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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 06:35 PM Original message |
Sorry dumb question. Why don't oil companies compete with each other on |
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NorCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
1. Cause how would they make so much profit then? Duh! n/t |
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Silverhair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
2. They do. But they also all face the same market forces. |
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longship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
3. Cartels do not compete by definition. |
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punpirate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
4. Because that's the way... |
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northzax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
5. it's not that simple. |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 06:46 PM Response to Original message |
6. There are actually laws that prevent them from competing as well |
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Egalitariat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 08:35 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Multiple gasoline blend requirements give a de facto gov't-guaranteed |
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brmdp3123 (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
7. I'm not sure they don't... |
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Road Scholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 07:03 PM Response to Original message |
8. collusion around the president's desk just like the drug |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
9. Globally they do. They use the US military to do it. |
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Jose Diablo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
10. Good question |
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hootinholler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
11. Because they all hire a price monitoring company. |
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tx_dem41 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
13. Ummm...why do you think they don't? n/t |
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leesa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-24-05 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
14. How would they make megabucks then? |
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