So I got to thinking about oil and oil companies today. It’s hard not for anyone to think about it every time they go to the pump. Then again some people are idiots.

Here are my negative thoughts:

• The problem is not supply. Experts tell you this. So it must be the oil companies wanting to milk the consumer of all the money they can because they have the world by the balls. They just decide how hard to squeeze.

Here are my positive thoughts:

• The US is one of the most richest nations on earth. We can actually afford to pay these prices. Most of the population anyway. The rest take mass transit. Getting back to the oil companies though they are not really in the oil business anymore. They are in the energy business and, more specifically, in the fuel business. So in order to survive in the future they know they need to develop cleaner fuel and depend less on petroleum. So the US public fronts the cash for the development of the fuel cell technology and the eventual billions or trillions of dollars to put in the support network for that technology.

More negative:

• Oil companies don’t like the prospect of electric cars. They don’t require fuel that these oil/fuel companies will create. Moreover, because electric cars aren’t combustion based transportation they have fewer parts (e.g. cylinders, camshafts, etc.) and cost little to operate.

More positive:

• Energy companies invest in cleaner power and can profit from the electricity needed to power the cars. Clean energy fueling clean cars.

That’s it for now. Maybe my logic is all wrong but it’s how I see it. **shrugs**