Introduction The following is an expanded version of an essay that I posted to The Oil Drum entitled: E85: Spinning Our Wheels. The essay was inspired by comments made by Odograph over at The Oil […]
Tag: politics
I’m Being Gouged!
Where’s the Outrage? They reported profits today of $2.89 billion in the first quarter on revenues of $10.9 billion. Their profit margin on sales was 26.5%! I was expecting outrage. Yet I haven’t heard anyone […]
Politicians, Profits, and Inventories
Can You Believe This Guy? I am aware that from time to time a politician has stopped by to read some of my essays. I have even had contact with some of you. I do […]
Taxing “Windfall Profits”
I have a few essays in the queue (including a nifty biodiesel story), but I thought I would comment on an article in today’s Deseret News out of Salt Lake City. The article was entitled […]
Politics as Usual
I received a story today from U. S. Newswire that goes to show that some Democrats also don’t “get it”. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on news reports that the […]
Who’s to Blame for High Gas Prices?
I just ran across this article yesterday at CNNMoney.com. The original article can be found here: Who’s to blame for high gas prices? There are a number of statements that the article makes that touch […]