Gas Prices Replace Weather In Small Talk Conversation.

Old men don’t talk about the weather anymore. They talk about the price of gas. Old women don’t talk about how cold it’s getting and how their arthritis is acting up anymore either. They talk about how ridiculous the price of gas is. It’s true; the price of gas is high. It’s as true as the winter and the cold.
People talking about gas doesn’t bother me too much though; we all know it’s high, but we also know the weather is cold. It’s good small talk. What bothers me is when people get upset about the oil companies making so much money. People get so upset veins exaggerate every wrinkle in their head as they explain a conspiracy against us; how the oil company’s are “stealing from the American people”. “They know we need it, that’s why the prices are so high!”
Stop, people, stop.
I’m tired.
I’m tired of doing the research.
I’m tired of doing the research FOR people.
Does anyone know what percentage the oil company’s make on a gallon of gas?
Does anyone care?…or do we just want someone to blame because the price of gas is inconvenient to us? (If that’s the case, I will suggest clicking the red “X” in the upper right hand corner of your screen right now…or for those less fortunate individuals on Macs you should click that cheap looking red jewel in the upper left hand corner of your screen.)
Gas companies make 3% profit on the gas that is sold.
Yup, 3%.
If gas is $3.45/gallon than the gas companies make $0.10 on the gallon
So if they made no profit gas would be still VERY high at $3.35.
That doesn’t sounds like a conspiracy to me.
Most of your money is actually going to taxes anyway.
And if you’re that angry about it, stop buying it. You can’t.
We’re the ones who have become completely reliant on it. We’re lucky it’s not $10 a gallon. I mean, they’re just doing business, just like any other company. They are out to make a profit. That is the purpose of a business. Am I wrong?
By the way, do you have any idea the profit margin of pharmaceutical companies’ sales?
26%
That’s 8.67 times more than oil companies.
Granted no one said prescription drugs were cheap but relatively speaking it’s not even close..
From now on for every minute of whining about gas prices being the fault of gas companies 8 minutes and 40 seconds of whining about prescriptions must precede. This will be very effective in eliminating the constant whining I hear about oil companies because by the time you get a minute in, no one will be listening.
Whining for 9 minutes and 40 seconds is a great way to lose friends.