Gas prices
1st Gear Member
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 138
From:
RE: Gas prices
ORIGINAL: phil k
You think you've got problems, here in the U.K it's £5.50 gal thats $11.00 U.S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!! OUCH THAT HURTS
Phil
You think you've got problems, here in the U.K it's £5.50 gal thats $11.00 U.S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!! OUCH THAT HURTS
Phil
Foghorn Leghorn
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 2,923
From: I reside in a near constant state of amazment.
RE: Gas prices
If you want to be mad at some entity, then I think a vast majority of you are angry at the wrong bunch.
Over 50% of the cost of a gallon of gasoline is TAXES!!!! Federal, state and local taxes.
Being from Florida, I would have to say that a VAST majority of the people here are firmly against drilling off the coast but still bitch about the price at the pump.
People have all these hang-up's about the "what-if" oil spill off of one of those platforms, but have no compunction about putting their stamp of approval on thousands of tankers coming into the ports every year. Personally, I trust a pipeline to carry the crude much more than I trust a moving supertanker. If the pipeline does spring a leak, they I have to believe they can shut it off pretty easily.
As far as alternative fuels go, that is all well and good but as long as oil is the mothers milk of capitalisim, it is not going tobe subplantedin any meaningful quantity enough toalter the market price of oil.
Bottom line for me is,if you are unhappy with the price of oil and areanti-drilling and/oragainst constructing new refineries then in addition to being a huge hypocrite you are just not very bright.
Over 50% of the cost of a gallon of gasoline is TAXES!!!! Federal, state and local taxes.
Being from Florida, I would have to say that a VAST majority of the people here are firmly against drilling off the coast but still bitch about the price at the pump.
People have all these hang-up's about the "what-if" oil spill off of one of those platforms, but have no compunction about putting their stamp of approval on thousands of tankers coming into the ports every year. Personally, I trust a pipeline to carry the crude much more than I trust a moving supertanker. If the pipeline does spring a leak, they I have to believe they can shut it off pretty easily.
As far as alternative fuels go, that is all well and good but as long as oil is the mothers milk of capitalisim, it is not going tobe subplantedin any meaningful quantity enough toalter the market price of oil.
Bottom line for me is,if you are unhappy with the price of oil and areanti-drilling and/oragainst constructing new refineries then in addition to being a huge hypocrite you are just not very bright.
Mach I Section Moderator
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 7,140
From: round abouts these parts
RE: Gas prices
If you want to be mad at some entity, then I think a vast majority of you are angry at the wrong bunch.
Over 50% of the cost of a gallon of gasoline is TAXES!!!! Federal, state and local taxes.
Being from Florida, I would have to say that a VAST majority of the people here are firmly against drilling off the coast but still bitch about the price at the pump.
People have all these hang-up's about the "what-if" oil spill off of one of those platforms, but have no compunction about putting their stamp of approval on thousands of tankers coming into the ports every year. Personally, I trust a pipeline to carry the crude much more than I trust a moving supertanker. If the pipeline does spring a leak, they I have to believe they can shut it off pretty easily.
As far as alternative fuels go, that is all well and good but as long as oil is the mothers milk of capitalisim, it is not going tobe subplantedin any meaningful quantity enough toalter the market price of oil.
Bottom line for me is,if you are unhappy with the price of oil and areanti-drilling and/oragainst constructing new refineries then in addition to being a huge hypocrite you are just not very bright.
Over 50% of the cost of a gallon of gasoline is TAXES!!!! Federal, state and local taxes.
Being from Florida, I would have to say that a VAST majority of the people here are firmly against drilling off the coast but still bitch about the price at the pump.
People have all these hang-up's about the "what-if" oil spill off of one of those platforms, but have no compunction about putting their stamp of approval on thousands of tankers coming into the ports every year. Personally, I trust a pipeline to carry the crude much more than I trust a moving supertanker. If the pipeline does spring a leak, they I have to believe they can shut it off pretty easily.
As far as alternative fuels go, that is all well and good but as long as oil is the mothers milk of capitalisim, it is not going tobe subplantedin any meaningful quantity enough toalter the market price of oil.
Bottom line for me is,if you are unhappy with the price of oil and areanti-drilling and/oragainst constructing new refineries then in addition to being a huge hypocrite you are just not very bright.
2nd Gear Member
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 430
From:
RE: Gas prices
4th Gear Member
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 1,018
From: SE Minnesota & SW WI & Bloomington, IL
RE: Gas prices
If you want to get your facts right about ethanol, these sites will fill your brain with knowledge!
www.ethanolrfa.org
www.ethanol.org
Oh and btw I'm doing an ethanol research paper right now for an english research paper. So I know whats up.
www.ethanolrfa.org
www.ethanol.org
Oh and btw I'm doing an ethanol research paper right now for an english research paper. So I know whats up.
6th Gear Member
Joined: May 2005
Posts: 5,736
From: MD/WV
RE: Gas prices
Correct me if Im wrong but people in Europe have less of a commute daily than Americans. Paddy, you drive 40-60 miles a week? I drive about that daily just going to school and back and I know others that drive that much just coming to school. Thereis no public bus,train,subway,trolly,taxi, etc. form of public transportation either to have an alternative. Walking is not an option for many, the nearest business from my house is 6 miles.
Ofcourse, if you live in a city its different. But comparing US prices to Europe prices is oranges to apples.
Ofcourse, if you live in a city its different. But comparing US prices to Europe prices is oranges to apples.