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gas prices gone wild
Published May. 16, 2008
Well, I finally passed a gas station with a sign displaying $3.999/gallon on it. This is robbery I tell you. Where is it going to end and why have gas prices escalated so fast in the recent months? Is it the declining value of the US dollar that's causing this madness or maybe the elections? Then again add the greed factor in, then it could be a combination of things causing the spike in prices like oil companies, OPEC, and the like.
These high prices of gasoline are starting to hit bone now.
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GOLO member since October 18, 2007
May 18, 2008 7:56 p.m.
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It's very simple...he and Cheney are oil men first. They've made their money in oil and are going to protect those interests as much as they can.
Isn't it kind of funny that he's begged them all year long to increase production only to be told to go jump in a lake. I can only guess he wasn't playing hard-ball with them because if he truly wanted them to increase production, he'd point out that the Kingdom is rather fond of flying our F-15s and E-3s to protect themselves against their neighbours and if they wanted to continue flying our hardware, they'd better play ball.
He doesn't care that the price of oil is in the roof and the dollar is in the toilet. It's not going to hurt him to fill several gas tanks as it kills us to fill just one.
May 18, 2008 3:29 p.m.
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Naturally occurring winds due to pressure gradients aren't as reliable as those caused by politicians opening their mouths or a trip to Taco Bell. :)
Eliminating the need for oil in the domestic economy should be this country's #1 strategic initiative. Wouldn't you rather we produce and sell (and screw!) other countries rather than getting the screwing yourself?
Too bad politicians aren't smart enough to see that the money being paid to them by Exxon and BP ain't worth selling this country down the river.
At some point, we've got to take control of our economic destiny rather than leaving it to the likes of OPEC, India, and China.
May 18, 2008 3:22 p.m.
They did go back down from there highs. That was what I was talking about. As to the Saudis holding us up with their oil can. If I had the can of oil and I knew there were plenty of buyers for it, I would not be in all that much of a hurry to do something to reduce the money I am getting. We could solve our own problem. Trouble is the politicians apparently enjoy sending billions over to the Saudis.
GOLO member since October 18, 2007
May 18, 2008 2:37 p.m.
http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/01/news/international/usgas_price/?postversion=2008050109
At the time of publication, we were ranked 108th! (44th cheapest worldwide) Venezuela anyone? - They pay about 12 cents per gallon! wow....
GOLO member since March 18, 2008
May 18, 2008 11:43 a.m.
GOLO member since November 7, 2007
May 17, 2008 5:04 p.m.
GOLO member since September 11, 2007
May 17, 2008 2:46 p.m.
What this amounts to is that OPEC is holding us up by pointing their oil can at us instead of a gun and taking our money during the holdup. We MUST start using other means of energy. Electric, solar, or something must replace our dependancy on their oil. Otherwise, prices will continue to escalate as they are now...breaking the backbone of America's economy.
GOLO member since September 11, 2007
May 17, 2008 2:42 p.m.
Bah. Such 1950's thinking is why mass transit in the U.S. is always bad. I don't need to go from (hypothetical) Duke to the RTP hub to South Square to get to Target. I need a direct line that's 5 miles long.
Consider the median case of the American's travel patterns. Go to work (1 person), go home. Go to grocery (1-4 people), go home. Go to random event somewhere (1-4 people), go home. The focus here is home, to far end, to back, with small, packetized groups. A point-to-point solution. Perfect for a car.
If you want to do mass transit, you have to adapt to them, not force them to adapt to the transit. Drop off has to be very nearby home. Connection has to be nearly direct so my groceries don't go bad. It doesn't need to be a full train car, it needs to be small 'cars' readily available whenever I am.
http://www.unimodal.com/
May 17, 2008 2:18 p.m.
Back in the 1960s, the price was about $0.25/gallon. Even in the mid 70s, it was 40-50 cents. The prices increased in the seventies and never went back. Why would now be any different?
GOLO member since January 29, 2008
May 17, 2008 9:17 a.m.
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