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You realize, saying “Big Oil” doesn’t bolster your case, it makes one assume that you are a no-nothing fool. Now, I am not saying that you are a no-nothing fool, but 99% of those who say “Big Oil” are.

...there are too many here who fail to see inherent conflicts between ownership of stock in a company such as Exxon by elected government officials who also set federal regulations on these same industries. These regulations are only in response to ill-business practices by these same industries in the past...I know what you mean by “Big Oil” but really I refer tot he industry practice. With government officials partnering up with industry lobbyists, and past abuses by same, I see no reason to believe the markets are not manipulated whether it be by speculators, the industry, the refineries...and knowing the sole watch dog is that of government officials on the lobby dole and raking in the dividends, well, any thinking man would give pause to believe something just does not sit right here. I mean there is one guy on this thread who I believe would run over his grandmother, be damn how it hurts the rest of the family, to make money if he believed everyone would look the other way. Hey, this is my 2 cents...those who want to believe everything is on the up and up, will get their warm milk, cookies and a pat on the head by mother Exxon, EOG (formally associated with Enron) go ahead, it does not make it right. I hope one day that house will crumble.