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Author Topic: Fossil Fuels: Degraded Democracy and Profit Over Planet Pollution  (Read 30358 times)

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 ::)To be filed under a TREMEDOUS CAPACITY FOR THE OBVIOUS about the modus operandi of the  crooked, thieving, larcenous, low down, rigged, monopolistic, predatory, conscience free, polluting, etc. CESSPOOL of modern Capitalism...   :P

When a Bank Owns 100 Oil Tankers, It Can Mess With the Price of Gas  >:(

A two-year Senate investigation of the financial sector has found that banks can meddle with the economy in new and frightening ways.

The investigation was led by Carl Levin, D-Mich., and looked specifically at the impact of investments on the prices of certain commodities—things like oil and uranium.

Deregulation made it possible for firms such as Goldman Sachs to outright buy commodities and commodity suppliers. For instance, Goldman owns a coal mine in Colombia. And that fleet of 100 oil tankers? It belonged at one time to Morgan Stanley, which also held 55 million barrels of oil storage. JPMorgan Chase, according to The New York Times, once owned 31 power plants.

These are some of the same institutions that profit from your credit card debt when the price of oil goes up.

There are myriad other conflicts of interest, and general vulnerabilities besides.

http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/when_a_bank_owns_100_oil_tankers_it_can_mess_with_the_price_of_gas_20141119
He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. Matt 10:37

 

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