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To: rightinthemiddle

I forgot: Obama’s Fault.


2 posted on 02/19/2009 8:51:40 AM PST by rightinthemiddle (Without the Mainstream Media, the Left is Nothing.)
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To: rightinthemiddle

Gasoline prices and oil prices do not track in perfect tandem, and they never have. Yes, they are related, but they are not identical.
Complaints about gas prices are usually brought forward by those who support government controls and government mandates.
However, it is our government, more than any other factor, which is responsible for the high cost of fuel.
Regulations make fuel expensive.
Various EPA blends, for different parts of the country, make fuel expensive.
Taxes make fuel expensive.
Restrictions on drilling make fuel expensive.
Yes, some of these factors impact oil prices and gas prices.
However, the EPA mandates on fuel blends are often the culprit, when gasoline prices do not move in the same direction as oil prices.
Also, the fact that the greens won’t let us build any more refineries makes it hard for the industry to gear up for seasonal changes in EPA mandated gasoline blends.


29 posted on 02/19/2009 9:06:14 AM PST by Kansas58
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