Ugly: Not Guilty
In case you haven't heard, the FTC has determined the Oil Industry is not guilty of price fixing.
"An investigation by U.S. antitrust authorities found no evidence that oil companies illegally manipulated gasoline prices or constrained oil refining operations, the Federal Trade Commission said Monday. However, the agency said it had found 15 examples that fit lawmakers' definition of price-gouging at the "refining, wholesale, or retail level." It said factors like regional and local market trends appeared to explain the pricing in nearly all the cases."
Big oil uses the "deny responsibility shift the blame" tactic.
Their Message: Small Businesses Fuck America.
