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D'autres symptomes :
Je serai bientôt en grand deuil, si ça continue... General Motors est en train d'étudier ses coûts en compétition, NASCAR comprise.
http://www.theolympian.com/nationworld/story/507913.html
La fin d'un monde ? La NASCAR deviendrait une formule nippone ? 
"Remember Pearl Harbor... and The Alamo !" 
Plus sérieusement, il semble que Bush ait décidé de prendre énergiquement les choses en mains.
Le sacro-saint ultra-libéralisme des "néocons" a du plomb dans l'aile.
Les compagnies aériennes US réagissent également, en demandant au gouvernement et au Congrès, le rétablissement de la loi "anti-spéculation", qui permettrait de lutter contre l'augmentation des prix du pétrole.
Lettre-circulaire, reçue par un ami qui voyage souvent sur US Airways :
| Quote: | Je vous mets en copie le mail que j'ai reçu en fin d'après midi de la compagnie aérienne que nous empruntons pour nous rendre en Caroline du Nord, j'ai nommé US AIRWAYS :Dear US Airways customer,
As you can read in the attached letter signed by 12 airline CEOs, US Airways and other carriers in partnership with the Air Transport Association (ATA) are joining a broad coalition of consumer and industry groups calling upon Congress to take swift action to reign in irresponsible oil speculators. We advocate putting common sense limits on unchecked oil speculation by paper traders who are running up the price, but do not intend to take possession of the oil they trade.
While the reasons for surging oil prices are complex, common sense tells us that escalating prices are more than a supply and demand issue. In the long term, we must reduce our dependence on foreign oil. The airline industry fully supports maximum efforts to increase domestic production of oil, alternative energy sources and conservation. But there is also a short term problem which has significantly impacted the price of oil.
While this is not the only solution, it is perhaps the quickest way to stop or reduce the rising price of oil. Without immediate oil speculation reform by Congress there will likely be additional service level reductions and higher airfares. We urge you to contact your representatives in Congress immediately.
Thank you for your support and business during this unprecedented time for our industry.
Take action now
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An open letter to all airline customers:
Our country is facing a possible sharp economic downturn because of skyrocketing oil and fuel prices, but by pulling together, we can all do something to help now.
For airlines, ultra-expensive fuel means thousands of lost jobs and severe reductions in air service to both large and small communities. To the broader economy, oil prices mean slower activity and widespread economic pain. This pain can be alleviated, and that is why we are taking the extraordinary step of writing this joint letter to our customers.
Since high oil prices are partly a response to normal market forces, the nation needs to focus on increased energy supplies and conservation. However, there is another side to this story because normal market forces are being dangerously amplified by poorly regulated market speculation.
Twenty years ago, 21 percent of oil contracts were purchased by speculators who trade oil on paper with no intention of ever taking delivery. Today, oil speculators purchase 66 percent of all oil futures contracts, and that reflects just the transactions that are known. Speculators buy up large amounts of oil and then sell it to each other again and again. A barrel of oil may trade 20-plus times before it is delivered and used; the price goes up with each trade and consumers pick up the final tab. Some market experts estimate that current prices reflect as much as $30 to $60 per barrel in unnecessary speculative costs.
Over seventy years ago, Congress established regulations to control excessive, largely unchecked market speculation and manipulation. However, over the past two decades, these regulatory limits have been weakened or removed. We believe that restoring and enforcing these limits, along with several other modest measures, will provide more disclosure, transparency and sound market oversight. Together, these reforms will help cool the over-heated oil market and permit the economy to prosper.
The nation needs to pull together to reform the oil markets and solve this growing problem.
We need your help. Get more information and contact Congress by visiting StopOilSpeculationNow.com.
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