There is nothing better than free money. Everybody loves a windfall. So it would seem obvious that if you are a bank and you can borrow money from the Fed. Reserve at 0% interest, it would be kind of a wonderful thing. Millions and millions of free money and the only problem is what to do with it.

First of all you have to pay yourself millions of dollars in bonuses. That is a no-brainer. Second you must invest the money. Where is the best place to invest the money? In risky people and businesses? No way. How about the stock market? That is a good idea, less work and better insider odds. But better than that, how about the commodities market like OIL.

Investing in the oil market accomplishes two things for the free money bankers. It makes them a profit on the run up in prices, but more importantly the high cost of fuel keeps a damper on the economy and therefore keeps the Fed. from raising interest rates and continue handing out free money to Wall street.

So just thank the Government, the Fed and the Wall street boys for gouging us at the pump.