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To: James H. Shott
When political events drive the price of oil it's not really supply-and-demand in action... it's speculation driving the market.

The law of supply and demand doesn't come into play until someone tries to buy a barrel of oil and can't get it.

2 posted on 03/08/2011 7:39:03 AM PST by Oberon (Big Brutha Be Watchin'.)
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To: Oberon

What I’m discussing here it the idiotic energy policy of Barack Obama.


3 posted on 03/08/2011 7:40:45 AM PST by James H. Shott
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To: Oberon

“When political events drive the price of oil it’s not really supply-and-demand in action... it’s speculation driving the market.
The law of supply and demand doesn’t come into play until someone tries to buy a barrel of oil and can’t get it.”

Exactly! Make the traders take delivery of the oil on the contracts they have bought. That would take the craziness out of the market.


4 posted on 03/08/2011 7:41:50 AM PST by sean327 (God created all men equal, then some become Marines!)
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To: Oberon

And drill baby drill!!!!


5 posted on 03/08/2011 7:42:50 AM PST by sean327 (God created all men equal, then some become Marines!)
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