-->Hallo,

falls ihr euch das auch schon immer gefragt haben solltet: 3/4 der Mehreinnahmen gingen nicht an die OPEC, nein, an die Konzerne ala Exxon, Enron et. al[img][/img], die damit von der Bushpolitik am meisten profitieren dürften- aber klaro, sind ja auch die größten Wahlkampfspender gewesen, dafür darf man sie ja nicht im Regen stehen lassen...

The report, entitled Fueling Profits: Industry Consolidation, Excess Profits & Federal Neglect, Domestic Causes of Recent Gasoline and Natural Gas Price Shocks, shows while OPEC has taken a bite out of consumer’ pocketbooks, domestic companies have taken about three quarters of the price increases since January 2000. The report attributes about half of the price increases to changes in domestic pricing behavior that was created by a wave of mergers that swept through the industry in the past decade....

Price increases over the past four years for these residential items added about $350 per household per year, meaning that domestic energy price shocks have increased household energy bills by 25 percent.