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Originally Posted by irishlass54
The real question that you should be asking is why are the oil companies being allowed to show a major profit when we are having a national emergency? What happened to the laws that stopped price gouging during crisis? Where are the governmental protections for citizens?? Could it be that someone who should be protecting us has a standing interest in oil?
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My personal opinion is that when we pass laws forbidding specific companies to make a profit in a competitive environment, then this in itself constitutes a national emergency far more threatening to our way of life than a particular product becoming expensive.