Reply #12: In the mean time, the Oil companie are making more money than EVER

[Quixote1818]

Think about the fact that we pay about $3 a gallon for gas right now however we will eventually have to pay for this war with our taxes which is projected to cost 2 trillion. 300 million into 2 trillion comes close to $7,000 per person. That means gas is really closer to probably $10 or $15 a gallon right now. The cost benefit analysis of this war shows it's been a complete disaster for regular people, however the big oil and gas corporations LOVE instability because they can jack up the prices which is why their profits are skyrocketing! If you can control the flow of oil like you control the flow of diamonds, then you can control the prices which is what is going on. The oil companies want to control the oil supply and shut off some of the spickets, so they can control the supply and cost, and rip us off. When we took over Iraq's oil fields the first thing they did was shut off the spickets so they could increase the price of gas.

In a nut shell, the average person is losing $7,000 on this war while the big oil companies are making out like bandits. It's atransfer of wealth from the average Jo to the disgustingly rich.