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Some great points
Posted by Ryan H [Email] (more from Ryan H) on Sun, 1 May 2011 03:06:44
In Reply to: Re: High gas prices, friend ...?, Kkelley, Sat, 30 Apr 2011 15:19:17
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I do believe that oil companies are purposefully jacking up the prices. There's no doubt about it when their profits are up 75% from last year. I think they're doing it though, because they see that it's the begining of their end. Hybrdids are already taking over, and it's only a matter of time before oil becomes obsolete. Now with cars like the Nissan Leaf, more and more companies are going to come out with low maintanence Electrics, and oil demand will drop exponentially. By raising prices now, oil companies are making as much profit as they can while demand is still high.
If the U.S. was smart and wanted to keep their number 1 spot on the world econonmy, they would have jumped on this a lot faster. We began car domination with efficiency, and if we started focusing on it again, we'd stop with all the SUVs and straight out inefficient cars. Even during the cash for clunkers promotion, the most common U.S. car bought was a Ford Focus, 24mpg....
To be honest though, I don't like change, as most. I love my Saab and don't want to another car, even if someone gave me a brand new Prius. So gas is bankrupting me right now, going to 3 different colleges, and traveling a lot for work, I wish I didn't have to go through this huge power struggle that I'm powerless to stop.
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Posts in this Thread:
- High gas prices, friend or foe?, No Snaab, Fri, 29 Apr 2011 20:43:22
- make adjustments to your lifestyle, Railhead
, Sat, 30 Apr 2011 23:53:55 - Re: Acceptable milage, American vs European, BobS, Sat, 30 Apr 2011 18:43:37
- Put a frog in boiling water..., Ken
, Sat, 30 Apr 2011 15:11:07 - Long term or short term?, Noel, Sat, 30 Apr 2011 06:36:04
- Losing an arm or leg, friend or foe?, Reality, Sat, 30 Apr 2011 01:30:39
- Re: Losing an arm or leg, friend or foe?, TML
, Sat, 30 Apr 2011 05:06:04- Some basic facts, Reality, Sat, 30 Apr 2011 07:50:35
- Re: Some basic facts, TML
, Sat, 30 Apr 2011 13:34:41 - but,, kurt, Sat, 30 Apr 2011 11:37:13
- Re: but,, Reality, Sat, 30 Apr 2011 18:17:17
- Re: High gas prices, friend or foe?, Mark from Toronto, Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:56:09
- Re: High gas prices, friend ...?, AlS, Fri, 29 Apr 2011 22:29:58
- Everything not to like, Reality, Sat, 30 Apr 2011 11:16:38
- I agree 100%, Mike Johnson, Sat, 30 Apr 2011 07:29:24
- Re: High gas prices, friend ...?, EGD
, Sat, 30 Apr 2011 04:28:11- Re: High gas prices, friend ...?, George K, Sat, 30 Apr 2011 13:26:26
- How about...., Noel, Sun, 1 May 2011 06:58:44
- I agree, No Snaab, Sat, 30 Apr 2011 15:29:02
- Re: High gas prices, friend ...?, Kkelley, Sat, 30 Apr 2011 15:19:17
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