on the oil company profit margins. They are very narrow, but they deal in such large quantities they make very good profits. If we, as individuals didn't have such an insatiable desire for gas and big cars, trucks, vans, and SUVs and IF we cut our driving by less than a third we would no longer have to depend on foreign oil, at least not for driving our cars. So, if we are going to blame any one it should be the one looking out of the mirror in the morning. As a side note, if alternative energy sources we hear so much about are to become an economically viable replacement for gas in cars the price of gas will need to go to at least $3.50 a gallon and stay there. Except on a small scale, or in geographic specific areas, alternative energy is expensive.

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