Quote Originally Posted by tony
It is hardly an open market when OPEC has a monopoly on the Oil industry and the oil producing countries act as cartel. That is not free enterprise, that is having the American people at your mercy.

Real competition would be alternative energy sources, I'm sure the oil industry would get its act together then. FedEx and UPS compete not collude, Oil companies collude to fix prices. Don't believe me, google Cartel and OPEC.

Agreed somewhat. I'm not convinced alternative energy will be the needed competition. As much as I would like to see the energy sector go to a free market, I just dont see it happening with out some major changes. Its kind of like asking the US airline market to be open, they will just chuckle and say "what do you mean, it is open".

I think there is one thing we can all agree on, we are getting raped in the ass by everyone and everything (not litterally).