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rxpx40 Sophomore Author Austin Posts:242 Points:89,485 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Oct 12, 2012 2:04:16 PM Ignore rxpx40 Report Abuse http://economywatch.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/12/14391309-inflation-rises-again-thanks-to-higher-gas-prices?lite

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bluenvoy Champion Author Nashville Posts:14,985 Points:1,877,865 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Jan 29, 2013 9:14:43 AM Ignore bluenvoy Report Abuse Would it be better if they lost money and went out of business? Then no gasoline.
ZZZoop Champion Author Virginia Posts:16,382 Points:3,128,185 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jan 28, 2013 5:01:13 PM Ignore ZZZoop Report Abuse >>Those "dastardly oil companies" send me quarterly dividends...<< Then what you appear to have are the much sought after "double Ds," aka "dastardly dividends."
BUSSY Champion Author Dallas Posts:9,917 Points:1,543,440 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Jan 28, 2013 2:31:37 PM Ignore BUSSY Report Abuse Why do you think it wrong for a company to post a profit?
PithyOpiner Champion Author Stockton Posts:16,220 Points:1,599,495 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jan 28, 2013 1:21:22 PM Ignore PithyOpiner Report Abuse Those "dastardly oil companies" send me quarterly dividends that help me maintain my upper-middle class standard of living, thank you very much!
ZZZoop Champion Author Virginia Posts:16,382 Points:3,128,185 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jan 26, 2013 8:57:17 AM Ignore ZZZoop Report Abuse >>I have already filed with several different agencies. Thanks for your advice though.<< But, Sparty, please keep us up to date on when the investigations are going to begin and/or charges filed. It should be a slam-dunk given the blatant criminal behavior of these dastardly oil companies.
GrumpyCat Champion Author Alabama Posts:2,624 Points:791,435 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Jan 26, 2013 12:07:03 AM Ignore GrumpyCat Report Abuse Well, if they didn't post profits we wouldn't be getting ANY gasoline. No one works free. And if you are not getting value for the price paid, then don't buy.
_Sparty_ Champion Author Chicago Posts:2,016 Points:692,615 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 9:55:22 PM Ignore _Sparty_ Report Abuse Zzz I have already filed with several different agencies. Thanks for your advice though.
ZZZoop Champion Author Virginia Posts:16,382 Points:3,128,185 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jan 25, 2013 9:26:43 PM Ignore ZZZoop Report Abuse >>Why should criminals care about the well being of a country?<< And what did your attorney general say when you reported these criminals? You did report them, didn't you?
PithyOpiner Champion Author Stockton Posts:16,220 Points:1,599,495 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jan 24, 2013 3:16:15 PM Ignore PithyOpiner Report Abuse Exactly, estroh. Exactly!
estroh Champion Author Indiana Posts:3,619 Points:732,750 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Jan 24, 2013 12:20:53 AM Ignore estroh Report Abuse Are Oil companies not allowed to have profits? If you feel it is a "bad thing" for them to have profits then don't buy there products. Woo.. not that easy is it considering the price of electric vehicles. Then again you could invest in them and share these profits. Makes me feel a hell of a lot better to pay 3 plus at the pump knowing I can use my profits to buy their product.
1OILMAN Champion Author Alabama Posts:2,080 Points:160,730 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 5:33:00 PM Ignore 1OILMAN Report Abuse Is not that what they are suppose to do, make a profit? I can assure you wherever you work the company is striving to make a profit, otherwise they will not be around very long. That is unless you are talking about the government.
BartandLisa Champion Author Newfoundland Posts:2,155 Points:421,350 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Jan 23, 2013 2:55:52 PM Ignore BartandLisa Report Abuse Oil stocks would be a safe bet if current prices did not take all my spare cash
PithyOpiner Champion Author Stockton Posts:16,220 Points:1,599,495 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Dec 8, 2012 8:14:59 PM Ignore PithyOpiner Report Abuse Please do not mess with my quarterly dividends. If you don't want them, don't mess it up for those of us who do want and need those quaterly dividends.
_Sparty_ Champion Author Chicago Posts:2,016 Points:692,615 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Nov 11, 2012 8:08:03 AM Ignore _Sparty_ Report Abuse Why should criminals care about the well being of a country?
PithyOpiner Champion Author Stockton Posts:16,220 Points:1,599,495 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Nov 9, 2012 2:04:14 PM Ignore PithyOpiner Report Abuse Aw, Rick, come on. The bigger the profit, the better for me and mine. Don't you want me to live large?
rick_evans Champion Author Boston Posts:3,734 Points:1,035,660 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Nov 8, 2012 7:30:58 PM Ignore rick_evans Report Abuse @rxpx40 -- Quarter profits are an oil company's goal ONE. It's the job of the CONSUMER to make those profits as small as possible.
AFOS Champion Author Chicago Posts:30,419 Points:3,075,090 Joined:Jul 2001	Message Posted: Nov 8, 2012 6:58:58 PM Ignore AFOS Report Abuse PithyOpiner... As the master of tongue in cheek replies, I would hope you would have recognized one. I appreciate the royalties from 2 oil royalty trusts I have shares in. [Edited by: AFOS at 11/8/2012 7:00:34 PM EST]
PithyOpiner Champion Author Stockton Posts:16,220 Points:1,599,495 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Nov 8, 2012 6:50:49 PM Ignore PithyOpiner Report Abuse AFOS, why would you say such a thing? I depend on the oil companies profitability to pay my quarterly dividends.
AFOS Champion Author Chicago Posts:30,419 Points:3,075,090 Joined:Jul 2001	Message Posted: Oct 25, 2012 1:16:38 PM Ignore AFOS Report Abuse It certainly is a shame that oil companies are profitable.
PithyOpiner Champion Author Stockton Posts:16,220 Points:1,599,495 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Oct 25, 2012 12:47:16 PM Ignore PithyOpiner Report Abuse I went there and promptly got a virus. Thanks a whole lot, rxpx40.