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Anyone who wants the government to control gas prices, should just move down to Cuba. Communist. Why do you think gas prices are going up right now? Did any of you wonder about the oil refineries near Luisiana and Alabama being destroyed and shut down due to what? Hurricane Katrina.

Gasoline isn't expensive because we don't have enough oil, it's because there isn't enough gasoline being MADE from oil. Gas isn't a natural resource, it isn't just taken from the Earth and distributed, it's made from refineries. Gas stations are getting half there normal suppies simply because there isn't enough gasoline right now being made to be distributed.

Let's say government DOES control the price of gas. Do you know what will happen? Well hear this, when you go to the gas station, you'll see a sign saying, "No GAS," or "Out of Gas." Gas is going up so you guys have gas to buy. If gas were to stay at a low price, then gas stations wouldn't be able to afford to buy gasoline to distribute.

It's all economics. Scarcity. If your smart, you'll know what I'm talking about. It's a business run country, the government doesn't get involved cause if they do, gasoline companies won't even bother selling gas if they can't make the profit they want.

The best thing to do, is deal with it, by either paying for it, or don't drive. Take the bus, ride your bicycle. Many of you probably drive unnecessarily anyway. I see people drive down the block and back all the time like my neighbor. My friends drive to my house, when they live down the block, and they ask me why I walk. Cause i'm not stupid and lazy to not walk for 20 or 30 minutes. Yeah, it could take a couple minutes when driving, but whats the rush.

Gas prices are also going up, because they know people will buy it for $3/gallon. You all can complain all you want, but what you don't understand is gas prices going up is a good thing. Like i said, if your smart, you'll understand. If your some whiny kid who just wants everything to be cheap, and free, then you'll continue to complain.

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you were warned that if you continued to use your suv's pickup trucks and your hummers then expect this to happen stop whining and accept it and learn to deal with it like the rest of the planet did.

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well my dad needs his big truck for work

he has to take big parts and stuff to some of his customers so he really needs it.

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thats what the pickup was invented for and in many ways your dad's not doing anything wrong at all its his living thats totally fair .

but in the uk we use trailors and vans with very powerfull very economical engines we dont slam big 6 litre engines n them and they store and haul a lot more than a pickup truck does.

i was watching a very popular show here in the uk not long back called Top Gear and the shows host jeremy clarkson test drove the most popular best selling pickup in the world and i dont think they sell any of them outside the USA lol i think he said theres something like 3 sold a second so he had to test drive it and frankly it was absolutely appauling bad handling non existant brakes god awefull cheap brittle interior and an engine that completely sucked it was huge and guzzled crazy amounts of petrol completely un economical and this is like this year really its time to think different.

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i know most people are saying the same thing...but...here in asheboro, nc...the price jumped at one station yesterday at 10 am at $2.79 to this morning at 10 am $3.49....

now i'm not one to B****H...however, when u jump $.70 that quick....u know :angry:

all i'm gonna say is that we've jumped the price of gas so quick..the normal, average american isn't going to be able to afford it...

we need to pick a day or two and go nowhere but to work, school, or the grocery store, nowhere else...

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Anyone who wants the government to control gas prices, should just move down to Cuba.  Communist.  Why do you think gas prices are going up right now?  Did any of you wonder about the oil refineries near Luisiana and Alabama being destroyed and shut down due to what? Hurricane Katrina.

Gasoline isn't expensive because we don't have enough oil, it's because there isn't enough gasoline being MADE from oil.  Gas isn't a natural resource, it isn't just taken from the Earth and distributed, it's made from refineries.  Gas stations are getting half there normal suppies simply because there isn't enough gasoline right now being made to be distributed.

Let's say government DOES control the price of gas.  Do you know what will happen?  Well hear this, when you go to the gas station, you'll see a sign saying, "No GAS," or "Out of Gas."  Gas is going up so you guys have gas to buy.  If gas were to stay at a low price, then gas stations wouldn't be able to afford to buy gasoline to distribute.

It's all economics.  Scarcity.  If your smart, you'll know what I'm talking about.  It's a business run country, the government doesn't get involved cause if they do, gasoline companies won't even bother selling gas if they can't make the profit they want.

The best thing to do, is deal with it, by either paying for it, or don't drive.  Take the bus, ride your bicycle.  Many of you probably drive unnecessarily anyway.  I see people drive down the block and back all the time like my neighbor.  My friends drive to my house, when they live down the block, and they ask me why I walk.  Cause i'm not stupid and lazy to not walk for 20 or 30 minutes.  Yeah, it could take a couple minutes when driving, but whats the rush.

Gas prices are also going up, because they know people will buy it for $3/gallon.  You all can complain all you want, but what you don't understand is gas prices going up is a good thing.  Like i said, if your smart, you'll understand.  If your some whiny kid who just wants everything to be cheap, and free, then you'll continue to complain.

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Your economics are 100% correct and are accurate (which I agree with), but don't you think 70 or 90 cents in one day is price gouging?

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Your economics are 100% correct and are accurate (which I agree with), but don't you think 70 or 90 cents in one day is price gouging?

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Thank you for your agreement psyko, and yes, it is a lot... but 5-7 oil refineries were also shut down/destroyed in the Gulf. That's a lot.

This only means that there will be a lot of other oil refineries being worked to there max (if not already) to make gasoline.

Gasoline goes up, people will consume less, and save it for more important things, such as the person above mentioned his dad uses his truck to run his business. If gas goes up in price, his dad won't have trouble doing his job.

But lets say Mrs. Robinson with her big 2005 GMC Denali Escalade, whatever, consuming 7 MPG needs to go to the grocery store thats literally a few blocks away. Maybe she'll think about walking to the store instead of taking her urban assault vehicle. Price goes up, people consume less.

Gas prices go up so people who don't really need it, won't get it. It will be expensive yes, but it will be available. And for those who are really going to need it, will buy it. And those who don't need it will just say, "Ahh, I don't need gas, I'll wait before I take that 100 mile road trip."

Even in my area, Chicago, there are some gas stations that are running out of gas already. Some stations only have Premium. People are getting scared, and topping off there cars. This is also bad, because if this continues, there won't be gas to buy, no matter how much it goes up. (Sorry for getting off topic).

You also all should remember, Gasoline companies are profit hungry businesses. They aren't supply gasoline for non-profit, just to be a "good friend." They are in it to make a profit.

A suggestion to all of you would be to drive your 4-cylander Civic, instead of your V8 Escalade. And those of you who have to travel long distance, such as from a suburb to a downtown should take the train or bus. Those who don't work or go to school far from home, keep the car at home, and ride your bike. It's still summer, just imagine if it was winter!! :o This time will blow over, don't worry. But gas prices WILL GO UP for the next month, but don't see this as a bad thing. You must all understand this. Don't say government should take action, Bush is an ######. Yes, Bush IS an ######, but not because of gas prices going up, but other things i won't get into. :)

Thanks for reading. Rebuddles are always welcome, as I am a debater. ;)

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Gas is sold out in most places near me in sarasota, fl. I topped off yesterday at 2.79 I think. I get about 300 miles to the tank, I should make it to the end of next week before I need worry about filling up again.

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A lot of these gas prices are extortion.  A rise of $0.40 in one day all the way across the country is not supply problems, its extortion.  And down near the hurricane, $6 a gallon is just plain insane.  Smaller cars isn't really the only solution.  I personally would like to see a major city try developing a modern PRT system.

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Yah well welcome to Finland.

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And that price is in euros, and for one litre. Thumbs up. Or not.

Whoopsie sorry for the oversized picture..

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Yah well welcome to Finland.

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And that price is in euros, and for one litre. Thumbs up. Or not.

Whoopsie sorry for the oversized picture..

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more like welcome to the rest of planet earth.

sick of the whining

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Where I live in central Florida, only Premium gas is available and it's @ $3.09 per gallon. Regular was off the shelves in less than 6 hours and plus ran out last night. Sadly, 90% of the people in my town own big-ass gas hogging SUVs with V8s. Haven't they heard of conservation? Anyways, can you confirm this dannymp3, I heard some speculation that people down here in FL and GA could possibly lose power due to the oil shortage (as the power plants run off it too)?

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more like welcome to the rest of planet earth.

sick of the whining

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True that. Rest of the world has been paying quite high prices for a long time :)

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Where I live in central Florida, only Premium gas is available and it's @ $3.09 per gallon.  Regular was off the shelves in less than 6 hours and plus ran out last night.  Sadly, 90% of the people in my town own big-ass gas hogging SUVs with V8s.  Haven't they heard of conservation?  Anyways, can you confirm this dannymp3, I heard some speculation that people down here in FL and GA could possibly lose power due to the oil shortage (as the power plants run off it too)?

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I am in GA, and the governor was on the radio this morning sayign that the only power emergency we are having is a "perceived" emergency that has been exacerbated byt word of mouth panic. In other words, it is tight, but we will have a steady flow of fuel by this weekend. Had people (here in GA) just chilled the **** out, we wouldn't even have noticed the slight disruption in the flow.

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Yeah, too many people who saw the 70s gas crisis and are thinking it's happening again. I heard some stations were raising their prices to insane levels ($6-$8) or shutting down just so people would go home and not hoard gas.

All things considered, its not that bad here.

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Wow 20 pages. Gah, can't be bothered to read this now. But I for one have not been driving as much. In fact I just filled up 3 days ago before the prices got jacked up (ONCE AGAIN) and i've only driven maybe 25km. Just to work and back. Thankfully I live only a few minutes drive from the office. If I had a decent bike, I'd start using that! This is getting out of hand. Something needs to be done NOW.

For the record, us east coast canadians are paying at least 50c more per gallon then our american neighbours.

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BP over here are now charging 92.9p/lite for normal unleaded, and 95.9p/lite for diesel.

Works out at $6.47/gallon of unleaded and $6.67/gallon of diesel. Things are holding steady here though for now (Hillingdon, London).

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Us Americans have been babied all this time with cheap gas. Look at the rest of the world paying 5-6 dollars. It's not like we're going to be able to have $1.29 gas for the rest of our lives in America. Times change, economy changes, and we've been spoiled like hell. Hell, I don't agree with the huge price gouge and ****, but if you're going to drive your fat SUV, then put up with it.

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