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Originally Posted by Edward64
I feel like you do that the oil companies are gouging us. However, I temper that with the thought that if the oil companies were losing money, we would say "tough luck, you've got too much expenses and should trim the fat". It doesn't seem as if the oil companies can win in this current environment, we criticize them either way.
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I think you are quite right on this issue. We complain the oil companies are making too much. We'd tell them to buck up if they were losing money. Gouging is a just a ladened term meaning setting a really good price.