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clarice

(5,504 posts)
Wed Jun 12, 2013, 11:28 AM Jun 2013

A question on oil and gas prices....

What do you think would happen if we removed natural gas and oil from the commodities exchange? In other words, there could be no "shorting, fixing, manipulating" these resources. It seems to me, that these wall street types have a lot of influence on
the prices at the pump. Am I wrong on this?

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A question on oil and gas prices.... (Original Post) clarice Jun 2013 OP
Hello, Clarice. hamster Jun 2013 #1
Hello Hamster, how are you today? nt clarice Jun 2013 #2
You are right about the Wall Street. TRoN33 Jun 2013 #3
You are correct...I was.... clarice Jun 2013 #4
 

TRoN33

(769 posts)
3. You are right about the Wall Street.
Wed Jun 12, 2013, 11:58 AM
Jun 2013

There are one big problem, they won't allow federal to remove the speculation to the gas prices because the true cost of gas itself are practically free. Oil companies won't stand for that. Imagine how much they have profit daily from oil and gas sales.

Nikolai Tesla's philosophies are coming soon and fast and mega corporations are doing everything to stop it.

 

clarice

(5,504 posts)
4. You are correct...I was....
Wed Jun 12, 2013, 12:02 PM
Jun 2013

Just wondering how much these "traders" manipulate our pump prices, and why they are allowed to do it. Thanks.

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