You ask America to "stand up." Maybe "smarten up" is more appropriate.
Seems some posters on these forums believe - that if they repeat incorrect facts enough, they become more reliable over time.
Well, maybe . . . if a few people took the time to find out what is going on - they'd stop throwing blame at the easiest . . . and wrong targets.
Whining like a spoiled child saying "I want, I want" gets us absolutely nowhere. And claiming we are somehow "special" and "entitled" doesn't do much good either.
Want to really be entitled? Go invent something, or improve something. That was once a proud USA heritage.
It's easy to be intellectually lazy, and respond with knee-jerk reactions - and by doing so - it the reason we are in the mess we're in.
You mentioned America. Well, Canada is part of America - and Canada is the largest single supplier of crude oil to the USA - and Canada is not a member of OPEC. Mexico is also part of America and it's the 4th largest supplier of crude to the USA - and Mexico is not a member or OPEC either.
Petro-Canada makes 2% profit on every gallon of gas. Most US companies make 2.5% profit.
The fact is - oil is a world-wide commodity - not just a product for the USA market. Every $1 jump in crude comes to a approx. 2.5 cent increase at the pump.
Truckdriver claims that we, in the USA, are somehow getting shafted and all the rest of the world buys crude cheaper? Yeah, right. That's why gas is so cheap in Canada? (that's sarcasm, Truckdriver). Many places in Europe are paying an equiv. of $11 per gallon today.
Right now - today - a gallon of gas that sells at the pump for $3.49, would still cost $3.19 if we took back all the money the oil-refining companies got - and then - we'd have no more fuel available since they'd have to go out of business.
And, by the way - to a few that seem to be worse at math than me. Exxon makes around 2.5% profit per gallon. Someone said that "can't be" since banks pay more in interest. Well, profit is what's left after expenses, salaries, etc. And, yes, there's some high pay and bonuses at the oil companies - and so what? Take them all away, and the fuel is still high.
It's a shame that . . . if someone ever ran for president with truly good ideas for a long-term energy and economic plan, that person could NEVER get elected. There far too many idiot and/or ignorant voters. So, what we need is someone with great ideas - that lies to the public with stupid proposals and false causes for our problems - and then - once elected, does what is REALLY needed.
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