Re: New owner - first questions

On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:01:47 +0000 (UTC), Adrian
<toomany2cvs@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>>> As a footnote... anyone wonder why the price of synthetic oil
continues
>>> to rise while dino oil rises? There's no petroleum in Mobil-1, but it
>>> still goes up. It couldn't be the oil companies screwing us, could it?
>
>> It's called capitalism. I never fail to be amazed how Americans dislike
>> it.

I've got no problems with capitalism. However, I do have issues with
gouging your customers. Exxon/Mobil make $40b 
 
>> I expect the raw materials for synthetics are oil derived as many
>> chemicals are.

Not mobil-1. Castrol is dyno-based.

>Even if they aren't, I would suspect that the production and distribution

>costs probably haven't fallen.

Those increases don't account for the rise in price.