> Selling oil on the free market disproportionately benefits those that own the means to process and resell it further. What is the basis for this comparison?

> Selling oil on the free market disproportionately benefits those that own the means to process and resell it further. What is the basis for this comparison? Compare the profit margins of a gas station (tiny) versus the profit margin of a company that needs to purchase fuel to operate a factory (could be anything). Or for that matter a company that needs products produced at one of those factories (the rest of us). The benefit is widespread and it's not at all obvious who benefits most, commodity or not.