>>As the founder of economics, Adam Smith, observed in 1776, "People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public."<<
With respect to Mr. Smith he had only seen seen British capitalism under a monarch. Modern American capitalism together with technology has a substantially different outlook.
Does anyone know how much tax money the gov. takes in compared to what the oil co. profit is? Would interesting