Gas

I see that the oil companies have sent the American people a little christmas present. I think they are getting use ready for summer gas prices. This is not what we need. This is sad that because it"s a holiday they jack the price up. This is just greed. :mad:

Hey.....I have an idea! Let's stop drilling for the next five years! Genius:mad: Sounds like a freaking plan huh?:mad:

Yep it is total BS. Gas just hit $3.09 here today. They should have a tube of KY jelly at every pump for us since we have to take it up the *@&#$&* everytime we pump gas.

1. The fuel price problem is due to several factors. The first & foremost being the value of the American dollar. Back in Oct. the Federal Reserve monetized our debt & printed over 640 billion dollars to "stimulate" the economy. That dollar you had in your pocket that Tues. night lost 20% of it's value that following Wed. In other words it now take more dollars to buy anything (inflation). If the dollar was where it was at compared to other country's currencies in 2000 we would be paying about $1.85 a gal for gas. The price of oil is based on the dollar. A lot of this is also due to our expanding National Debt. The Federal Reserve needs to be done away with. We don't need world banks manipulating our currency! Put the Dollar back on the "gold standard."

2. There are element out there ( China, Russia, Arab Nations. etc...) that want to kick our economy in the teeth every time it starts an up swing. Since our economy is energy driven they off set our gain by increasing the cost to produce. This translate into less profit for the companies, which leads to lower wages and less benefits for the workers, and higher prices for the consumer. This in turn makes our products less marketable on the World Market. Which in turn benefits the countries we trade with, ie... China, Taiwan, India... It's a "snowball effect". Perpetual decline of the American standard of living. Leveling the "world playing field," that's what it's all about. Our govenment know this. It ain't rocket science!

3. The oil companies want to expand off shore drilling so they figure that with the high fuel prices the American people will eventually raise enough hell and pressure the politicians enough that they will allow more drilling offshore. By then we'll all be accustomed $3.50 a gal gas and the oil companies will make a killing with the cheaper cost that they'll incure!

4. Higher fossil fuel cost benifits the "Green Movement."

Check out these gas prices! Also check out this. 1996 gas was cheap!
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/gas1.xls
Maybe we can have a national 1 day boycot. That would mess up there distribution system !Send a little message!

Gas prices around the world.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) – Gasoline prices in the United States, which have recently hit record highs, are actually much lower than in many countries. Drivers in some European cities, like Amsterdam and Oslo, are paying nearly 3 times more than those in the U.S.

The main factor in price disparities between countries is government policy, according to AirInc, a company that tracks the cost of living in various places around the world. Many European nations tax gasoline heavily, with taxes making up as much as 75 percent of the cost of a gallon of gasoline, said a spokesperson for AirInc.

In a few Latin America and Middle-East nations, such as Venezuela and Saudi Arabia, oil is produced by a government-owned company and local gasoline prices are kept low as a benefit to the nation's citizens, he said. All prices updated March, 2005.

Nation City Price in USD Regular/Gallon
Netherlands Amsterdam $6.48
Norway Oslo $6.27
Italy Milan $5.96
Denmark Copenhagen $5.93
Belgium Brussels $5.91
Sweden Stockholm $5.80
United Kingdom London $5.79
Germany Frankfurt $5.57
France Paris $5.54
Portugal Lisbon $5.35
Hungary Budapest $4.94
Luxembourg $4.82
Croatia Zagreb $4.81
Ireland Dublin $4.78
Switzerland Geneva $4.74
Spain Madrid $4.55
Japan Tokyo $4.24
Czech Republic Prague $4.19
Romania Bucharest $4.09
Andorra $4.08
Estonia Tallinn $3.62
Bulgaria Sofia $3.52
Brazil Brasilia $3.12
Cuba Havana $3.03
Taiwan Taipei $2.84
Lebanon Beirut $2.63
South Africa Johannesburg $2.62
Nicaragua Managua $2.61
Panama Panama City $2.19
Russia Moscow $2.10
Puerto Rico San Juan $1.74
Saudi Arabia Riyadh $0.91
Kuwait Kuwait City $0.78
Egypt Cairo $0.65
Nigeria Lagos $0.38
Venezuela Caracas $0.12

Source: air-inc.com