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Saturday, 16 June 2012

Canadians and Gasoline: a mental exercise


Canadians like a fair price for a fair product. Its not that we are tight-fisted, but we do like to shop around. That is why we get so frustrated with gas prices. Where is the competition? Have you ever wondered why gas prices are at $1.20 or so in Canada and the price of oil is at $80 barrel, yet there seems to be no competition? To get the right answer you have to ask the right questions. Now I am not going to answer the questions. Because as the saying goes, “A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still.” That is why you must come to the answer yourself. Here we go….

ASK YOURSELF ABOUT OIL PRICES:


Who owns the oil reserves?
Who owns the pumping stations and pipelines?
Who owns the oil tankers?
Who owns, and controls the number of oil refineries?
Who owns the oil storage?
Who owns the gas tanker contracts?
Who owns the gas stations?
Who owns the speculators who drive the prices up on the mere speculation of trouble in the world or good in the world?
Who tells you there is no more oil (remember the 70’s), only to magically find more?
Who tells you that the combustion engine has reached its maximum efficiency only to come out with cars that do 50 mpg?
Who tells you a lack of refineries is the problem, even though it’s has been decades since new ones have been built in number?
Who raises the price of oil as cars become more efficient to keep profits high?
Who keeps telling you there is no conspiracy to price fix the price of gas?

Here’s a hint. There is only one answer. Now if one group controls the oil then any excuse will do because not only do they control the system, they also control all the excuses. So the next time a fly farts in Brazil and the price of gas goes up you will know why.

What do you think?

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