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How will the US change to gas prices?

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Originally posted by: b0mbrman
Originally posted by: Staples
Demand for gasoline is inelastic. People complain about the price but guess what? They no one changes their driving habbits.
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Hmmm...I would argue that demand for gasoline is more elastic than it should be. That is to say, people change their driving and car-buying habits more than the actual monetary savings should warrant.
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a coworker bought a 2nd car for herself because her big SUV was a gas guzzler... she only uses the SUV on weekends (can't remember what it was, it was one of the bigger SUV's... 12 - 14 mpg size)

So, to save $15 or $20 a week on gas, she spent $8000 on a 2nd car.
 
Originally posted by: lobadobadingdong
Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
Originally posted by: KLin
Everybody will bitch and moan like a bunch of babies, but we'll keep paying the prices as the majority of the population can't function without a vehicle.
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Winnar 😛
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yup, I'm so sick of listening to people complain about gas prices, esp those that don't drive more than 500miles a month.
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/me 1800miles/month commute.

That's 86400 miles put on the Ford Escort over a 4 year college career. I hope that little 4cyl isn't as unreliable as people say it is 😛
 
Originally posted by: Ornery
It won't help me, but WTF ever happened to telecommuting? Damn, I'll bet at least 20% of the jobs in this country could be handled this way!

Originally posted by: Robor
Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
What about higher taxes on SUV's or something?
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PFFT! Look on the road next time you're driving and see if you think that would ever pass! It should but it isn't going to happen.
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Screw that, why not a tax on gasoline used beyond a certain quota? Everybody gets 750 gallons per year at the going rate, and pays a premium for every gallon purchased above that quota? Why wouldn't that pass? It's totally fair!
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750 gallons... Are you fvcking retarded? That's 22500 miles at 30mpg. Some people actually DON'T LIVE IN THE CITY AND HAVE TO DRIVE TO GET PLACES. My home/school commute alone amounts to 21600, and I don't quite get 30mpg in that crappy little car.

And if you tell me "live on campus" I'll fvcking shank you, that's more expensive than it is to buy the damn car and buy 4 years worth of gas for it at $3/gallon.
 
Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Originally posted by: Ornery
It won't help me, but WTF ever happened to telecommuting? Damn, I'll bet at least 20% of the jobs in this country could be handled this way!

Originally posted by: Robor
Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
What about higher taxes on SUV's or something?
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PFFT! Look on the road next time you're driving and see if you think that would ever pass! It should but it isn't going to happen.
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Screw that, why not a tax on gasoline used beyond a certain quota? Everybody gets 750 gallons per year at the going rate, and pays a premium for every gallon purchased above that quota? Why wouldn't that pass? It's totally fair!
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750 gallons... Are you fvcking retarded? That's 22500 miles at 30mpg. Some people actually DON'T LIVE IN THE CITY AND HAVE TO DRIVE TO GET PLACES. My home/school commute alone amounts to 21600, and I don't quite get 30mpg in that crappy little car.

And if you tell me "live on campus" I'll fvcking shank you, that's more expensive than it is to buy the damn car and buy 4 years worth of gas for it at $3/gallon.
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seems reasonable to me. everyone yells 'gas guzzling SUV tax' when they commute 45 miles a day in their V8 lexus, using more gas than most soccer moms (who put way less miles on the odo each year)
 
Seems pretty damn reasonable to me, too! And, nobody has set the quota or premium paid above that quota, either. There could also be exceptions for people who have to drive huge distances for medical reasons and what not. But then, I suppose you'd have no qualms about sticking it to SUV owners, no matter how little fuel they use, eh?
 
I do upwards of 4,000 miles a month for work. Thank god I have a fuel efficient car. I hope my employer raises what we get for the car every month soon.
 
Originally posted by: Ornery
Seems pretty damn reasonable to me, too! And, nobody has set the quota or premium paid above that quota, either. There could also be exceptions for people who have to drive huge distances for medical reasons and what not. But then, I suppose you'd have no qualms about sticking it to SUV owners, no matter how little fuel they use, eh?
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No, I have HUGE problems with that. I have huge problems with the entire damned concept of regulating what and how much people drive for the purpose of regulating fuel prices. If you want to regulate fuel prices, REGULATE FUEL PRICES. We could all go out and buy Insight Hybrids tommorrow morning, and they'd jack up gas prices to the appropriate amount to get the exact same amount of money out of us for less product, guaranfvckingteed. Low demand, higher prices to cover the cost of "doing business".
 
I don't want it regulated either, but if I hear one more peep about taxing SUVs again, you're going to see at least one new topic with that as the subject in ALL CAPS in short order!
 
Originally posted by: Ornery
Seems pretty damn reasonable to me, too! And, nobody has set the quota or premium paid above that quota, either. There could also be exceptions for people who have to drive huge distances for medical reasons and what not. But then, I suppose you'd have no qualms about sticking it to SUV owners, no matter how little fuel they use, eh?
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The problem with the idea is how exactly do you asses it? Put a GPS in the car so the government can track your movements?
 
Originally posted by: Ornery
Seems pretty damn reasonable to me, too! And, nobody has set the quota or premium paid above that quota, either. There could also be exceptions for people who have to drive huge distances for medical reasons and what not. But then, I suppose you'd have no qualms about sticking it to SUV owners, no matter how little fuel they use, eh?
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Make the roads shorter for me then.
 
...that kind of stuff could be forged by ANYBODY

It could be a friggen credit card used at the pump for God's sake! Your damn driver's licence could have a magnetic strip added... whatever!
 
Originally posted by: Ornery
...that kind of stuff could be forged by ANYBODY

It could be a friggen credit card used at the pump for God's sake! Your damn driver's licence could have a magnetic strip added... whatever!
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Which can also be forged using 20 dollars worth of equipment from Radio Shack. 😛
 
Originally posted by: DrPizza
Originally posted by: b0mbrman
Originally posted by: Staples
Demand for gasoline is inelastic. People complain about the price but guess what? They no one changes their driving habbits.
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Hmmm...I would argue that demand for gasoline is more elastic than it should be. That is to say, people change their driving and car-buying habits more than the actual monetary savings should warrant.
Click to expand...

a coworker bought a 2nd car for herself because her big SUV was a gas guzzler... she only uses the SUV on weekends (can't remember what it was, it was one of the bigger SUV's... 12 - 14 mpg size)

So, to save $15 or $20 a week on gas, she spent $8000 on a 2nd car.
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That's awesome 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Ornery
It won't help me, but WTF ever happened to telecommuting? Damn, I'll bet at least 20% of the jobs in this country could be handled this way!
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Ah, yes, working from home. It sounds good...right up until the point the employers say "well, if $50K Joe Smith can work from home, why don't we hire $10K Sanjit Patel in India instead? Or maybe $5K Tan Xu in China?"
 
...if $50K Joe Smith can work from home, why don't we hire $10K Sanjit Patel in India instead?

Hah, we're already going down that road, eh? And, there's no reason why we shouldn't. Fortunately not all telecommuting jobs could be performed 100% from home. This is just something that should be implemented far more than it currently is. In the interest of preserving our finite resources, and lowering pollution of course!

That brings up the other point. All the whiners bitching about SUVs using too much fuel, but commuting 2 hours per day, to the tune of a couple thousand gallons of fuel per year. They're all for taxing the sh|t out of SUVs, but God forbid they be held accountable for the gross amount of precious fuel they gobble up!

Face it, EVERYTHING can be forged and cheated on, but that doesn't stop us from using driver's license cards, credit cards and even printing money! A fuel rationing program is just as viable as any other fuels saving plan, and FAR more fair than taxing SUVs!
 
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