Why don't they put a cap on oil prices?

don't bush see we need help?Why don't they put a cap on oil prices?
Bush holds stock in the oil companies...he is making money too on the back side so he isn't going to stop it..he is going to be out of office soon and is setting up his retirement by ripping off the little people who voted him to be in office.Why don't they put a cap on oil prices?
Petroleum prices are essentially established by OPEC. Bush and his corporate allies have little interest, moreover, in putting limits on gas prices. You live in a capitalist society, pal, and while it may be convienent to blame the A-rabs, it's YOUR government that has established treaties, etc., with them. A cap on prices would limit their profits and they will get away with as much as they can for as long as they can. When THEIR bank account begins to be affected, THEN they will change policy, but not until.





Sure, you need help with your expenses, but what about the Iraqi's etc., who are losing their loved ones each and every day for the last four-plus years, and what for...? For the convenience of the petro-addicted American economy? What about the American soldiers and their families who have lost sons and daughters to this abortion of a mistake of an invasion - not just of Iraq, but of Afghanistan, as well?





Capitalism has little regard for what should be morally objectionable. But others would say that ';unquenchable greed'; is just human nature - which may be true. It is sometimes a miserable fate to be human.
If we're going to keep paying for it, why should they? If I were them, I wouldn't cap it either. In fact, I'd raise gas to $20.00 a gallon and be done with it!
We are the ones who control the price of gas.





If we would get our collective heads together.


1. Start depending on mass tranist.


2. Drive reasonable cars we don't need to all be driving the urban destories.


3. Build refineries.


4. Allow more drilling for oil here like off the coast of FL and CA.





That would lead to price of gas to go down.





Until we all give up our own part of the solution price of gas is going to stay where it is.
I doubt if there will ever be a ';cap';. It's all about those green backs and who controls that...people in oil business. period
A free market does not like caps or artificial ceilings





Economics 101





It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity. - Albert Einstein
Carter tried that during his term. The result was disastrous and caused nationwide oil shortages as foreign suppliers took their oil elsewhere where they could make better profits.
The law of unintended consequences. You may think you're doing something beneficial in the short term but you'll find that it has a much worse effect you couldn't foresee later on.