# The "Oil Prices" thread.

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oil-prices-thread/44739
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [March 10, 2008, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oil-prices-thread/44739 "2008-03-10T10:44:58Z")
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### Author: ![Eazy716](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eazy716/32/7443_2.png) [@Eazy716](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Eazy716)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2008, 6:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-oil-prices-thread/44739/345 "2008-05-22T06:42:01Z")

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> [@JayS](#):
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> It’s the custom title, you know it is.
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> I can see why the government is playing the windfall profits game. The political retards are all coming over to my desk excited today and talking to me about “how the government is going to save us because they’re going after the oil companies”. “I saw it on the news!”.  
> :picard:
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> I try to explain margin requirements and market speculation and they look at me like I’m giving a lecture on quantum physics. “Big oil bad” is about the most the sheep can understand, so that gets votes. Nevermind that windfall profit taxes will only make matters worse, while going after the rampant speculation would provide immediate and real relief.
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> EDIT: I just have to get this in too. The majority of these sheep are Obama supporters. The few of us in the office who have real good financial discussions are all voting McCain.

same here…people talking about govt. going after the “big oil” and yet when I ask them if they know what speculation is, they look with a blank stare

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