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dmcowen674

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Short lived reprieve below $4

A couple of stations got down to $3.87 but today all the stations around shot back up to $4.09 out here in the burbs.

I haven't been to the city because they are having the NATO thing there but I'm sure the stations there are all well over $4 still.
 

cybrsage

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Too bad we cannot have gas prices back down to where they were just before Obama took office. :( What a difference a little over 3 years can make to the price of gas.
 

Pr0d1gy

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Too bad we cannot have gas prices back down to where they were just before Obama took office. :( What a difference a little over 3 years can make to the price of gas.

Yeah right, it got to over $4 while Bush was in office where I live. I know in fantasy land your gas prices are different but this sounds pretty stupid to me. Besides that, the right owns the oil industry so why wouldn't they allow prices to go up while Dems are in office? They absolutely would artificially raise prices for that reason and that reason alone. The same reason there always seems to be a crash at the end of a Pubs 2nd presidential term.
 
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tgferg67

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No, his fiscal policy causes high gas prices

Selective memories...
U.S. retail historical gasoline prices in 2008(Bush) - note the lowered prices in the last part of 2008 relative to the financial crises.
Jan $3.109
Feb $2.978
Mar $3.162
Apr $3.332
May $3.613
Jun $3.976
Jul $4.114
Aug $3.88
Sep $3.68
Oct $3.484
Nov $2.4
Dec $1.811
 

dmcowen674

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5-30-2012

http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/20/world/meast/iran-nuclear/index.html?eref=rss_world


Iran finance minister: 'Rest assured' record oil prices over nuclear sanctions


Iran's finance minister believes oil prices could rise as high as $160 a barrel thanks to sanctions over its nuclear program, a prediction that comes just as the chief of the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency headed to Tehran on Sunday for high-level talks.

In March, the IAEA noted what it called a sharp and troubling increase in Iran's uranium enrichment capabilities

Israel has said it may attack Iran to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons.
 

CallMeJoe

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The Republicans blame him for not drilling as the cause when its actually his fiscal policy but nice try to attack Conservatives
You are completely correct; it is indeed President Obama's fiscal policies that led to increasing fuel prices. All he need do is engineer another 2008-class economic crash and we might have sub-$2 gasoline again.
 

dmcowen674

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Oil below $90


http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=CLN12.NYM
Crude Oil Jul 12 (CLN12.NYM)

-NY Mercantile

89.70
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2.15(2.34%) 12:40PM EDT
 

dmcowen674

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Oil below $90 for first time in a long time.

They are running out of places to store all the overflowing oil.

Gas jumped 30 cents in Chicago and suburbs ahead of the Memorial Holiday.

We were just under $4 for the first time in a long time and then it shot up to $4.09 in the burbs and around $4.29 in the city.

It used to be called price gouging and was not legal but it is now standard business practice in the U.S.
 

Charles Kozierok

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It used to be called price gouging and was not legal but it is now standard business practice in the U.S.

Price gouging? Impossible. That would mean that the almighty private sector wasn't acting in the best interests of the people.

Sounds like you want some gummint intervention here. What are ya, a commie or sumthin'?
 

dmcowen674

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Damn, good thing I don't live in Chicago, gas down here has dropped $0.18/gal in the past two weeks. $0.05/gal yesterday.

Must be price un-gouging......LOL

It does suck to see the rest of the country not be gouged.

The price remains high here all the time as if it was something like Hawaii with huge transportation costs or something.

Reported the incompetent poster above you because he is not physically here so he has no idea what he is talking about.
 

CallMeJoe

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It does suck to see the rest of the country not be gouged.
The price remains high here all the time as if it was something like Hawaii with huge transportation costs or something.
Reported the incompetent poster above you because he is not physically here so he has no idea what he is talking about.
No mystery, Dave. All Chicagoland must suffer because Big Oil is out to get you, personally.

The rest of us are doing just fine, gas prices nearing $3/gallon in SC.
 

Born2bwire

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It does suck to see the rest of the country not be gouged.

The price remains high here all the time as if it was something like Hawaii with huge transportation costs or something.

Reported the incompetent poster above you because he is not physically here so he has no idea what he is talking about.

Well, it's a good thing you backed up your statement, oh wait, you didn't. I got confused by the part where Doppel once again provided proof that your statement was false.
 

Pr0d1gy

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No mystery, Dave. All Chicagoland must suffer because Big Oil is out to get you, personally.

The rest of us are doing just fine, gas prices nearing $3/gallon in SC.

Same here in Georgia. I guess Obama changed his fiscal policy in the last week...lol
 

dmcowen674

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Using your own website

http://chicagogasprices.com/

Chicago city 5-24-2012

None of the stations showing under $4 in any where near the core of the city.

Suburbs is a different listing

Anyway even your own site shows you are all full of sh1t

None of you are physically here.

You and the management can say I am lying all you want the facts show I am not.




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[FONT=&quot]Thanks [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]3.84[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Shell [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]16647 W 159th St & Farrell Rd[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Lockport [/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]3.84[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Speedway [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]314 S State St & 4th St[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Lockport [/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]3.84 [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Speedway [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]1004 E 9th St & Loch Ln[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Lockport [/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]CITGO [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]1800 N Harlem Ave & Bloomingdale Ave[/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]8 hours ago [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]3.85[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Shell [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]7201 W North Ave & Harlem Ave[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]River Forest [/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]3.85[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]CITGO [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]1740 W Army Tr Blvd & Rohlwing Rd[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Addison [/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]3.85[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Costco [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]8400 W North Ave & First Ave[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Melrose Park [/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]8 hours ago [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]3.85[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]CITGO [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]1228 S State St & 13th St [/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Lockport [/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]10 hours ago [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]3.85[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Marathon [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]1626 S State St & 17th St [/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Lockport [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]ChitownLalahttp://chicagogasprices.com/member_info.aspx[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]12 hours ago [/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Costco [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]830 E Boughton Rd & Woodward [/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Bolingbrook [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]fbendahttp://chicagogasprices.com/member_info.aspx[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]3.86[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Sam's Club [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]7430 Woodward Ave near 75th St[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Woodridge [/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]3 hours ago [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]3.86[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Shell [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]518 S State St & 6th St [/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Lockport [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]kinglouie1946http://chicagogasprices.com/member_info.aspx[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]7 hours ago [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]3.86[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Sam's Club [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]141 W North Ave & Railroad Ave[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Northlake [/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]5 hours ago [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]3.87[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Costco [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]7300 S Cicero Ave & 73rd St[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Bedford Park [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]toddstewart1 [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]16 hours ago [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]3.88[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Speedway [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]19301 S Halsted St & Holbrook Rd[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Glenwood [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]danny1025http://chicagogasprices.com/member_info.aspx[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]Thanks [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]4.65 [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Shell [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]4401 N Cicero Ave & Montrose Ave[/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]ALTA7 [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]13 hours ago [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]4.59[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]BP [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]1201 N Harlem Ave & Division St[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Oak Park [/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]4.59[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Marathon [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]969 N Northwest Hwy & Oakton St[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Park Ridge [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Gubmanhttp://chicagogasprices.com/member_info.aspx[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]3 hours ago [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]4.59[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Mobil [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]3159 W Chicago Ave & Kedzie Ave[/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]5 hours ago [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]4.59[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Shell [/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]SingleMindedhttp://chicagogasprices.com/member_info.aspx[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]14 hours ago [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]4.55[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Shell [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]1741 S Ruble St & 18th St & I-90-94[/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]rgemeinhhttp://chicagogasprices.com/member_info.aspx[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]19 hours ago [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]4.49[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Marathon [/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]5 hours ago [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]4.49 [/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]5 hours ago [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]4.49[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]BP [/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]5 hours ago [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]4.49[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]CITGO [/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]4.49 [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]BP [/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]4.49 [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Marathon [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]335 N Ogden Ave & Carroll Ave[/FONT]

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[FONT=&quot]Alan145http://chicagogasprices.com/member_info.aspx[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]12 hours ago [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]4.49 [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Mobil [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]2670 N Lincoln Ave & Seminary Ave[/FONT]

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dmcowen674

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$3.27/gal for unleaded regular here in Southern USA.

Fact is paying more here not less and many stations are closer to 30 cents than 22 cents.

The fact you guys are so fixated on pennies says a lot.

The fact is paying more period.

Facts are facts.

Liars are liars.

You people are not here.

The price went down for probably looks like 99% of the country before this Memorial Holiday except for here.

I had stations here in my neighborhood running as low as $3.87 last week.

They jumped as high as $4.23 here at the beginning of this week.

They have since dropped back to some being $4.09, others $4.05 today.

Someone must have showed them the error of their ways.

While they still made the jump up while 99% of the country went down is still a fact.

I would like to think that thanks to my posting their huge jumps that someone told them they better back off.

There should be FBI like investigations to the huge difference this area is always paying compared to the rest of the U.S.

Someone even bragging in the gas thread today about paying $3.27 in South Carolina.

Is South Carolina a different country? Nope, still the U.S.

Is Chicago in the U.S.? Yep last time I checked.

Something isn't right.

Facts are facts.