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| mikester |
 May 12 2004, 04:10 PM
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http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,20...2119362,00.html
What we have here...is someone making a profit...who decides when you're charging too much for something? Well - these guys are capitalists and they will CHARGE WHATEVER THE MARKET WILL BEAR. So the only solution is to find some other way to work making fuel in less demand than it is right now. I say we start a pool - winner gets a 914 hat or something... Guess what the highest $ per gallon will be on labor day (end of summer). I'm just saying... |
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| bondo |
May 12 2004, 07:03 PM
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Practicing my perpendicular parking Group: Members Posts: 4,277 Joined: 19-April 03 From: Los Osos, CA Member No.: 587 Region Association: Central California |
The problem I see with gas prices is that the normal process of supply and demand don't fully apply. Sure, when gas prices go up we may not go on trips as often. Some people can bus or bike or carpool to work. But for the rest of us, we have to pay whatever they charge, or we lose our jobs. Only at the point where it's cheaper to not go to work would it be economically feasible for me to just not buy gas. As for the gas companies, I know they're trying to rip us off any way they can. Here on the central coast of CA I've seen differences of 20-30 cents between gas stations of the same brand, off the same highway. The only difference is that one looks like it's the only gas station for miles, and the other is closer to a town. It can't possibly cost 20-30 cents more a gallon to transport the gas 2 exits down, and you know the overhead is lower when it's further from the town.
Ahh, that was a nice rant. --Royce |
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mikester again with the gas prices... May 12 2004, 04:10 PM
Bruce Allert It'll go up for awhile then drop down...
I... May 12 2004, 04:27 PM Randal People… Does everyone understand how a Monopoly... May 12 2004, 04:29 PM mikester How is it a monopoly if there is more than one oil... May 12 2004, 04:43 PM lapuwali I think the word Randal is grasping for is "cartel... May 12 2004, 04:58 PM mikester ... May 12 2004, 05:13 PM morphenspectra It was $2.20 up until monday, filled up this ... May 12 2004, 05:16 PM lapuwali OPEC is not a body of oil COMPANIES. It's a b... May 12 2004, 05:27 PM Randal Monopoly is the correct term.
Joseph Alioto, t... May 12 2004, 06:34 PM lapuwali I'm quite certain the US oil companies are hav... May 12 2004, 06:47 PM
lapuwali The laws of supply and demand DO work, they're... May 12 2004, 08:07 PM |
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