Global Warming-"Greatest Scam in History"

[ULTRA26 # 1]

Rather than resorting to your namecalling which you always point out from "everyone else", why not explain these numbers you've posted.
"Increased profits" is a meaningless term unless there is an expalantion of profit vs cost.
Margins are meaningless?????
Are we assuming that Marathon is making 315% Net Profit????????
As to your ongoing soapbox about what everyone drives, please expalin how I can pull a trailer and get 4-5 grown adults in a compact car, both required to do business???????
My daughter drives a Chevy Suburban and hauls 4 kids throughout their daily routine plus hauls merchandise for their business. Please explain how she can accomplish this with a minvan other than making extra trips.
Your rhetoric is argumentative and composed mainly of liberal talking points, not realistic situations. Most folks if possible will drive smaller, economic vehicles if they are practical, but for most it makes no sense to have 3-4 vehicles to perform specific purposes. You yourself have 2 vehicles as I understand it, is this practical for everyone? What kind of economic savings would there be if each person had 2-3 vehicles to use for specific purposes? The argument makes just as much sense or lack of as what you've preached to us several posts back.
Don't be a dullard is hardly name calling,
No. A 315% increase would mean that if Marathon made a $100 pre-2004. Between 04 and 06 that they made $415. Profit vs cost is moot, when discussing increased profit. The only factor is initial profit.
You obvioulsy can't handle your needs with a Hugo and nor can your daughter. More than not, this isn't the case.
My points are valid to many. Don't try and spin this issue into talking points BS., Tax, are you saying that you can't afford to own a second or third vehicle that good gas mileage or you saying that you just chose not to? Seems to me it's the later.
Actually Ultra, give me all the xxit you want. I have a thick skin and I do know what I'm talking about. Actually, I know what the model is for most insurance companies as well. The Insurance industry is a major investor, on many of the casinos, that I work on. They are not investing(as you state) at a six percent rate!. As far as your example of margins going down with the increase of gross sales, that completely depends on the curve a particular business operates on. There are so many factors with that curve it isn't even funny. Despite your belief, not every company drops their margin with the increase in sales. Market conditions depict that.
Now, getting back to the original argument of fuel(that was the original thing right), should we reduce our use of foreign resources? That depends, from a strategic point of view, no. Use your adversaries resources before your own, thats a simple strategy of power. Should fuel economy be better, absolutely! The public can change that. As soon as people stop buying products that use excessive amounts of fuel(you and I included), the auto industry will raise the standards. Its a slippery slope when you let public sentiment dictate the profitibality of private industry.
We have not been talking about investing 6% You baiscally called me a liar when I stated that our Company operates on 5% gross sales profit margin.
We don't invest 150 million to make 5% we sell sell a 150 million in product, to net 5% 7.5 million in profit. There is a huge different. I wasn't trying to be am a**hole.
Of course we should use up their oil before we use our own, but IMO, reduce our dependence. Are Utility companies considered private industry? Why should oil be?

[Moneypitt]

I though supply and demand played a big role in the market. But now we have a surplus of fuel, and demand is at a low, yet the wall street prices are still going to the moon, along with the prices at the pump........Refineries must move product, (demand), in order to keep supplies at a constant level. So what is happening now?.....Speculators are screwing us, the same as the realestate industry continually telling us how bad it is......Can someone explain to me what it will take to bump the housing industry back to normal....Rock bottom interest rates? Total collapse of housing values? With all these foreclosures going on, the speculators should be buying like crazy, but no one is........The banks are stuck with all these houses, so when do the selling prices get back to reality?..........Is this what the banks are crying about? "We loaned XXXXXXXXXX for John Q Modern to buy this house,, and now he can't pay, and the house is only worth ZZZZZZZZZZ....Am I even close here?...............MP

[redneckcharlie]

Don't be a dullard is hardly name calling,
No we are considering that if Marathon made a $100. between 04 and 06 that they made $415. Profit vs cost is moot, when discussing increased profit. The only factor is initial profit.
You obvioulsy can't handle your needs with a Hugo and nor can your daughter. More than not, this isn't the case.
My points are valid to many. Don't try and spin this issue into talking points BS., Tax, are you saying that you can't afford to own a second or third vehicle that good gas mileage or you saying that you just chose not to? Seems to me it's the later.
We have not been talking about investing 6% You baiscally called me a liar when I stated that our Company operates on 5% gross sales profit margin.
We don't invest 150 million to make 5% we sell sell a 150 million in product, to net 5% 7.5 million in profit. There is a huge different. I wasn't trying to be am a**hole.
Of course we should use up their oil before we use our own, but IMO, reduce our dependence. Are Utility companies considered private industry? Why should oil be?
First off, I've NEVER called you names! Many here have, and I've never been one of them. If you can't handle someone questioning the validity of something you better stop hanging out in this forum. As far as your point on your companies profit margin, you posted that to show how thin it was. My point was that if its that slim, theres no reason to even be open for business. That percentage can be gained easily without any of the headaches.

[Schiada76]

So ultraleft now wants to nationalize the oil industry.
Ultra you're a communist.
This boob even puts insurance up there with essentials for life.
What about food , clothing and housing? You don't need gas if you don't have food and shelter.
liberals are fools

[ULTRA26 # 1]

First off, I've NEVER called you names! Many here have, and I've never been one of them. If you can't handle someone questioning the validity of something you better stop hanging out in this forum. As far as your point on your companies profit margin, you posted that to show how thin it was. My point was that if its that slim, theres no reason to even be open for business. That percentage can be gained easily without any of the headaches.
I'm sorry, but I don't buy that for a second. If that was the case, why open the doors at all? You can get that with just about any investment right now, and not have to deal with employees, overhead, etc.
This was you response to me answering your question about our company's % of profit. 5% of 150 million is sales isn't thin by means.
So ultraleft now wants to nationalize the oil industry.
Ultra you're a communist.
This boob even puts insurance up there with essentials for life.
What about food , clothing and housing? You don't need gas if you don't have food and shelter.
liberals are fools
The more you write better I appear, so please keep it up.

[Schiada76]

So enlighten us 'O great and powerful one.
Why don't the big bad oil companies make 100% profit?

[ULTRA26 # 1]

So enlighten us 'O great and powerful one.
Why don't the big bad oil companies make 100% profit?
As I said, the more you yap the better it makes me look.
100% profit

[Schiada76]

As I said, the more you yap the better it makes me look.
100% profit
Sure Ultralefty why not?
The big evil all powerful oil companies are bending you over right? Why don't they just bend you over further? They are big evil oil why wouldn't they?
Why don't they charge 1000% percent profit?
Enlighten us, communist.

[redneckcharlie]

This was you response to me answering your question about our company's % of profit. 5% of 150 million is sales isn't thin by means.
The more you write better I appear, so please keep it up.
Where did I call you a name?

[ULTRA26 # 1]

Sure Ultralefty why not?
The big evil all powerful oil companies are bending you over right? Why don't they just bend you over further? They are big evil oil why wouldn't they?
Why don't they charge 1000% percent profit?
Enlighten us, communist.
Grow up, would you please.
Where did I call you a name?
No names. You stated that didn't buy my statement for a minute. This implys that I am not telling the truth, or that I am lying. You don't understand this?