You're funny sixpence. The entire economy runs on people selling stuff to other people. Anyone remember the whackos who were buying beanie babies for $100 or more? Those same compulsive buyers are merely the tip of the American shopping horde, and that horde is currently pushing up gas prices.
Why should I feel bad that a company I own stock in is making a profit from selling stuff that people want to people who want it? The fact that they're willing to pay a stupidly high price to buy more of something than they have to, isn't something I feel compelled to correct. They can drive less or take more public transportation, get a more efficient car, insulate their houses better, propose that the high school invest in a more efficient heating system and insulate the classrooms better, and quit making it socially desirable to be seen as the biggest baddest consumer driving the most expensive rolling bling fleamarket on the road.
I'll feel bad 10 years from now when only 1 in 50 cars on the road is a gas hog and every new home for the last 10 years has been built with improved insulation. But when I live next to someone who owns 2 SUVs and who leaves their front door open in the winter then complains about gas prices, I just grin and think about all the cash they're shoveling into my pocket.
Fix the overconsumption, and prices go down. Just like beanie babies
