Originally posted by: Yanagi
did anyone else read gas as gay?![]()
no. go back in the closet.
Originally posted by: Yanagi
did anyone else read gas as gay?![]()
Originally posted by: Pocatello
Originally posted by: Asha'man
Originally posted by: Pocatello
Originally posted by: Asha'man
Welcome to the world of tomorrow everyone!
As the price of crude oil start to get really high, we in the rest of the western world can lower our taxes and keep our prices at about the same of what we have now, YOU on the other hand has to get used to continously increasing gas prices.
Using 40% of the world's energy production is perhaps not such a good thing after all?
Yes, a bunch of socialist, leftist governments going lower taxes.
Exactly. The economies will grind to a halt if they don't and they know it, would it come to that. They have no other choice. Your government have no choice either, other than perhaps invade Iran and Saudi Arabia in the search for WMD.
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Joking aside, European countries need more import oil than the US. The US imports about 50% of its crude oil. Germany and France on the other hand, have to import almost all of their oil. So I really don't see the majority of western European countries to pay less at the pump than what we currently have, even in California. While the US drive too many pickups, which consume a lot of gas, people will pick more fuel efficient cars if they really think that gas is too expensive. So Americans still have a choice to drive more fuel efficient cars, while the Europeans are praying for tax reliefs from their government, good luck.
Originally posted by: tagej
The issue with the rising oil/gas prices is hardly limited to how much extra it costs to fill your gas tank. Most people will be able to deal with the additional cost of filling up the tank. Yes, we'll gripe about it, but we can deal with it. The problem is that the price of gas is factored into just about everything in the economy, so as it climbs it might start seriously affecting the growth of the economy.
Certainly we're not at 'panic button' levels yet, but it's something to keep an eye on. Wall street certainly is. If this continues, we might have to 'liberate' Venezuela or Saudi Arabia soon to protect us from their WMD (oil).
Originally posted by: her209
I'm gonna go ahead and predict a very VERY profitable year for the oil companies.
Originally posted by: xSauronx
Originally posted by: her209
I'm gonna go ahead and predict a very VERY profitable year for the oil companies.
wasnt last year Exxons most profitable? im too lazy to look...i wonder if they just take bottles of fuel with them and set them on fire for the hell of it sometimes
Originally posted by: Skoorb
Good. I've wanted $3/gallon for a while. I like to see ignorants educated, and grand economics aside, I think it would be an important lesson in finance for people who drive cars they can already barely afford. This would cost me $130/month extra in gas, but I'm willing to suffer a bit if it means the betterment of my neighbours and friends. It's for their own good.
Originally posted by: Lonyo
Some of you people who drive 15 miles a week - why?
Get a bike, that's 2 miles a day, which is easily done on a bike.
Unless you NEED a car (due to that 15 miles being a trip to the shops to buy groceries).
Originally posted by: ivol07
Gas prices are seen Tuesday, March 15, 2005, at a 76 gas station in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
$3.05 / $3.15
I love living in CA.
As with the other response to a post of mine, reading comprehension really is not your forte, is it? I stated clearly what I wanted, and you reiterated it with a question mark, but for what reason? Do I need to rephrase it? I thought I was pretty clear the first time.Originally posted by: IHYLN
Originally posted by: Skoorb
Good. I've wanted $3/gallon for a while. I like to see ignorants educated, and grand economics aside, I think it would be an important lesson in finance for people who drive cars they can already barely afford. This would cost me $130/month extra in gas, but I'm willing to suffer a bit if it means the betterment of my neighbours and friends. It's for their own good.
Wait, you want oil prices to go up so the price of goods on pretty much everything will skyrocket just because you want to teach your friends and neighbors a lesson?
What school of thinking did you come from? Stop posting.
Sweet!We're heading towards $3 here so you guys will be at $4 in no time
Originally posted by: xSauronx
Originally posted by: her209
I'm gonna go ahead and predict a very VERY profitable year for the oil companies.
wasnt last year Exxons most profitable? im too lazy to look...i wonder if they just take bottles of fuel with them and set them on fire for the hell of it sometimes
Well, they have no leg to stand on bitching about it while they drive a vehicle that gets 17 mpg, but to their defense people in Europe typically have much less need for driving a vast number of miles. The geography in the US is such that many of us rely on cars to a greater extent, and it's unavoidable, so at $2/gallon many americans will spend more on gas than fins at $6/gallon.Originally posted by: Mardeth
It was pretty funny to see some american being interviewed, bitchning about oil prices while its 5-6$ here.
Originally posted by: Skoorb
Well, they have no leg to stand on bitching about it while they drive a vehicle that gets 17 mpg, but to their defense people in Europe typically have much less need for driving a vast number of miles. The geography in the US is such that many of us rely on cars to a greater extent, and it's unavoidable, so at $2/gallon many americans will spend more on gas than fins at $6/gallon.Originally posted by: Mardeth
It was pretty funny to see some american being interviewed, bitchning about oil prices while its 5-6$ here.
