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

[Ben Schultz]

Um Ed, how did you get from, "How did gas prices drop 0.70 in a week," 
to "do you really want to embrace communisim?"

Ben




Tootle wrote:
> Slim:
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>       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.  
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>       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.  
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>        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.   
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>       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? 
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>       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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