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Over the past few weeks, I've watched as gas prices here have inched their way up and up. One station this morning was $2.93 a gallon while others are hovering around $2.73.
On the news this AM, they said that it seemed the market was figuring in the worse case scenario because of the situation between Iran and Britain. Am I stupid? What does that have to do with raising the gas prices now? Besides, they started inching up before this incident took place. Every summer they go up and around certain holidays.
I want a guy in a suit to hold a sign with my name on it at the airport! How do I get that?
Maybe the government should have a fixed gas price where every station has to charge the same thing. If they set it at, say $2.63 a gallon, it should equal out in the long run, shouldn't it? At least it would be easier to figure out your budget.
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I agree with government regulation of gas prices. As it stands we're at the mercy of a group of business owners instead of the government. Either way price fixing is bad but I'd at least rather the price fixing come from a more neutral entity.But, yes, the gas prices always go up during holidays, specifically because they know you'll pay it.
It doesn't have anything to do with any of that stuff. It has to do with speculators guessing at what the price of gasoline is going to be in the future. When the whole Iran/Britain thing started, speculators (think stock buyers/sellers only with gasoline) started buying up the futures (the right to buy a certain amount of oil in the future at a certain price) at higher and higher prices, guessing that any disruption to oil production in the Middle East due to war would make oil prices go WAY up and therefore would make them a lot of money. However, for you to get gas today, oil companies have to buy these futures in order to have the right to buy oil for when you need it a month in advance. It's just supply and demand. The economy's roaring along in the US, so there's a high demand for gasoline, and some are guessing that there might be a low supply in the future. This is just how that works.
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What really bugs me about gas prices is when the price of a barrel of oil comes DOWN, it takes WEEKS to see any price drop in the pump. But the INSTANT there's even a WHIFF of some complication in the Middle East, the numbers go up overnight -- and I'm amazed the gas station attendants can change the numbers on the signs fast.Driving at 70mph uses more fuel than at 50mph by what percentage?
For as long as oil companies have our necks and continue to lobby against research for alternative fuels, the price of oil will stay high.In this time of energy conservation, why aren't more states creating rail systems?
No doubt do you have any idea how hard it is for a person with a part time job to pay that much for gasJeez, where do you live? Over here (CA.) it's $3.09 + even at the cheapest gas stations.
When an accident takes place, how do the tow trucks come before the police does?
You're actually lucky.
If I get paid to drive. What gas mileage rate should i be paid?
It amazes me how creative they are when coming up with excuses for raising prices..Refinery fire in Peru, wall street nervous about situation in Podunk Iowa, higher than usual demand in Morocco, ....well, you get the picture.Do taxis in cities run late at night?
Ever notice how the price of gas goes up within 30 minutes of a higher crude price, but takes two weeks to go down after a lower crude price??
Blame eco nuts.
_______ usually goes through my head while merging onto the freeway?
They have fought EVERY new refinery being built for the last 30 years. Result? No new refineries.
They fought EVERY new nuclear power plant.
Result? No new nuclear plants in the last 25 years.
Do you hate waiting at traffic lights?
Basically thank ecos, liberals, and democrats and you got 90 percent of the blame on the right people.
With gas prices on the rise, y do gas stations show 9/10 to their price why not round up?
Am I right? Of COURSE I'M RIGHT.
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