Brent P wrote:
> In article <ta2t04tmscamfqukd8cpo6hf5j2vajrk6p@4ax . com >, necromancer wrote:
>
>>Saw this article in another ng, thought the drivers here would find it
>>interesting and something to think about next time you fill up and pay
>>US$4.00 for the gallon: * tinyurl . com /6hl2p9
>
>
> Newsweek is just figuring this out now? Those of us in the 'Tin Foil
> Hat' community have known about refinery supply manipulations for years,
> we've known about the cartel nature of the business where by forces like
> supply and demand don't mater much, and we've known about the federal
> reserve along with the bubbles it creates as it weakens the dollar. Oh
> yeah and the market interventions with the ethanol mandates end up
> distorting prices.
>
> Well.... just another instance of yesterday's tin foil hattery being
> today's mainstream news.
>
> And before I forget... remember when the big tin-foil-hat types
> announced the info they got with regards to what the bilderberg group
> wanted oil to be priced at?
>
> * w w w .americanfreepress . net /html/bilderberg_to_meet_in_canada.html
>
> (Issue #22, May 29, 2006)
>
> "Whether Bilderberg will call for still higher prices is unclear, but
> Henry Kissinger and others had gleefully anticipated ultimate prices at
> $150 a barrel a year ago. Bilderberg is certainly concerned about
> supply, which is related to the .Latin American problem,. as one insider
> said."
>
As for ethanol, even the granola munching crowd has started to figure
out it's a bad deal, NPR was reporting today on the effect that ethanol
subsidies have had on food prices, which sucks for us, but really,
REALLY sucks for poor people. Now if we can just convince them that it
isn't worth doing unless it's energy positive...
nate
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