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Originally Posted by dinosaur
Fuck dude, talk about context....
You can't compare the profit Apple makes to Exxon. For most, paying for gas is a necessity and buying a fucking iPad is not.
Last time I check there were not ample options for "electric" buses.
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80% of Canadians live in urban areas, so MOST have access to public transit. Driving is not a necessity, its a easy scapegoat for the uninformed and lazy.
Even for those who live where driving is a necessity, the type of vehicle they drive is a choice. Over the past decade in the US the percentage of 4cyclinder engine cars has risen from the high 20s to the mid 40s percent. People are choosing to pay the gas companies less.
In fact some of the gas companies have complained that their profit margin is down to a point they don't have the extra cash to fund more gas exploration. Why is this important? cause unless we keep looking we're going to hit peak oil sooner and prices will go up as supply dwindles. Not that I expect you to understand this, nor have looked it up before criticizing.
So back to why do we pick on Exxon with a profit margin of 7.6% when most of US manufacturing has a profit margin of 6% while companies like Apple make a profit margin of 40%?