ON GASOLINE PRICES

When I read and hear all the nonsense the rhetoric spinners are spewing,I get nauseated.These jokers make so much money pontificating and saying see,I told you so,that one would think they could actually address the oil companies rip off of the American people.All it would take is high enough rewards for whistle blowing.The people who could actually bare the lies make so much money that it would take a lot to tempt them.But,oh yes,it certainly would work.That's why it won't be done.Why do you suppose the energy meetings were secret? Besides all that,if you fill your tank you pay for hauling around the weight of a full tank.This can be substantial in some cars.If you fill up once or twice a week it doesn't take much labor to serve you.If you put small amounts in, more often, station labor goes up,profits go down.This could become overwhelming if enough people chose to target only oil company owned stations.If independently owned stations were targeted it would only run the owner out of business.Then the oil company would have that level of profit also.If you buy your fuel from the beautifuly lit and decorated company stations,you are paying for fluff as well as providing an extra level of profit to a business which has run most of its own independent owner customers out of business.If you buy their grossly over priced food,beverages and tony little boutique items,you provide them with an even greater profit.It costs money for lights, bathroom flushes, additional labor and other overhead items which increase with traffic frequency.Every time the door is opened it lets out air conditioning.As far as the crude prices are concerned the oil producing countries know what our money will buy and they aren't under our governments oppressive thumb like american labor is.Delbert W Allegood npublici