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Old 10-31-2014, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Chi-Town View Post
I remember all the finger pointing in the last Presidential election with lots of blame for high gasoline prices aimed at the current administration. Evidently the energy course that we are on is paying off. I am waiting for the naysayers to now claim that low gas prices are bad for the economy. In the meanwhile, i just filled up at the Shell on 466 for $2.93 per gallon and got 30 cents off of that with my Winn Dixie card.

With Tesla's battery technology and investment along with Ford testing the water this conversation may be moot sooner than we think. But for now let's enjoy.
What I wonder: Where are all the people who said that high oil and gas prices were the result of greedy oil companies and greedy Wall Street futures traders. Supposedly, they were buying futures to artificially raise the prices of oil and gas.

If that's the case, if it's that easy to manipulate prices, why aren't they doing it now?