camperbuds3
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rammer wrote:Prices will go down when our big wheels in D.C. have to buy it. Or the truckers go on strike happened once.
Our taxes pay for the D.C. big wheels fuel and then sum.
Truckers strike wouldn't be effective this time around.
Most of the independent truckers have already been squeezed out. And the company drivers' fuel is covered by the company they drive for and the cost is passed on to us consumers in the form of higher shipping costs or is included in the price of the products we buy.
If the politicians had to live by the same rules and policies that they create for the masses, I am certain we would all be living better than we are now.
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longrider1100
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After reading all 4 pages of this thread I did find one absolutely true statement...the devalued U.S. Dollar is partly responsible for the oil price rise. Until the dollar becomes strong again on world markets fuel prices will continue to rise.
Now, how can "we" accomplish this?
Our Federal Reserve can print more money anytime it wishes, and appprently has.
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swebber
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Nomadac wrote:
Industry Earnings (Cents per dollar os sales)
Banks 17.3 c
Pharmaceuticals 16.2c
Real Estate 10.8c
Health Care 7.7c
Software & Services 7.6c
Oil & Natural Gas 5.8c
All US Industry 5.5c
Utilities 5.2c
Retailing 3.4c
So where is the outrage with the Banks and those above the Industry earnings that the Oil & Natural Gas Industry makes ?
What year were these details from ?
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philaura
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It's my fault also. Ordered the GMC 3500 Duramax in November. A few weeks later it began going up!
Phil from Boise ($4.099/gal diesel)
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TxCoastCamper
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skipnchar wrote:Quote:When will the diesel Price insanity Stop?
You think it will STOP? Good luck / skip
Yep, it'll stop when you trade the thing in for a Pruis. LOL
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jasonlisan
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It looks like so far I have the cheapest diesel, it's $3.76/gal by my house, six weeks ago I only paid $2.82/gal. I know the pain, I have a F-450, I can't even fill the tank cause the pump cc machine stops at $100.00. Here's what I did to solve the problem, I bought a Ford "Focus" and I'm already getting 32mpg (only have 65 miles on the odometer). It's my commuter car, I average 25,000 miles/yr so it made since to get the Focus and mostly use the F-450 for towing the toy-hauler and other things and keep it nice & shiney in the garage.
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All The Toys
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I studied economics in college. Here is my analysis of the situation.
Factors that lead to high fuel prices
1) Lack of competition. There are really only about 4 oil companies.
2) High barriers to entry to start new oil companies
3) Collapse of the US greenback
4) High regulatory barriers to increased production (drilling and refining)
5) Increased demand due to a growing economy
Many of these problems are directly related to governmental malfeasance. Policies that will have to change:
1) Break up the oil industry
2) Dramatic reduction in regulations that keep out new entrants
3) Defend the dollar instead of bailing out companies that have made bad investments
4) Drill ANWAR, the Gulf, off the coasts, etc.
The politicians are like magicians. They misdirect our attention away from their ineptitude with bleating about obscene profits. They want more taxes on the oil companies? Here is a clue: corporations do not pay taxes. We pay corporate taxes as a hidden cost. So they tell us they are going to soak Exxon and we get pissed when prices at the pump go up again. The sad thing is that so many otherwise educated people fall for this.
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djncas
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Pay attention to the news There is no fuel shotage at all.Its the Wall Street investers that are running wild with the fuel pricing as repoted on CNN last week They are trying to stay ahead of future consumptions and are stabbing the fuel prices up to keep their investers happy and us scared.Report as of the past week the stock pile of crude is higer now than it has been in 15+ years. They are estimating the price of fuel in 5 to 10 yeasr from now and posting the prices there kinda like the electric comapny does our electric bills
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bigeking
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I'll second that All the Toys, but you know what, for some reason we(the voters) keep electing the same old boys year after year. 
I sure hope we learn soon!
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cm
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If the fuel price is such a problem can someone explain why a significant number of people still drive 10 miles or more over the posted speed limits? Doesn't that burn more fuel?
And a lot of the vehicles that were passing me on I-25 and I-70 today were diesel pickups.
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