I mean, the most effective contribution they could make to society is to stop lobbying Congress so effectively to protect their sales of Oxy, but sure, let's talk about how those profits could be rolled over into speculative investments in aerospace.
EDIT: And of course, the response to that line in the movie is "The future, Mr. Gittes."
EDIT: And of course, the response to that line in the movie is "The future, Mr. Gittes."