i dont think that gas prices are the problem, it's greedy corporations that keep maximizing their profit without any concern for those who actually do the work.
Not sure that I can agree :
https://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=XOM
* Exxon-Mobil = 7.91% Profit Margin
https://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=CVX
* Chevron = 7.87% Profit Margin
https://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=RDS-A
* Shell = 3.98% Profit Margin
https://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=BP
* BP = (-2.24%) Profit Margin
Do those sound like massive profit margins to you ? They don't to me...
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https://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=AAPL
* Apple = 22.62% Profit Margin
https://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=GOOG
* Google = 21.79% Profit Margin
https://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=FB
* Facebook = 18.7% Profit Margin
https://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=MSFT
* Microsoft = 13.03% Profit Margin
https://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=NKE
* Nike = 10.7% Profit Margin
https://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=005930.KS
* Samsung = 10.08% Profit Margin
Now those are all pretty impressive... Apple is totally killing it.
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And for another "greedy" company :
https://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=WMT
* Wal-Mart = 3.32% Profit Margin
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Goes to show which companies REALLY are "greedy" if you want to use that word.
When you run a company or any venture you should be looking at profit margin percentage when you decide if it's worthwhile as a venture... otherwise just plop your money in the stock market & rack up a better return without all the hassle of running a company.
I consider ~7-10% to be a healthy level for a company to be at but not crazy by any means; certainly not greedy by any stretch, IMO... you get into the 15-20% or higher range and, sure, maybe you can call that "greedy" and those companies should probably pay workers more and/or do more charity work and/or pay more dividend to shareholders rather than just swim in their massive money bins like Scrooge McDuck.
Popular companies to poke fun at for being greedy like Wal-Mart & Oil Companies really have a reasonable to low profit margin -- they just sell a high volume so TOTAL profit is high; but as a percentage it's not crazy at all.