Another Gas Prices deal, this time an article
#14
RE: Another Gas Prices deal, this time an article
ORIGINAL: KC9JVC
Not going down here either, we just took about a 20 cents hike here in WI as well from $3.0? to 3.25/gal.
My wallet is screaming for mercy, isn't it time we start allowing more refinerys to be built, and drilling for our own oil rather than waiting for someone half a world away to deceided that he has punished us enough, opec is cutting production back, that is making an already bad situation worse.
ORIGINAL: ride_002000
Its not going down in Michigan, it went up 18 cents in one day. Now sitting at $3.35/gallon.
Its not going down in Michigan, it went up 18 cents in one day. Now sitting at $3.35/gallon.
My wallet is screaming for mercy, isn't it time we start allowing more refinerys to be built, and drilling for our own oil rather than waiting for someone half a world away to deceided that he has punished us enough, opec is cutting production back, that is making an already bad situation worse.
#15
RE: Another Gas Prices deal, this time an article
I heard that the Saud's said that there is plenty of oil, they raised production once at the request of the US and it didn't change the price at all. They said that high priced are not their fault. Someone is getting rich somewhere and making everyone else poor. They are biting a huge chunk of green from my pocket. Now they are talking the ripple effect where everything else including food is going to start going to offset the price of shipping. Everything raises 30% and I get a 5% raise and a hand shake saying great job.
#16
RE: Another Gas Prices deal, this time an article
ORIGINAL: RAM0447
Drilling our own oil would be pointless anyway. With the rate we are using oil, it would barely last a year using oil of our own. Besides, that would just destroy plant and animal life on wherever we drill. No, I'm not a tree hugger, but I just don't see any point of why we would use oil of our own when it's not plentiful. Maybe it's better to stay for some U.S crisis in need of oil at some point and time in the future, which I don't know will happen or not.
Drilling our own oil would be pointless anyway. With the rate we are using oil, it would barely last a year using oil of our own. Besides, that would just destroy plant and animal life on wherever we drill. No, I'm not a tree hugger, but I just don't see any point of why we would use oil of our own when it's not plentiful. Maybe it's better to stay for some U.S crisis in need of oil at some point and time in the future, which I don't know will happen or not.
I'm all for finding an alternative energy source, but there are a lot of us on this site that need our trucks as more than just a daily driver (I use mine almost all year in making wood to heat my and my parents homes, not to mention pulling my camper a few times a year,) and until they come up with a effective alternative that won't cause me to have to give up the power that I need to do what I do, I won't buy into it.
Also, the other thing that would help is building a few more refineries. We haven't built one in about 25 years.
In closing, we need to find ways to reduce our consumption (I Car pool to work every day,) but in order for the new technologies to become viable we need a economy in place that can support the research and development of these new technologies, which means we need to get cheaper fuel.
#18
RE: Another Gas Prices deal, this time an article
ORIGINAL: NYPANAMA42
Let this be a lesson for all of you who voted Republican.............i surely hope their sharing the proceeds with you...
Let this be a lesson for all of you who voted Republican.............i surely hope their sharing the proceeds with you...
Thats right - lets vote for the liberal democrats who are going to start taxing "big oil" - "to make big oil pay" - no they don't pay, guess who does, we do, Clinton and I am sure Obama as wellif electedwant to make "big oil pay" - we will see an increase in gas prices.
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