| You cannot boycott these guys by going to a local Mom, and Pop refinery, there is no such option left.
Probably the single biggest contributor to the problems we suffer today is allowing these corporate giants, annd multinationals to trade on the Stock Exchange. When profit became the single goal, operating a corporation that is actually beneficial to community became a page in the history books.
When was the last time citizens dissolved a business that did not meet community standards other than bible thumpers going after pornography outlets? I know I cannot offer a single example.
I am not suggesting that dissolving the oil companies this late in the game is the answer. Just more, or less pointing out how the option has been lost to posterity, and the concept seems foreign to most people today. |