At least they'd have some idea what the hell they were doing.
If I went down to that expert boatbuilder you wrote about a while back, somehow took over his outfit, and started telling him how to build boats, he would probably toss me off the end of a pier, and I suspect you (and many others) would applaud.
Yet you think a government economist, or some lawyer who happened to be elected to something, can work out how to run one of the most complex industries on the planet.
We have someone here, thank God, who has actually worked in the oil industry, and has done some pretty good service informing us on how clueless the rest of us are on how things are actually done there. Wish he'd do it more often.
Your entire second paragraph is a load of crap, and I don't have the energy or motivation to do the spadework required to explain why.
Maximize profit? Sure. You'll have come a long way when you realize what that simple phrase actually involves. Hint: it isn't all about screwing the customer.
You must be working in some kind of government group or organization. I can practically smell it on you.
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