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Automotive News & Views Are gas prices fueling your pain? 
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Replying to: jac0bsdad (May 26, 2008 5:35 pm)  I have family down there and I remember when some of the kinfolk would drive to Georgia to save on gas since the taxes were cheaper. Now you can't afford to waste the gas heading to the state line.
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Replying to: steve_ (May 26, 2008 6:23 pm)
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Replying to: jac0bsdad (May 26, 2008 6:37 pm) I know all about the Ooltewah Owls too. 
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Replying to: steve_ (May 26, 2008 7:48 pm) |
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| This was the title of a news article on MSN last week... I went back and read a few posts about the fact that diesel is now over $5.00/gall in California and NY... Diesel is over $4.50/gall in Chattanooga, TN. Anyway, my father is now semi retired and sold his small trucking company back in the mid-90's... having grown up with a middle class truck driving owner, I can tell you that there are some independent trucking contractor's that are losing their shirt and either thinking about doing something different or most likely trying to get a job as a company driver... the article stated that if gas got to $10.00/gall, that trucking companies would close up and goods would be transported by rail and river barges... Turnaround times to retail outlets would be much slower than we are used to now, via truck. Also, people would start growing small roof top gardens in the urban areas, as they become more populated due to the high cost of gas.. Also, we would naturally have a big time recession/depression. I have to get ready for work, so everyone make it a great day.. | |
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Replying to: trispec (May 26, 2008 3:50 pm) I know in CA they will probably add tax to gas as part of their plan to cut CO2. We are at about 64 cents per gallon last I checked and 72 cents per gallon on diesel. Highest fuel taxes in the Nation. If people really take a hard look at their Senators and Congressmen they will not vote for any incumbent. Both parties are feeding at the lobbyist trough. Pelosi did promise to lower the price of gas if we voted the Democrats into office in 2006. Not sure what her plan was/is. It is not working.
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Replying to: gagrice (Apr 22, 2008 8:48 am)
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Replying to: imidazol97 (May 27, 2008 5:28 am) I mean come on folks, how long is the oil industry's apologizing, "We are so very very sorry to be making these mountains of profits. We can't control the market forces that are just handing our companies billions of dollars in profit. It's against the law for the oil industry to not make as much money as possible during these extremely hard times, because that's how business works. We don't control the price of gas or oil, the market drives everything!" If the public doesn't get a clue and force the oil companies by law to "Cut the S  #$", we are going to start seeing a move to nationalize the oil companies. Wouldn't that be a cool trick. If Venezuela can do do it, so can we. Look at Venezuela's gas price!
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Replying to: trispec (May 27, 2008 6:35 am) Because, by rational standards, they're not "obscene". Large? Of course. In 2007 Exxon had revenues of $400B, profits of $40B, 10%. That's the profit margin of a successful company. Look at Microsoft - 25% to 30%. Not a good example? Look at Proctor and Gamble, the soap maker, around 15%. So your arguement is false. If we eliminate the profit motive, we can count on oil and gas shortages, as investors take their money elsewhere. p.s. My biggest disappointment with the recent showboating in Congress was that the oil execs didn't pull out a simple pie chart: If gas costs $4/gallon, and crude costs $3/gallon, how much is left for taxes, shipping, refining, and selling? Not much!
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Hi, I would like to hear from anyone who has actually used or is using one of the water to gas conversion kits on their car. Wanting to know if it really works.......
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