electrical, petroleum, hydro etc. Interlocking monopolies would be a better way of putting it.
On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 12:22 PM, LRS Scout <lrssc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Isn't the term "series of monopolies" a contraindication? An oxymoron if > you will? > > On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> the energy market is not a free market. Its a series of monopolies >> that are minimally regulated. That's why speculation has such a great >> impact. >> >> On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 11:35 AM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > 'distorts' is putting it nicely. >> > >> > On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 11:02 AM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> still applies. speculation really is very similar - it distorts the so >> >> called free market. >> >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 10:54 AM, LRS Scout <lrssc...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> I was talking about gas speculation, not stopping congress from insider >> >>> trading. >> >>> >> >>> On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 10:06 AM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com >> >wrote: >> >>> >> >>>> >> >>>> What's so free about a market where small groups with information that >> >>>> others do not have, and technically should not have that massively >> >>>> impacts on their profit. if anything that's exploitation. >> >>>> >> >>>> What you saying that is OK is crony capitalism where its not what you >> >>>> know or yoru talent, but that you're part of a select faction That is >> >>>> not what Adam Smith envisioned for capitalism. Its more akin to what >> >>>> you saw in Breznev's Soviet Union or some third world dictatorship. >> >>>> >> >>>> On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 7:41 PM, LRS Scout <lrssc...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>>> > >> >>>> > Yeah screw the free market. >> >>>> > >> >>>> > On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 5:41 PM, Eric Roberts < >> >>>> > ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: >> >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> That would be awesome >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> -----Original Message----- >> >>>> >> From: Casey Dougall - Uber Website Solutions >> >>>> >> [mailto:ca...@uberwebsitesolutions.com] >> >>>> >> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 4:46 PM >> >>>> >> To: cf-community >> >>>> >> Subject: Re: FW: Breaking: Obama Signs Insider Trading Ban >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> Up next, they ban Speculators to keep lower gas prices before the >> >>>> election. >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> http://evilspeculator.com/ >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 5:31 PM, Eric Roberts < >> >>>> >> ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> > This is good. >> >>>> >> > >> >>>> >> > >> >>>> >> > >> >>>> >> > From: The National Memo [mailto:edi...@email.nationalmemo.com] >> >>>> >> > Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 4:01 PM >> >>>> >> > To: w...@witchnet.org >> >>>> >> > Subject: Breaking: Obama Signs Insider Trading Ban >> >>>> >> > >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> > >> >>>> > >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:349520 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
