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Originally Posted by Villages PL
Once upon a time there were BIG BAD OIL COMPANIES that knew how to drive up the price of oil. They would buy oil-futures contracts and reap huge profits, like billions upon billions of dollars.
But this year they could see that Christmas was fast approaching and they didn't want to get lumps of coal in their Christmas stockings. It would be big lumps of coal, indeed, in big stockings because they have big carbon foot-prints.  And they didn't want that. Oil companies don't like coal in their stockings!!!!
What happened to bring about this change in attitude was mainly due to the following event: One night when all the oil company executives were fast asleep they had terrible visions like those of Ebeneser Scrooge.
When they awoke they vowed to reform their ways and give the "little guy" a break. No longer would they drive up prices by buying oil-futures contracts. There would be higher wages for oil workers, a free Christmas Turkey and more taxes paid to the government.
With these reforms they would be universally loved by everyone and everyone would live happily ever after. The end. |
Oops, I forgot to mention one of their important reforms: According to the story, in the future, all of their oil rigs will be solar powered!!! How about that.
