To: GailA
Consumers are being ripped off mightily because there's no real reason why prices are being hiked up. Whatever happened to the federal investigation announced in August 2003?
2 posted on
03/29/2004 2:35:19 PM PST by
lilylangtree
(Veni, Vidi, Vici)
To: lilylangtree
Consumers are being ripped off mightily because there's no real reason why prices are being hiked up. Sure there is. The price of oil today is higher today than it was a couple of years ago, primarily because the U.S. dollar has declined against almost every foreign currency -- in fact, it has lost about 30% of its purchasing power over that period of time.
3 posted on
03/29/2004 2:43:03 PM PST by
Alberta's Child
(Alberta -- the TRUE north strong and free.)
To: lilylangtree
"Sure there is. The price of oil today is higher today than it was a couple of years ago, primarily because the U.S. dollar has declined...."
Which means, if you live in the U.S., your standard of living has decreased by that 30%. Paying more for fuel is just one area you feel that.
5 posted on
03/29/2004 3:13:04 PM PST by
Fyscat
To: lilylangtree
Changes in gasoline prices 1982-2004 The above link is to a PDF file which shows the per cent change in gas prices compared to other goods, from 1982 to today.
It is very informative, to those who chose (as I do) to believe API.
17 posted on
03/29/2004 5:10:48 PM PST by
Michael.SF.
(One Clinton in politics is 'probably more then enough'- b. clinton" (for once, I agree with him))
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