But wouldn't that go against free market?
z
Quoting Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
That was 3.93 I think. Its 3.88 and up around here. Mostly up.
I have a theory though about these stupid high diesel prices. Seems to
me like they are artificially holding the price of gas down, and
But wouldn't that go against free market?
Free markets are only free if (in addition to many
other things) there are enough independent operators
to cancel out aberrations in the management of one
of said operators. Once you've got a very limited
number of suppliers (relative to the number of
yep
Luther wrote:
But wouldn't that go against free market?
z
Quoting Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
That was 3.93 I think. Its 3.88 and up around here. Mostly up.
I have a theory though about these stupid high diesel prices. Seems to
me like they are artificially holding
So you don't believe in the free market system either Interesting.
z
Quoting Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
yep
Luther wrote:
But wouldn't that go against free market?
z
Quoting Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
That was 3.93 I think. Its 3.88 and up around here.
sure I do
Luther wrote:
So you don't believe in the free market system either Interesting.
z
Quoting Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
yep
Luther wrote:
But wouldn't that go against free market?
z
Quoting Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
That was 3.93 I think.
There is no such thing as a free market -- all markets are
controlled by the major players. The only real question is who
controls them. Also, profit drives markets, not rational behavior..
Read The New Industrial State by John Kenneth Galbraith.
Interestingly, it was written more
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On Behalf Of Peter Frederick
Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 8:16 PM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] [Banned] I fill up the 140 with diesel today
There is no such thing as a free market -- all markets are
controlled
It's ok, Kaleb's living in his own fantasy world.
--
Luther KB5QHUAlma, Ark
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Quoting Peter Frederick
Profit is all fine and good, but it's not necessarily rational or the
best choice. People will, after all, put profit ahead of anything
else. Profit is driven by greed, after all, and greed is one of the
seven deadly sins for a reason -- the industrialists in Germany
couldn't keep their
In the electronics industry, production cost is THE major player in selling
price. My uncle works for a division of HP in RD/Sales and his saying
is that
the first new item off the assembly line will cost $500,000 and each one
thereafter will cost $0.05. Comparing the electronics industry to
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In the electronics industry, production cost is THE major player in selling
price. My uncle works for a division of HP
Of Luther
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] [Banned] I fill up the 140 with diesel today
In the electronics industry, production cost is THE major player in selling
price. My uncle works for a division of HP in RD/Sales and his saying
Diesel fuel will drop later in the spring when the demand for home
heating oil drops off for the summer. This is just the opposite of
gas prices.
Peter
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Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:47:35 -0500
From: Peter Frederick [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] [Banned] I fill up the 140
I already went out once today - Panera's for
breakfast. Amazing how many old people are up early
on a Saturday just to sit around and read the paper...
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--- Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Of course its motorcycle day, I've got 3 right now,
mine ('82 Honda CB900f) my wife's ('89
That was 3.93 I think. Its 3.88 and up around here. Mostly up.
I have a theory though about these stupid high diesel prices. Seems to
me like they are artificially holding the price of gas down, and
inflating the price of diesel to make their profit.
tom savage wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin
Remember decades ago when the main complaint against driving a diesel was
Oh, I don't like having to drive to a truck stop for fuel (most gas
stations didn't carry diesel).
Today when filling I stopped at an old fuel oil (heating) company, kinda off
the beaten path. I'd known they sold retail for
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
it cost over $80, GEEZ. Was thinking about selling one of my 2.5 turbos
but since it gets 33 mpg might have to keep it and make regina drive it.
You're getting off cheap. How much are you buying and how much is
diesel in Oklahoma? I set a new record in my 140 last
Remember in 2004 when everyone freaked out when gas hit two bucks and
diesel held steady at $1.60?
My first diesel was our newest vehicle, the '97 Dodge. I
remember filling it up the first week I had it in late '98,
on a road trip, at $0.99/gallon, and getting change back
from a $20.
Now I
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