but it seems to me that going out and buying up all the oil at $100 a barrel and selling it at $140 a barrel is not the right thing to do.”
What??? It’s exactly what business and investing is all about!!!!!! Buy low, sell high.
What is your idea of the “right thing to do”?
“What is your idea of the “right thing to do”?”
Suppose your kid has diabetes. You REALY have to have insulin for your kid. Your problem is that I bought all the manufacturer could make for the foreseeable future (he has a patent and nobody else can make it) and I want to charge you 1000 times the price.
It’s a free market right? Quit complaining, just pay my price and your kid can live...
You tell me. What is the right thing to do?