Friday, April 21, 2006
Big Oil, "Greed," and Ignorance
I realize that big companies ultimately want lots of money...and you and I, for example, only want a little money, but lets put some economic issues in the proper context.
I know that big Oil companies aren't warm and fuzzy institutions and that coming to their defense may sound a bit ridiculous to some, but the bogus claims being made as to why oil prices are rising are annoying my sense of political "justice."
It seems that the usual crowd is using the occasion of oil's rise in cost to rant the standard socialist excuses for unwelcome economic realities -- the evil capitalist system is once again allowing people to operate outside the control of intellectuals and bureaucrats thus allowing the mean guys in the stovepipe hats to oppress everyone.
Neal Boortz had a great post yesterday regarding this issue, and some facts to dispute the contrived wisdom of the "mainstream" media filter.
No one need love an oil company or adore the concept of corporate wealth, but they should at least have their facts strait.
By the way, for what its worth, I haven't owned a car for over 23 years now -- but I do oil the gears on my bike occasionally.
