----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick Arnett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 12:32 PM Subject: Re: Wal-Mart is evil, why it must be eradicated
> I'll add one thought that keeps coming to me. If free markets reliably > regulate prices, how the heck did we have such a crazy spike in oil prices > recently? Surely neither supply nor demand changed much in such a short > time. And I haven't seen anybody argue that any sort of government > intervention was responsible. I suspect that what we've seen in oil, > housing and other bubbles is that we have created a system that amplifies > fear and greed. I would hold that to be self-evident and supported by market behavior over the last couple of months. xponent The Price Of Oil Today Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
