[Rhodes22-list] Shocking Truth - Reply to well educated slim (political)

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Slim:

      Reread Brad's reply.  The Bush haters are pushing your arguement. 
Unfortuantely, it is not the truth.  He does not control the situation. 
Recall when we had Carter's solution instead of high prices for a time, we
had shortages and lines, or maybe you were to young.  

      Another aspect that Brad did not mention is the market threat of
ethanol to the oil companies.  At three dollars a gallon ethanol becomes an
attractive alternative in the gas market.  Big oil companies do not want to
loose market share to alternatives, so they are doing any thing they can to
prevent the spreading use of ethanol.  

       At three dollars a gallon for diesel, the use of coal as an economic
substitute for making diesel, worries the big oil companies.  The first big
plant in West Virginia is about to come on line.  Understand that the oil
comanies do not want to loose market share of diesel either.   

      Unfortunately , they do not usually teach these concepts in the study
of music and education.  Maybe you should consider going for a MBA degree
while you are still young enough.  If not maybe just some good books on
economic theory.  Maybe Brad can suggest some to you.  Another aspect of
this situation is studying socialism and the impact on individual choice and
freedon under Socialism.  Here you need to understand that Communism is
mearly the highest form of socialism.  Did you really want to live under a
communist political system? 

      Understand that those who espouse what we call liberal positions are
really advocating socialism.  That is government controls of individual
freedoms and social policy.  So advocating government control of gas prices
is just a fellow traveler of socialists.   Understand that non government
controls does not allow unjust enrichment through price fixing and
monopolies.  It merely means that the highest bidder gets the gallon of gas.

Ed K
Greenville, SC, USA
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Brad Haslett-2 wrote:
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> Slim,
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> Simple, supply and demand.  We're at the end of the summer driving season,
> crude prices (set by the world market) have fallen, and refineries have
> caught up with their 'boutique' fuel blends (required by individual
> states).
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> No President or party has the power to set gasoline prices except  in
> places
> like China.
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> Perhaps you are suffering from BDS - Bush Derangement Syndrome.
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> Brad
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> On 9/12/06, Slim <salm at mn.rr.com> wrote:
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>> When I left Fort Wayne this morning I filled up the tank at $2.35/gallon.
>> Can someone tell me how the price can fall 70 cents/gallon in one
>> week--the
>> week before the primaries?  Is this supposed to make me vote
>> Republican?  Or
>> should I be angry about how obvious it is that GWB can fix the prices to
>> win
>> votes?  Hmmmmm...  What to do?
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>> Happy 9/11 everyone!
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