Quote Originally Posted by Oldmanb View Post
But, problem here is how do you control something you don't own?
You see, that's the problem. There are fellows out there who are controlling the price of oil through futures speculation. Individual countries do not control the price of oil that they sell on the free market. Oil futures speculators set the price of a barrel of oil through futures speculation. I want to say this several different times so that it is perfectly clear. SPECULATORS ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU HAVING TO PAY SUCH PRICES FOR GASOLINE. They own nothing. They never take delivery of the futures contracts that they speculate on.

Matter of fact, there was some banter in Congress a while back about requiring speculators to take delivery of the oil in the futures contracts. Oil took a nosedive. These a**holes have no intention of taking delivery of the oil they speculate on and some of them must have gotten to some of our congressmen with a handful of dough, because that's the last I ever heard of the idea of taking delivery.

You want to do something for yourself and everyone else? Email your Congressman and both your Senators. Tell them to force oil speculators to take delivery. Email 'em several times a day, every day. Send 'em letters. I've already nailed my Republican Congressman (newly elected) to the cross for allowing funds to be cut to homeless veterans. THIS IS AN OUTRAGE. I told him if he wants to cut spending, to put a hiring freeze on all federal government positions. Let natural attrition thin the herd.

I don't know if my emails to my elected officials make any difference or not, but I know one thing, if I and others don't do it, they will continue to do as they damned well please. If we have to throw the whole bunch of 'em out in 2012, then LET IT HAPPEN.