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Originally Posted by SirMoby
There is a higher demand for the product but the margins have gone up much more then supply and demand would warrant.
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Actually that is a contradiction in terms, unless of course the theory behind supply-demand economics is all wrong. And unless it reduces demand, it's actually the duty (to their shareholders) of oil companies to push prices/margins as high as they will go.
In any case you might just as well ask why we aren't performing a social service by selling porn on a sub-10% margin (which is all some industries work on). Either all the profit the market will bear is a good thing, or it isn't: you don't get to pick and choose.