And "speculators" are investors trying to make some "record profits". You do the same when you buy stock at a price you think is low. But if they do it, you hate them. Again, another inconsistency.

Maybe if Uncle Sugar just regulated every single teensy tiny part of our lives, including this, we'd all be tiptoeing through the tulips, be happy, healthy, and wise. You reckon that'd fix things for you?