<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Bondage:
I find that many "hard-core" conservatives become socialists the moment something affects their own wallet. Principaled, sincere, real conservatism requires one to be intellectually honest and accept the bad with the good that comes from a sincerely held and CONSISTENT belief system.
Sean </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Quite true. And sad when people allow self interests to influence principle.
Here's the thing. . . There is only one circumstance that I can imagine where one could find fault with Exxon. If, absent government interference either here or abroad, they were selling oil and gas around the world for $N and with no other costs involved, they were selling it to US customers for $Nx2 or $Nx3, that might be gouging. Otherwise, as far as I'm concerned, they're entitled to charge what the market will pay. The oil business is an expensive venture. . .they have a right to make a profit.
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