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FSogol Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-12-06 04:40 PM
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Our gas prices are going up 10 cents a day (Northern VA)
More rampant profiteering from Big Oil.

Where is America's outrage?

Why isn't this a big discussion?

Someone in the House or Senate needs to bring up the Windfall profit tax again.

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acmejack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-12-06 04:43 PM
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1. The Treasury is printing money fast as they can.
I think this may be one of the ways you are starting to see the results of it.
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European Socialist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-12-06 04:44 PM
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2. And the Energy companies aren't even claiming shortages.
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MADem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-12-06 04:45 PM
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3. Because the gubmint was clever, they jacked the prices up till people
SCREAMED, then dropped them, and now they are inching them back up to just below the "INTOLERABLE" mark. They know where the "FUCK THIS" margin is now, and they will stay under it....
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William769 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-12-06 04:52 PM
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4. BLAME IT ON THE DEMOCRATS!!!
:sarcasm:
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ObaMania Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-12-06 05:13 PM
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7. No sarcasm there..
.. you're goddamn right I blame it on Dems. And 'pukes too, and all the complacent wealthy motherfuckers who could care less about the working class and how it's hurting them. That and home heating bills are really screwing us over. And no one seems to give a shit!
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BrainRants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-12-06 05:02 PM
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5. Here in WI it jumped 15 cents on new years day.
and that was not a libation induced hallucination!

Happy freakin' new year! (and no
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ObaMania Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-12-06 05:10 PM
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6. I'm in Ashburn, VA..
Edited on Thu Jan-12-06 05:10 PM by all_hail_gwb
.. .10 over night here.

I work in Reston but go through Herndon each morning. Geez, gas prices there are $2.75.

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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-12-06 05:54 PM
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8. Central VA, too
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-12-06 06:09 PM
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9. Prices have gone up big time
here in CT too! :( :mad:
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Misskittycat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-12-06 06:55 PM
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10. Twenty cents overnight. San Diego. n/t
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