Thread: Oil $100 a BBL.........
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Old 02-28-2008 | 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by ewrbasedpilot
Yeah, that makes REAL SENSE. I guess your idea of the price being kept in "check" is for it to go up over 100% in a year.

And your solution would be what? Ever visit any country without free market speculation?
What do you think the price would be if there was no free market?

Go to Europe, buy a gallon of gasoline and report back, you may get a surprise.

Or take a look around the world if you are really interested in the why and how: http://europe.theoildrum.com/node/2653
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