It's Bush's fault. He wasn't satisfied with just starving the children and throwing Grandma out into the snow bank. Now he's going after everyone.
You need to ask your shrink to up your meds before you go postal and hurt innocent people.
I just can't believe that people cannot afford to spend an extra 30-40 a month on gasoline.
I should rephrase that . . . I just can't believe that people can't tighten spending by 30-40 a month to account for higher gas prices.
Good grief. Talk about not wanting what you ask for in life.
First, gas should be much higher. Not only will it encourage walking and the development of different forms of transit, it will keep everyone's waistlines from ballooning. Less makes it to market, is more expensive, and fewer trips to the local grocery and mall results.
Learn to grow things, sweetie, and learn to use much much less. Very bad for the environment to throw things away. Learn composting.
Higher oil and nat gas prices will spur exploration and development.
I just see this as a win-win situation for all those lefties who have been whining about societal problems. Why don't they agree now?
And yeah, the tagline is for real.
Not too many bits aye Mike? Doom and Gloom!
It's costing the average driver with a 17 gallon tank approximately $8.00 more per tank full. Now if that is the difference between starving or deciding whether or not to buy gallon of milk, then I suggest a career move!
Bye, bye.
Mike, I'm so conflicted.
Should I comment on this post or the duplicate at http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1391490/posts
Because of idiotic "environmental" controls, this country hasn't built a new gasoline refinery in 30 years. The same goes for nuclear power plants, which would free up oil supplies now used to generate electrical power. The same environmental controls mandate complicated formulations for gasoline that vary from region to region, adding yet more to the cost. We desperately need a common sense energy policy but entrenched liberals and Greens block it at every turn. You want to blame somebody for high gas costs, look in the mirror.
Oil companies are laughing all the way to the bank. They're getting our money and the stock in their companies is at all time high which means the stockholders and bondholders are happy, and the refineries are happy because more is being paid for them to refine the oil. Yeah, "stick it to the consumers" is the battle cry.
Still favor the idea of a coordinated, nationwide one-day-a-week (for starters) boycott on filling up the gas tank.
Canada Free Press......
Build more refineries and tanks and drill ANWR.
These high gas prices make me glad I decided to live in the actual city of Baltimore (close to my work). Not only can I wake up relatively late and still make work on time, I save a lot on gas! (I honestly haven't noticed an impact on my budget).
Now, of course other than that, I have to pay very high real estate taxes, I have to put up with Martin O'Malley, I have to be practically the only conservative on my block, etc.
Ah, what the heck though. I prefer to look at the half full portion of the glass.
"Those big semi-trucks" don't run on "gasoline."
The quoted portion above is also a comma splice.
Gasoline is just about the only item for which we discuss price without factoring for inflation.
When inflation is factored in, gas cost $2.80 (1.30 before inflation) in the early 80's, a time when the average American's income was about half what it is now. And a time when a new Toyota Corolla was about $6,000.
The cost of the car has increased by 200% or better. Why are we not upset by that but go ballistic when gas costs 65% more than 30 years ago?
"K.L. Marsala"? Love your chicken!
Any mention of the ever rising cost of milk and other dairy products?
I got tired of the gas prices so I quit buying two cartons of cigarettes a month, will quit altogether next month, and that will save me about $80.00 per month. That money will more than compensate for the rise in gas prices. However I do see the writers' point that high gas prices will begin to affect the economy, and not in a good way.