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    When it comes to entry level home turntables, look at a Pro-ject Debut III or Rega's offering or Music Hall's offering...

    I considering upgrading my turntable; so, my Debut III and my Phono-Box {phono pre-amp) might be up for sale.

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    It's their right to make the profit though..... so what ever.

    There's a difference between profit and gouging...

    The world needs gumballs, without it we could not chew, and that isn't an option.

    company x makes every gumball in the world. no one else does. company x decides to charge 2,000USD for a gumball. No one buys as many gumballs as they used to.

    Gumballs, diamonds... petrol, corn, widgets... it's all widgets.

    There are always more options. People complaining about it when especialy when in the US it's soooo cheep compairitavely.

    It doesn't work like that...

    We can live without gumballs; and, people will not commit crimes to acquire gumballs.

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    I don't know what pisses me off more:

    The greedy oil industry; or when you discuss this issue with someone and they make up excuses in support on the high prices.

    Who cares if it's Exxon or Opec or Wall Street; the consumer is getting ripped off.

    :mad:

    They aren't excuses, they are cold hard facts, nd you better get used to them. Gas prices are only going to go up from here, China and India increase their demnd everyday as do we, yet the production remains flat, its pure common sense. What do you think the oil companies should give us the gas at cost and make no profit? There are hundreds of thousands of people tht work for them, most making the same as you or me, that need to feed their families and buy gas, if they decreased gas prices they would starve. Also, as sad as it is, their profits are not out of line for the size of their companies, comparably they make about the same profit as any company their size.

    Its a cold hrd fct, our oil supply is limited and on the downward slope, we have at best 70 years of it left, with most saying in the 40-50 year range. Oil is harder and harder to find and is becoming trickier to extract. It is people like you who seem to think that there is an unlimited supply of cheap easily accessible oil that are causing this country to be so far behind on new technologies whether they be electric or hydrogen fuel cell, you can't get it through your thick heads that the oil will dry up, and damn quickly. $4.00/gal is going to seem downright cheap in future years.

    Two words: RECORD PROFITS...

    I don't care how small the percent is; it's still BILLIONS per quarter. People who barely get by as it is are going deeper in debt in order to go to work. Driving off without paying incidents (and other forms of stealing gas) are going up.

    We know that there is only so much oil to be acquired; but, we rely on oil so bad in this day-n-age that we can't live without it. People have to live 2 hours away in order to work in in D.C. to get that underpayed career.

    Move closer???

    Can't afford to live closer (housing market - another screwed-up industry)

    Get a better career???

    Grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence; all the jobs are in major cities (job market - another screwed-up industry).

    Get a better vehicle???

    Pawning off your old car in order to buy a Hybrid is costly in more ways than one (automotive industry - another screwed-up industry)

    Yes, Wall Street is playing with the price; but, I don't see Exxon giving us a break.

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    I don't know what pisses me off more:

    The greedy oil industry; or when you discuss this issue with someone and they make up excuses in support on the high prices.

    Who cares if it's Exxon or Opec or Wall Street; the consumer is getting ripped off.

    :mad:

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