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Gas Prices Moving to All-Time High
The New American ^
| August 16, 2012
| Bruce Walker
Posted on 08/18/2012 1:29:29 PM PDT by alloysteel
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Just in time for the election. Now if only Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan would hit on this one simple little fact, over and over, the cost of motor fuel impacts the price of EVERYTHING we use or consume. It also makes the cost of commuting to work a much more onerous burden, even for the fewer people who actually have jobs, and for those jobs, they have less otherwise disposable income after paying for the increased costs of both fuel and food.
A very pernicious factor of inflation.
To: alloysteel
The facts are simple.
Gas Prices under George W. Bush reached $1.90
Gas Prices under Obama are above $4.00.
To: Uncle Slayton
Correction: The prices under Bush did get to $4.00 for a brief period. He then took action to open drilling in the gulf and other areas and the price dropped. This president would rather we wait till someone invents a car with a windmill on top and we all buy into it.
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08/18/2012 1:43:52 PM PDT
by
kempster
To: Uncle Slayton
I recall when it was actually under a dollar in Bushes first term.
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posted on
08/18/2012 1:45:31 PM PDT
by
mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
To: alloysteel
First week of June, Unleaded Regular was $3.19/gal; now it’s $3.69/gal. Food prices are still rising fast. Everything in stores moves by truck, and diesel is $4.09/gal; $4.49/gal on the PA Turnpike and I-80 exit stations.
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posted on
08/18/2012 1:48:31 PM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
(Harry Reid [PERVERT-NV] has Vickie-the-goat in lingerie & stiletto heels, tied-up in his office.)
To: alloysteel
The Department of the Interior has done everything possible to inhibit domestic oil production. The EPA has forced at least seven U.S. refineries to close. The continuation of the ethanol mandate and Obama’s halt of the Keystone pipeline all add up to higher and higher prices. Add to this soundbites of DOE Secretary Chu saying he wants U.S. gas prices of $8 or more a gallon and you have a good campaign commercial. Obama’s war on fossil fuels is something that affects every household.
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posted on
08/18/2012 1:50:03 PM PDT
by
Brad from Tennessee
(A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
To: Uncle Slayton
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posted on
08/18/2012 1:59:06 PM PDT
by
Moonman62
(The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
To: mylife
Heh; I can remember 21¢/gal, in 1969 at Drake Univ in Des Moines. When the stations on the large intersections' 4 corners had the famous "gas wars", Reg (leaded) dropped to 13-14¢/gal. My new '69 VW Bug w/ 10gal tank was a pleasure to full-up for $1.30 and drive for 7-10 days. At 62, I feel like a fossil.
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08/18/2012 1:59:30 PM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
(Harry Reid [PERVERT-NV] has Vickie-the-goat in lingerie & stiletto heels, tied-up in his office.)
To: Brad from Tennessee
The Department of the Interior has done everything possible to inhibit domestic oil production. The EPA has forced at least seven U.S. refineries to close. The continuation of the ethanol mandate and Obamas halt of the Keystone pipeline all add up to higher and higher prices. And the closure or coal mining and dozens of electricity plants around the country.
Obambi following Winston Churchill's WWII playbook to make war on the American people:
1. Destroy means of production and distribution of electricity starting with coal mines and electricity grids.
2. Destroy means of exploration, production and distribution of petroleum products.
3. Destroy manufacturing capacity.
4. Terrorize the civilian population.
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posted on
08/18/2012 2:03:40 PM PDT
by
spokeshave
(The only people better off today than 4 years ago are the Prisoners at Guantanamo.)
To: carriage_hill
Dime values for coins dated 1964 or earlier have the current silver price as their base value. At over $28.06 per ounce, all silver dimes are worth at least $1.89 each.
2 Dimes will still buy you a gallon of gas.
To: alloysteel
If gas went to $4 it would be a price decrease here.
To: alloysteel
To: spokeshave
I don't believe in flying saucers. I don't believe in bigfoot. I think crop circles are elaborate hoaxes. I don't believe in chemtrails, or remote sensing, or the face on mars. However I do believe the guy they call “Obama” is an agent of a hostile foreign power, possibly Iranian given certain developments. The American people generally cannot accept that we've been in a state of asymmetric warfare with radical islam for some time, and it's not a stretch that they actually got one of their guys in the White House with the help of the democratic party. It's not much of a stretch at all, in fact, it makes perfect sense once you get past the initial shock of it all.
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08/18/2012 2:25:34 PM PDT
by
SpaceBar
To: alloysteel
Went get gas for riding mower yesterday (5 gallons), pickup truck was half full so topped it off, $76.00 total.
FUBO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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posted on
08/18/2012 2:29:07 PM PDT
by
The Cajun
(Sarah Palin, Mark Levin......Nuff said.)
To: alloysteel
Obama understands the political impact, which is why he is talking about releasing oil from the strategic reserve. There is a direct correlation between gas prices and presidential approval. The higher the prices, the lower the approval numbers.
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08/18/2012 2:29:40 PM PDT
by
kabar
To: Uncle Slayton
Gas prices got into the $4 range during the summer of 2008. However its important to note that democrats held both the house and senate but went on vacation and refused to deal with energy policy.
My congressmen was one of those who stayed in Washington calling for Nancy Pelosi to call congress into session to deal with the situation. Gas was the single most expensive cost of my trip up north that summer.
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posted on
08/18/2012 2:34:35 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
To: cripplecreek
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posted on
08/18/2012 2:37:37 PM PDT
by
kabar
To: Gadsden1st
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posted on
08/18/2012 2:41:53 PM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
(Harry Reid [PERVERT-NV] has Vickie-the-goat in lingerie & stiletto heels, tied-up in his office.)
To: kabar
Do you remember what caused that plummet right around the beginning of 09?
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posted on
08/18/2012 2:48:03 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
To: cripplecreek
It rose due to tensions in the Gaza strip and then declined rapidly as the crisis waned.
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08/18/2012 2:56:06 PM PDT
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kabar
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