Lordandmaster
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Although the oil companies are making money hand over fist, I honestly think they're getting worried by all the reports suggesting that American consumers are cutting back (or starting to, at any rate). Short-term windfalls are nice, but when people start to change their daily habits in response to high gasoline prices, those can take a big long-term chunk out of Exxon's profits. Changes like carpooling, taking the train, moving to a different location with more public transportation, and so on--those tend to be changes with lasting consequences.
< Message edited by Lordandmaster -- 5/6/2006 10:40:24 PM >
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