Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Illinois speed traps

[Paul Bennett (pbennett]

>1.When the Oil companies use the leases they have I would support off shore 
>but not until then.

Foreign countries including Russia and China are slant drilling off our coast 
but we can't.
Viable unused onshore drilling leases are virtually non-existant.   

>3. Think about it:If your raw materials have gone up and your product has 
>gone up and you are selling less of your product AND you HAVE RECORD PROFITS 
>would you increase your supply of raw materials or build more factories 
>so you produce more product and make less profit.

Absolutely  - a standard business strategy.   
Increasing product volume often results in a reduction of profit percent while 
increasing total profit.  That's what business is all about increasing dollars, 
not percentages.
Oil companies have RECORD LOW PROFIT percentages compared with previous years!