[Las Vegas Ron]

PS When working with profit margins, profits do not come from an escalation in prices, they come from escalation in production and total revenues from total volume sold.

Wartime or not. As an aside, the smallest percentage of profits oil companies make come from gas sales and in the US. 70% is international and from other products produced from oil. Like those plastic keys you're typing on.

[purpleraine]

BS on your 31. Profits do come from increasing prices if you increase the prices more than needed to meet costs and production. That’s exactly what’s happening everytime there’s a situation I mentioned earlier. When you made record profits over the hardship of others and you’re running a monopoly on required commidities, you’re gouging plain and simple. There’s a worse word for it, but what’s the point.