Here's what doesn't make any sense, we are still stuck in one of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, the Unemployment Rate is still at 9.8%, yet Oil Companies are raising Gas Prices this Christmas Season and next year to $3 a gallon? Am I missing something here?
So much for extending the Bush Tax Cuts but come on! Whose right mind though that it was a good idea cause it's not. Well here's the article I found that explains it:
"Restriction breeds creativity." - Sheldon Menery on EDH / Commander in Magic: The Gathering
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"Most men and women will grow up to love their servitude and will never dream of revolution." - Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
"Every life decision is always a risk / reward proposition." - Sanjay Gupta
Yeah it's usually cheaper in the Midwest, it will most likely be like how it was 2 years ago or back in 2005 when Hurricane Katrina hit and spiked it up until it went back down.
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"Restriction breeds creativity." - Sheldon Menery on EDH / Commander in Magic: The Gathering
"Cancel Culture is the real reason why everyone's not allowed to have nice things anymore." - Anonymous
"For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?" - Mark 8:36
"Most men and women will grow up to love their servitude and will never dream of revolution." - Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
"Every life decision is always a risk / reward proposition." - Sanjay Gupta
Here's what doesn't make any sense, we are still stuck in one of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, the Unemployment Rate is still at 9.8%, yet Oil Companies are raising Gas Prices this Christmas Season and next year to $3 a gallon? Am I missing something here?
So much for extending the Bush Tax Cuts but come on!
What do the Bush tax cuts have to do with this?
Whose right mind though that it was a good idea cause it's not. Well here's the article I found that explains it:
I guess they were just sitting there one day decided, hell, why not raise gas prices just for the fun of it. Like, they didn't always want to make this much but they decided you know, let's sell it for more now that the economy sucks. That makes sense.
Gas prices are climbing because the stock market is recovering, and gas is(inexplicably) a tradeable commodity). The economy as it pertains to middle class citizens is still completely in the toilet, but rich people feel comfortable buying stock again, so..that's that.
And it helps that people have forgotten about the oil spill now(gas prices would have climbed past $3/gallon again awhile ago if not for that SNAFU).
Oil Companies are raising Gas Prices this Christmas Season and next year to $3 a gallon? Am I missing something here?
Yes the part where oil companies don't control the price of oil. oil is a global commodity and is traded around the world. the price of gas is indirectly linked to the price of oil.
as oil goes up so will gas prices. oil has been on the rise lately and looks like it will continue to do so.
Ummm, it's already closing in on $1.2 a litre here, which is about $4.5 a gallon if my math isn't all bad. I'd be happy with $3 a gallon.
i think europe is worse. like 10 dollars a gallon or it was. not sure what it is now probably 7 or 8 but most of that is tax. still that can kill a budget pretty quick.
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*lol* Its been over $3 here for 2 and a half years! I'm getting a car next year and don't know if I can really afford to drive it that often with the expense of gas and worrying about my carbon footprint.
Boo hoo, $3 a gallon. It's $1.25 a liter up here, which is $5 a gallon, approximately. I'm not trying to be mean, but seriously, you have nothing to complain about. We produce much of the stuff and send it down to you guys, yet we pay more. Boo-urns!
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And it helps that people have forgotten about the oil spill now(gas prices would have climbed past $3/gallon again awhile ago if not for that SNAFU).
Yeah I guess we have BP and Tony Hayward to thank for that one... >_>
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"Restriction breeds creativity." - Sheldon Menery on EDH / Commander in Magic: The Gathering
"Cancel Culture is the real reason why everyone's not allowed to have nice things anymore." - Anonymous
"For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?" - Mark 8:36
"Most men and women will grow up to love their servitude and will never dream of revolution." - Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
"Every life decision is always a risk / reward proposition." - Sanjay Gupta
It's been at least $3 since I moved here over a year ago...
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I filled up my tank today for $2.69 a gallon - up from $2.45 a month ago.
Gas is cheap in Houston Texas (lots to due with the proximity).
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Yep, the media and govt. claim inflation is non-existent or like 1%. Problem is, if they were honest with their stats, it would reflect reality and it's really closer to 10%. Anyone notice how much food costs now? How about healthcare? Obama said affordable healthcare for all. Funny how my friends insurance just got raised over 70 bucks a month to $594 (he is paying for this on his own as he has a decent paying job but no insurance or other benefits.). And now energy costs are going to skyrocket for many people, like as much as 30%. So gas is just the tip of the iceberg...
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Yep, the media and govt. claim inflation is non-existent or like 1%. Problem is, if they were honest with their stats, it would reflect reality and it's really closer to 10%. Anyone notice how much food costs now? How about healthcare? Obama said affordable healthcare for all. Funny how my friends insurance just got raised over 70 bucks a month to $594 (he is paying for this on his own as he has a decent paying job but no insurance or other benefits.). And now energy costs are going to skyrocket for many people, like as much as 30%. So gas is just the tip of the iceberg...
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Do you have actual stats and not anecdotal evidence to back up this claim? According to the Labor Department, your statement is patently untrue. And the food prices are checked monthly by an army of people who actually go to stores and price items (see, for example, the NPR Planet Money podcast, #222, on this very topic). Specific foods may have different volatility than the average, but on the whole, food has not skyrocketed.
Energy costs typically shoot up in the winter when there is more demand. This is why most energy companies allow users to spread out their expected costs over the entire year (so you pay more in the summer than you should and pay less in the winter). This certainly doesn't affect the actual price, but energy prices going up during the winter is nothing new.
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The explosion that... destroyed our city, razed our home, and turned our fields into wasteland was nothing compared to what was now happening to those who survived.
Here is Southern California, gas is already near or just over 3 dollars a gallon and has been for a while. But, we have the highest emissions standards, so it makes the cost go up.
Here is Southern California, gas is already near or just over 3 dollars a gallon and has been for a while. But, we have the highest emissions standards, so it makes the cost go up.
I don't know how things are everywhere, but a couple years ago when gas was $4/gallon, bus ridership here was significantly higher than normal. This was a very positive development. I would actually be very happy to see gas prices continue to rise if it meant more investment in public transportation. I'd be in favor of a non-negligible increase in the US gas tax to pay for such things (which would then "offset" the gas cost increase by providing other transportation means).
The explosion that... destroyed our city, razed our home, and turned our fields into wasteland was nothing compared to what was now happening to those who survived.
Here's what doesn't make any sense, we are still stuck in one of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, the Unemployment Rate is still at 9.8%, yet Oil Companies are raising Gas Prices this Christmas Season and next year to $3 a gallon? Am I missing something here?
So much for extending the Bush Tax Cuts but come on! Whose right mind though that it was a good idea cause it's not. Well here's the article I found that explains it:
Here is Southern California, gas is already near or just over 3 dollars a gallon and has been for a while. But, we have the highest emissions standards, so it makes the cost go up.
Same in Norcal, it's been hovering around $3 since October.
I don't know how things are everywhere, but a couple years ago when gas was $4/gallon, bus ridership here was significantly higher than normal. This was a very positive development. I would actually be very happy to see gas prices continue to rise if it meant more investment in public transportation. I'd be in favor of a non-negligible increase in the US gas tax to pay for such things (which would then "offset" the gas cost increase by providing other transportation means).
Thats fine for those who live in an area with public transportation, what about those that have no public buses, trains, or taxis?
As for the food talk, I have a family of 5 ( my wife, me, and 3 teenagers). A year ago it cost roughly $500 a month to feed us. This year its roughly $650. Same quantities, same brands.. so yes food pricing is going up.
Thats fine for those who live in an area with public transportation, what about those that have no public buses, trains, or taxis?
As for the food talk, I have a family of 5 ( my wife, me, and 3 teenagers). A year ago it cost roughly $500 a month to feed us. This year its roughly $650. Same quantities, same brands.. so yes food pricing is going up.
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I don't know how things are everywhere, but a couple years ago when gas was $4/gallon, bus ridership here was significantly higher than normal. This was a very positive development. I would actually be very happy to see gas prices continue to rise if it meant more investment in public transportation. I'd be in favor of a non-negligible increase in the US gas tax to pay for such things (which would then "offset" the gas cost increase by providing other transportation means).
Even small towns have the potential to run limited bus services that can have an impact (my small hometown does/has done that). For a person who lives in the sticks, this might be a harder thing to live with, but if we actually do something about alternative fuels/electric cars/etc, this helps them too. Or, really, they should up their efficiency and move to a more urban setting anyway.
I have not noticed any of my food prices, same brands, same quantities, going up over the past year (and I do the grocery shopping), so no... food prices aren't going up. Anecdotal information, whether it's mine or yours or other peoples' is not all that useful in the vacuum that they exist. What is useful is that the people who monitor this sort of thing on a country-wide scale say that prices are not, on the whole, going up.
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The explosion that... destroyed our city, razed our home, and turned our fields into wasteland was nothing compared to what was now happening to those who survived.
Even small towns have the potential to run limited bus services that can have an impact (my small hometown does/has done that). For a person who lives in the sticks, this might be a harder thing to live with, but if we actually do something about alternative fuels/electric cars/etc, this helps them too. Or, really, they should up their efficiency and move to a more urban setting anyway.
I have not noticed any of my food prices, same brands, same quantities, going up over the past year (and I do the grocery shopping), so no... food prices aren't going up. Anecdotal information, whether it's mine or yours or other peoples' is not all that useful in the vacuum that they exist. What is useful is that the people who monitor this sort of thing on a country-wide scale say that prices are not, on the whole, going up.
Nice, so people shouldnt live where public transportation isnt available and because you do the shopping and the prices havent gone up food prices are the same as last year.
If someone is living in the sticks barely making it, how do you propose they move to a more suburban setting and make it? what if said people dont like the city? You do understand unemployment is up around 10% and people are struggling to make it.
I am not going to argue with you about food pricing. If it hasnt hit your small area yet, it will sooner or later. I dont know where you are in Wisconsin but alot of familys supplement their families food sources with hunting, fishing and networking.
I would love to see the government get behind corn based fuels. The only draw back I can see is the price of corn would skyrocket. Thats the how the system works in america.
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So much for extending the Bush Tax Cuts but come on! Whose right mind though that it was a good idea cause it's not. Well here's the article I found that explains it:
http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/gasoline-3-by-christmas-worse-in-spring/19750651/
"Restriction breeds creativity." - Sheldon Menery on EDH / Commander in Magic: The Gathering
"Cancel Culture is the real reason why everyone's not allowed to have nice things anymore." - Anonymous
"For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?" - Mark 8:36
"Most men and women will grow up to love their servitude and will never dream of revolution." - Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
"Every life decision is always a risk / reward proposition." - Sanjay Gupta
"Restriction breeds creativity." - Sheldon Menery on EDH / Commander in Magic: The Gathering
"Cancel Culture is the real reason why everyone's not allowed to have nice things anymore." - Anonymous
"For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?" - Mark 8:36
"Most men and women will grow up to love their servitude and will never dream of revolution." - Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
"Every life decision is always a risk / reward proposition." - Sanjay Gupta
What do the Bush tax cuts have to do with this?
I guess they were just sitting there one day decided, hell, why not raise gas prices just for the fun of it. Like, they didn't always want to make this much but they decided you know, let's sell it for more now that the economy sucks. That makes sense.
http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=285164
And it helps that people have forgotten about the oil spill now(gas prices would have climbed past $3/gallon again awhile ago if not for that SNAFU).
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Yes the part where oil companies don't control the price of oil. oil is a global commodity and is traded around the world. the price of gas is indirectly linked to the price of oil.
as oil goes up so will gas prices. oil has been on the rise lately and looks like it will continue to do so.
i think europe is worse. like 10 dollars a gallon or it was. not sure what it is now probably 7 or 8 but most of that is tax. still that can kill a budget pretty quick.
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And it helps that people have forgotten about the oil spill now(gas prices would have climbed past $3/gallon again awhile ago if not for that SNAFU).
Yeah I guess we have BP and Tony Hayward to thank for that one... >_>
"Restriction breeds creativity." - Sheldon Menery on EDH / Commander in Magic: The Gathering
"Cancel Culture is the real reason why everyone's not allowed to have nice things anymore." - Anonymous
"For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?" - Mark 8:36
"Most men and women will grow up to love their servitude and will never dream of revolution." - Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
"Every life decision is always a risk / reward proposition." - Sanjay Gupta
"In a world where money talks, silence is horrifying."
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Gas is very, very cheap in the US, the taxes on it are quite low.
Gas is cheap in Houston Texas (lots to due with the proximity).
Whether it's a comedy or a tragedy, if there is cheering, the story will continue on.
Just like the many lives.
For the us who are still in it and still in the journey, send warm blessings.
- We will continue to walk down this path until eternity.
BS is BS, any way you look at it!!!
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Do you have actual stats and not anecdotal evidence to back up this claim? According to the Labor Department, your statement is patently untrue. And the food prices are checked monthly by an army of people who actually go to stores and price items (see, for example, the NPR Planet Money podcast, #222, on this very topic). Specific foods may have different volatility than the average, but on the whole, food has not skyrocketed.
Energy costs typically shoot up in the winter when there is more demand. This is why most energy companies allow users to spread out their expected costs over the entire year (so you pay more in the summer than you should and pay less in the winter). This certainly doesn't affect the actual price, but energy prices going up during the winter is nothing new.
The explosion that... destroyed our city, razed our home, and turned our fields into wasteland was nothing compared to what was now happening to those who survived.
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I don't know how things are everywhere, but a couple years ago when gas was $4/gallon, bus ridership here was significantly higher than normal. This was a very positive development. I would actually be very happy to see gas prices continue to rise if it meant more investment in public transportation. I'd be in favor of a non-negligible increase in the US gas tax to pay for such things (which would then "offset" the gas cost increase by providing other transportation means).
The explosion that... destroyed our city, razed our home, and turned our fields into wasteland was nothing compared to what was now happening to those who survived.
Where do you live, and can you send me gas from it?
It's been over $3 a gallon for quite some time here.
Same in Norcal, it's been hovering around $3 since October.
Thats fine for those who live in an area with public transportation, what about those that have no public buses, trains, or taxis?
As for the food talk, I have a family of 5 ( my wife, me, and 3 teenagers). A year ago it cost roughly $500 a month to feed us. This year its roughly $650. Same quantities, same brands.. so yes food pricing is going up.
Even small towns have the potential to run limited bus services that can have an impact (my small hometown does/has done that). For a person who lives in the sticks, this might be a harder thing to live with, but if we actually do something about alternative fuels/electric cars/etc, this helps them too. Or, really, they should up their efficiency and move to a more urban setting anyway.
I have not noticed any of my food prices, same brands, same quantities, going up over the past year (and I do the grocery shopping), so no... food prices aren't going up. Anecdotal information, whether it's mine or yours or other peoples' is not all that useful in the vacuum that they exist. What is useful is that the people who monitor this sort of thing on a country-wide scale say that prices are not, on the whole, going up.
The explosion that... destroyed our city, razed our home, and turned our fields into wasteland was nothing compared to what was now happening to those who survived.
Nice, so people shouldnt live where public transportation isnt available and because you do the shopping and the prices havent gone up food prices are the same as last year.
If someone is living in the sticks barely making it, how do you propose they move to a more suburban setting and make it? what if said people dont like the city? You do understand unemployment is up around 10% and people are struggling to make it.
I am not going to argue with you about food pricing. If it hasnt hit your small area yet, it will sooner or later. I dont know where you are in Wisconsin but alot of familys supplement their families food sources with hunting, fishing and networking.
I would love to see the government get behind corn based fuels. The only draw back I can see is the price of corn would skyrocket. Thats the how the system works in america.