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GitRDun

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10. Cannot be Done

Reply to wordpix (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2012, 12:43 AM

Oct 2012

There is absolutely no way to effectively collude or control gas prices. No group controls enough of the oil supply or refining capacity to do it. I am in the oil and gas business. Have some direct knowledge.

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Is Big Oil raising gas prices artificially high to help Romney? [View all] wordpix Oct 2012 OP

yes. lapfog_1 Oct 2012 #1

Went down 15 cents last night. ForgoTheConsequence Oct 2012 #2

No Egnever Oct 2012 #3

This is the answer. MrSlayer Oct 2012 #11

I'm sure if Rove thought a couple of phone calls could pull that off, he wouldn't hesitate aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2012 #4

Bobby Kennedy jr (Ring of Fire) spoke of this about 6mnths ago, that Koch broth sasha031 Oct 2012 #5

Nope. they do it for the money FogerRox Oct 2012 #6

Accidents or fires in a couple of California refineries haven't helped. JDPriestly Oct 2012 #7

Is it up at CITGO? moondust Oct 2012 #8

Gas was high as hell in 2008 TheKentuckian Oct 2012 #9

Cannot be Done GitRDun Oct 2012 #10