http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080731/earns_exxon_mobil.html

The world's largest oil company earned roughly $1,500 per second this quarter, beating its own record yet still disappointing Wall Street.

wow, 1,500 per second. I guess thats why I have to pay 4.00 a gallon for gas. They gotta have that huge profit.

Playing devil's advocate...would you rather live in the capitalistic society we currently enjoy...or would you rather the federal government control and limit how much profit a business makes, regardless of what sort of business it is?  What if it were a very nice restaurant chain making lots of money?  What if you owned such a profitable business?