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Fri Jul-31-09 04:34 PM
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| Anyone else amazed that our gas pump prices haven't been rising more? |
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With Bush, they were a yo-yo, but they have sure quieted down.
Is it because Obama is in office and keeping an eye on them, or some other reason?
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| bkkyosemite
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Fri Jul-31-09 04:35 PM
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| 1. They said the other day it will go to $80 by fall on CNBC. |
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Fri Jul-31-09 04:40 PM
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| 2. I hope not. It's about $2.50 here right now. If it goes to $80 I"ll walk. |
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Fri Jul-31-09 04:41 PM
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| 3. $80 a barrel......probably means in the $3 range.. |
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Fri Jul-31-09 04:45 PM
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| 6. Al Gore had the right idea |
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$5/gal tax. Then, a lot more of us would walk and we would all be healthier for it...the planet too.
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Fri Jul-31-09 05:07 PM
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| 14. That tax should be in |
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Cities that have rapid transit. Not everyone can walk to work or take a train.
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Fri Jul-31-09 04:43 PM
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| 4. Doesn't seem like anything out of the ordinary. |
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Looking at the chart at Gasbuddy.com, aside from the recents bubble and collapse of prices, the graph seems pretty normal.
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Fri Jul-31-09 04:44 PM
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| 5. In my area gas went up 8 cents in a few hours from $2.41 to $2.49 |
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Fri Jul-31-09 04:46 PM
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| 7. it's a summer weekend? |
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Gas prices always go up when people are expecting to do more driving... the summer, weekends, holidays...
Is there some sort of big event in your area that might also be driving up the price?
This has been going on since the days of Henry Ford...
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Fri Jul-31-09 04:47 PM
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Fri Jul-31-09 04:53 PM
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Fri Jul-31-09 05:06 PM
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| 13. ok but it's a weekend leading into August |
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Fri Jul-31-09 04:49 PM
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| 9. It has nothing to do with Obama |
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gas prices will reflect the low demand of a poor economy.
though gas prices should be even lower then they are right now,
but stock market manipulation by energy traders is keeping prices higher then they should be.
the WH has yet to do anything about the market manipulation.
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Fri Jul-31-09 04:52 PM
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| 10. international oil prices are actually going down, aren't they? |
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Fri Jul-31-09 04:54 PM
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| 12. I'm amazed that they are so high. We're being ripped off right now. |
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Gasoline is at the same price as it as during the Katrina scare.
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Fri Jul-31-09 05:13 PM
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| 15. Futures prices up $.19 in two days |
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watch for the change at a pump near you...soon...
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