Gas prices are about more than just oil

[titsrock]

This is nothing more than ATTEMPT to justify the raising of gasoline prices. The price of oil at this time is being based upon speculation and nothing more. There is no shortage of oil or any problems, the US controls the LARGEST oil reserve in the world in Iraq so come on now. The oil companies will continue to raise the price and each time they do it a little more to see how far they can go before people start to really bitch about it and make changes in their habits. The last time they raised the price of oil and of course the gas prices go with it. The oil companies made RECORD profits. So, someone want to explain that. There is nothing wrong with profit but RECORD profits when you base the price on speculation. That my friends is complete and total BULLSHIT if you ask me. This reliance on oil will come to an end at some point in life but probably not in my lifetime.

Record profits and yet we can't get Congress to close an $18bil tax loophole for Big Oil Companies....how will the Republicans in charge of Congress defend this tax loophole now?

Somthin' ain't right here......

 

[Kingfisher]

Record profits and yet we can't get Congress to close an $18bil tax loophole for Big Oil Companies....how will the Republicans in charge of Congress defend this tax loophole now?

Somthin' ain't right here......

Pass a law, saying... The US government is allowed to tax the oil companies profits to close budgets and fund schools and they're not allowed to pass the cost of the taxation onto the consumer. Watch how fast prices come down.

 

[titsrock]

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I'm willing to go along with that :glugglug: I don't like the idea of using Education and Budgets as "threats" but if the endgame is to get lower prices at the pumps for people and businesses....hell, let's do it :glugglug:

 

[xfire]

Disposal of nuclear waste is a real concern but compared to fossil fuels the waste is minimal.

 

[titsrock]

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I nominate Texas to step up to the plate for Nuke Waste management. We can bury it :sing: Deep in the heart, of Texas :sing:

 

[CunningStunts]

High prices are good in the U.S. if they get dummies to get rid of their SUVs and big trucks.

I would rather say the fuck with oil drilling off our coasts. Fuck that. Instead, if we need to use Natural Gas as our "bridge tech" then for 10 or 15 years--take the environment hit with Natural Gas.

But EVERY AMERICAN needs to come together, stop this whole bullshit about hating the Gov't and wah wah and we MUST have our Politicians INVEST in PURE GREEN technology...whatever it is. We need to invest and in 20 years be completely OFF of all fossil fuels as a nation and as an economy.

We need to stop bitching, draw a line in the sand and move forward together....

But... I luv my 4Runner

 

[xfire]

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I nominate Texas to step up to the plate for Nuke Waste management. We can bury it :sing: Deep in the heart, of Texas :sing:

I'll be even more specific, bury it in Brewster county. That's bigger than some states. :hatsoff:

 

[Frank Fire]

i GOT GAS THE OTHER DAY AND ITS LIKE 4 DOLLARS A GALLON

 

[saschaxx]

What is the distance between your front door and your place of work?
. . . I should have first asked. . . do you even have to drive to work?

Everything between 30 > to 500 miles , we´re hydraulic engineers + welders and work on hydraulic aircargo-equipment. The problem is : These damned airports just dont move to the place we´re located at.
Every distance *above* 500 mls. we do by plane, but we have to carry all our tools with it ...and this will climb up easily to 1000 pounds and more.
So it think it´s more but just possible in Europe to add up 35-50k miles on your speedo-counter per year, AND we have a lot faster + harder traffic over here but you in the USA . And there are folks who even drive more but we do.
My car ( Volvo V 90 station V6 ) has 580K kilometres on the clock now ...it´s 10 years old.

US-$ 3,50 per Gallon I paid something like 20 years ago.
So still like lars told : Stop whining, USA .

 

[BadNewsBewes]

$1.30 in Canada, looks cheap in Litres. Works out around $5.50 a US gallon, not a great price. Worse than the States.