We're Being Conditioned by the Oil Industry: Here's How

We are being conditioned to accept higher gas prices at the pump.

Here's how it works:

There's a disruption in the oil industry and they say that there isn't enough supply to meet demand (a lie). Prices jump from $2.12 a gallon up to $3.10 a gallon. The public groans about high prices, and the prices begin to drop, starting with a 25 cent drop the day after it hits $3.10 a gallon. It finally settles around $2.25 a gallon and the public breathes a sigh of relief. After all, $2.25 is better than $3.10 a gallon.

Then there's another disruption (yep. Uh huh.). Prices jump to $3.49 a gallon and the public is moaning in distress again. Then the prices begin to drop again, this time settling at $2.45 a gallon. The public lets out another collective sigh of relief. After all, $2.45 is better than $3.49 a gallon.

Then there's a fire at a refinery in Texas (my story) and prices jump to $4.12 a gallon. Consumers are furious and dreading looking at the signs at the gas stations to see what the daily damage is. Then the prices drop again and finally settle at $2.65 a gallon. The public sighs in relief again. After all...you get the picture.

So our collective sighs of relief at "low" gas prices came at $2.25, $2.45, and $2.65.

This is the oil companies hoodwinking the American public into believing that they're getting a break in their gas prices, when the base price actually increases.

It's all a fraud!

The proof is in the oil companies reporting record profits last week!

That's your money swirling down the commode into the vaults of the oil barons. Face it, we're someone else's psychology subject.