Originally Posted by
jungle
That is just the sort of incorrect conclusion that is commonly derived from a politically driven agenda.
So is yours, I'm quite sure.
Originally Posted by
jungle
First of all, that's not a study, that's a Fortune magazine article. The guy also CLEARLY has a political agenda, which you're against, and contradicts himself blatantly when he states that without speculators, people would be "decrying $200 oil instead of $135 oil" directly after saying that speculators have no effect.
And yes, the study here does credit speculators with driving the price down.
I'm absolutely positive that neither you nor I know for sure either way what the reality is, that's why I posted the link... as another bit to be considered. If you already have full possession of the absolute truth on all issues, then maybe you should wake up.