Jeff As a reminder, all the major oil companies claimed last year that the war in Ukraine was "forcing" them to raise gas prices even in the US, where quite a few places saw all-time highs. Quite a few people at the time couldn't believe that they'd dare to use the pretext of a war with thousands dying each week to enrich themselves.As it turned out, ExxonMobil made a $23 billion net profit in 2021 – more than double their pre-Covid 2019 profit.Arguing at this point that either the auto or oil industry doesn't routinely engage in profiteering & market manipulation is just silly. They've been doing so for decades and will continue to do so, given that they never get more than a slap on the wrist.

Jeff As a reminder, all the major oil companies claimed last year that the war in Ukraine was "forcing" them to raise gas prices even in the US, where quite a few places saw all-time highs. Quite a few people at the time couldn't believe that they'd dare to use the pretext of a war with thousands dying each week to enrich themselves.As it turned out, ExxonMobil made a $23 billion net profit in 2021 – more than double their pre-Covid 2019 profit.Arguing at this point that either the auto or oil industry doesn't routinely engage in profiteering & market manipulation is just silly. They've been doing so for decades and will continue to do so, given that they never get more than a slap on the wrist.

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