Oil Companies Questioned

[B-Ri]

So people didn't want to give up something they got for free. That doesn't equate to a profitable business venture.

they were on lease, the last of them werent they?

[Yoshi]

If the consumer were interested in alternatives on a mass market scale earlier, we would have had the cars earlier. The government has dick to do with it. If you don't like where we are in terms of oil dependence, blame your fellow citizens. The government is not and should not be a baby sitter.

[Cheebs]

The government is not and should not be a baby sitter.

I agree 100% Fuck government babysitting.

But this isn't legislating morality or saying what can and can't be on TV for the good of the children or all that crap. This is the survival of our civilization. This is preventing mass-destruction. This is not babysitting.

[Yoshi]

But the government is no more qualified to do that than they are to raise our kids.

[Cheebs]

But the government is no more qualified to do that than they are to raise our kids.

And that's why we're not really trying to get off oil. I never said they were qualified. I said the oil companies need their asses regulated.

Complaining that the govt. needs to get on the ball is a whole 'nuther complaint.

[Type Ryan]

The problem was caused by lenders giving loans to people who shouldn't have been approved at all. The interest rates were minute. It was just that moronic consumers didn't understand what variable meant. The banks made a horrific business decision in most cases. That's not greed.

I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree on this one, but you basically proved my point. Due to the lender's greed, they took a risk on lending money to someone they know they shouldn't have.

[Yoshi]

So incompetent pursuit of power and wealth was the root cause, just like everything the feds have ever done essentially. I still think business makes better decisions than government.

[Tones]

APRIL FOOLS!

lol

[icarusfall]

srsly

[MarsKitten]

Look every system developed has problems. I like the current one becuase with education, luck and massive loans its possible to get into the top 10% or higher. I'm fine with millions of people suffering because we've never been inclined to do better than this.

The system is fine, get a degree in law, engineering, medicine and pursue the dollar relentlessnessly. Get a job at an insurance co of some kind mercilessly denying claims on the tiniest details of a contract, you'll go far. Because the system no matter what it is unfair. And you're an idiot for not taking advantage of that.

The trick is to make it unfair in your favor.
/fuck idealism.