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Didn't President Zero say basically the same thing awhile back?

...and does that mean that if the real cost per gallon went up to, or over $5.00 a gallon the Government (the taxpayers) would then subsidize themselves so that it would still be 5 bucks a gallon at the pump?

 

I have always heard (not confirmed) that gas is actually cheaper here in Ontario but it's the taxes that make it so pricey. I do fill up in the Michigan if I happen to be there but I never go over just for gas as many people do. I figure I use the roads around here I may as well support them.

 

High gas prices = ten of thousands of jobs for Americans. Including myself. . . LoL

I think alot of people lose sight of that single fact. Very few individuals 'need' a suv or even truck, so if gas prices are hurting someone that bad, make the intelligent decision and get something with decent MPG. Plenty to choose from, even some trucks now....

Lastly, if $15 extra a week is breaking the bank, and keeps you doing soooo many different things, it might be time to reflect a little bit on your spending habits.

 

It's the new math, inflation equals more jobs.......ut:

 

I guess I was unclear; high gas prices = tens of thousands of Natural Gas and Crude Oil jobs for Americans. There is also a huge trickle-down effect creating even more jobs. See

Push should not be for diesel, but rather natural gas vehicles IMO. There is a staggering abundance of it right here on our shores, and a lot is ready to be used right this instant as its just sitting in storage tanks.

 

But you are not counting the rise in costs of other products and services. I also do not see more jobs in the crude oil area either. As for natural gas driven cars, well maybe in a hundred years or so. Sorry, but I do not follow you thought process on this one. :nonod:

Jim

 

Step 1) America has ALOT of crude oil and natural gas.
Step 2) They have a preeetty good idea of where it is currently.
Step 3) Sell things at higher prices, larger profits = an industry that booms as companies try to take advantage of said profits.
Step 4: Booming industry needs employees to fill the void.
Step 5: You need the service industry to kick in the support said employees.
Step 5: Increased tax revenues for cities where these employees are.
Step 6)....I think you're getting the point now.


If you dont understand how far reaching oil/gas is in our nation, then you dont understand much about the industry in general aside from the gas prices.

Natural gas is a lot closer then 100yrs lol. There are several public filling stations in TX, along with dozens of private stations. You yourself can have a private filling station in your own garage, tapped into lines alot of homes currently have. GM and Honda in particular have NG vehicles currently available, and GM has had such for 3 decades now. Alot of public transportation and public work trucks use it currently. 100yrs off...yeaaaah, no. Not unless they get that hydrogen thing worked out

 

paid $3.30 gal here in Columbia SC today at Shell

 

Why is it so high out there? Are the gas taxes that much more than most of the rest of the country or they just all gouging you?

Paid $3.64 the other day.

 

I read that the west coast is a Fuel Island, there aren't any pipelines across the Rockies, so the refineries we have can't be supplemented by others in the rest of the country.
The BP refinery, in Bellingham, WA, had a fire a few months ago and just recently came on line after repairs, there are also some refineries in the bay area that are down for scheduled maintenance, which sounds kind of fishy, as they knew that the BP refinery was burnt up, when they shut down the bay area refineries.

Anyway, prices are coming down slowly, premium is down to about $4.00/gallon here in Olympia now.

Dave

 

I paid $3.74 yesterday.

 

We're down to $3.04 here for Regular, I'm wondering if we'll break the $3 barrier before the end of the year, I saw it at $3.01 a few weeks ago but it went back up a few pennies. I'll bet it's under $3 in neighboring Missouri, as their tax rate is lower....

Just checked Gasbuddy.com, lots of places in the Metro as low as $2.79!

How low can it go?

 

paid 3.01for regular here two days ago.

 

Bought gas for the first time in 2 months yesterday. I was shocked at how low the price was.

 

I paid $3.45 on Friday......Down fron $3.52 the week before