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Boycott Exxon & Mobil
"George Orwell" wrote in message ... Mobil/Exxon posted the largest profit in history, last quarter! You can't boycott all gasoline...but you CAN boycott the largest company! Don't buy gas, don't buy snacks, don't buy coffe from these folks. Let 'em know you're mad as hell and not going to take it anymore! You tell 'em! There's nothing more despicable than a for-profit corporation that makes money. Reprehensible! I've bought my last Slim Jim and Mountain Dew at the Tiger Mart. |
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boycott all gasoline...but you CAN boycott the largest company! Don't buy gas, don't buy snacks, don't buy coffe from these folks. Let 'em know you're mad as hell and not going to take it anymore! You tell 'em! There's nothing more despicable than a for-profit corporation that makes money. Reprehensible! I've bought my last Slim Jim and Mountain Dew at the Tiger Mart. He's not talking about simply making a profit. He's talking about gouging the public. It is, in fact, reprehensible. John |
John M. wrote:
can't boycott all gasoline...but you CAN boycott the largest company! Don't buy gas, don't buy snacks, don't buy coffe from these folks. Let 'em know you're mad as hell and not going to take it anymore! You tell 'em! There's nothing more despicable than a for-profit corporation that makes money. Reprehensible! I've bought my last Slim Jim and Mountain Dew at the Tiger Mart. He's not talking about simply making a profit. He's talking about gouging the public. It is, in fact, reprehensible. John Gouging. Interesting. Gouging usually implies higher than market prices. Around here, Lake County, Illinois, Mobil has lower prices than Amoco. Competitive, here, even with cut rate outfits like Clark. Not to suggest that prices haven't risen, lately. But gouging....not quite. |
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John M. wrote:
can't boycott all gasoline...but you CAN boycott the largest company! Don't buy gas, don't buy snacks, don't buy coffe from these folks. Let 'em know you're mad as hell and not going to take it anymore! You tell 'em! There's nothing more despicable than a for-profit corporation that makes money. Reprehensible! I've bought my last Slim Jim and Mountain Dew at the Tiger Mart. He's not talking about simply making a profit. He's talking about gouging the public. It is, in fact, reprehensible. John Not at all. They have more stations than other brands, and they sell more gas. If they're selling more product, you'd expect them to make more profit. Around here, Mobil gas is priced about the same as other brands - in some cases they're less. If they're somehow able to make more profit per gallon while maintaining competitive prices they should be congratulated for their efficiency. |
Slim Jim and Mountain Dew at the Tiger Mart.
He's not talking about simply making a profit. He's talking about gouging the public. Oh, where did "gouging the public" show up in his posting? Try again, loser. Why the need to insult me? He wrote "Mobil/Exxon posted the largest profit in history, last quarter!". Where do you think that money came from? Do you think it came from vast corporate improvements in efficiency or other internal methods? Again, I assert it came from gouging the public. You may apologize for calling me a loser. Regards, John |
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assert it came from gouging the public. I know a chemical engineer who works for them and I asked about costs of gasoline manufacture. When gas was selling at about $1.25 / gallon, he explained that the cost of manufacturing the gasoline (oil, refinery costs) worked out to about $1.00 / gal. When you figure that the government, both federal, state and local may add taxes on the sale of a gallon of gas, then I figure the government should be blamed with the gouging as they did little to produce and distribute the product. Ed |
"John M." wrote in message news:e4fb8$403bdc99$409cea5d$28032@allthenewsgroup s.com... Slim Jim and Mountain Dew at the Tiger Mart. He's not talking about simply making a profit. He's talking about gouging the public. Oh, where did "gouging the public" show up in his posting? Try again, loser. Why the need to insult me? He wrote "Mobil/Exxon posted the largest profit in history, last quarter!". Where do you think that money came from? Do you think it came from vast corporate improvements in efficiency or other internal methods? Again, I assert it came from gouging the public. You may apologize for calling me a loser. Regards, John Well, it's probably no comfort but I don't think you're a loser :) However, I would question what appears to be your main point--that posting an unprecedented profit equates to "gouging the public," whatever that means. See, there's these niggling little aspects of capitalism involving supply, demand, competition, and the right to charge what the market will bear (provided no laws are violated). Since Exxon does not appear to have broken the law, I'd have to repeat that, if you have a problem with a company making a lot of money, you essentially have a problem with capitalism (which may be the case). That's fine. If you'd like to identify the point at which running a for-profit company in the manner that shareholders expect turns into "gouging the public," be my guest. It might also be good to consider whether it's OK to "gouge" in one particular quarter or year to make up for other quarters or years that were totally unprofitable, and to consider to what extent the "gouging" has pass-thru effects that benefit the entire economy in terms of higher salaries and job creation. |
On the contrary, I will reinforce it. Loser.
"John M." wrote in message news:e4fb8$403bdc99 Why the need to insult me? You may apologize for calling me a loser. Regards, John |
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"John M." wrote: Slim Jim and Mountain Dew at the Tiger Mart. He's not talking about simply making a profit. He's talking about gouging the public. Oh, where did "gouging the public" show up in his posting? Try again, loser. Why the need to insult me? Because you deserve it. He wrote "Mobil/Exxon posted the largest profit in history, last quarter!". Where do you think that money came from? Do you think it came from vast corporate improvements in efficiency or other internal methods? Again, I assert it came from gouging the public. As others have pointed out, you're incredibly wrong. You may apologize for calling me a loser. Consider it done, I'm sorry you're a loser. And you're stupid to boot. |
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