President Obama recently stated that, "the flow of credit is the life-blood of our economy." There was a good deal of flak taken for that comment-wasn't it credit that got us into this mess in the first place? Aren't productivity and investment really the lifeblood? But as with many quotes, things can be taken out of context. However, the debate over that real "lifeblood" got me thinking about our industry, and wondering what the real lifeblood of a retail oil dealers' business was.
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