Whose to blame for skyrocketing oil prices? Speculators!


	Whose to blame for skyrocketing oil prices? Speculators!

egoldstein

7-3-2009 11:40 PM

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finance, oil, speculators

egoldstein says:

At what point in time will the financial industry be regulated so they're not making money at the expense of everyone else?

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7-4-2009 1:35 PM

bookchick49

DITTO! WHAT YOU SAID.

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