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Hey everyone, who do you think is to blame for the cost of gas? Let me know!:)

Hey everyone, who do you think is to blame for the cost of gas? Let me know!:)
Environmental extremists that limit production and refining capacity with their maze of rules.

The primary culprit would be the economics of supply and demand, which enable the OPEC "fat-cats" to line their pockets with as much money as humanly possible. But, I am sure on this forum the most common answer you will get will be Bush, or American Imperialism, or some other anti-U.S. rubbish.

Stop complaining. Oil prices are dropping at massive rates of late. Just yesterday it was down to $1.03 a litre (0.2642 US Gallons). Down from a $1.30 the week before.

Environmental extremists that limit production and refining capacity with their maze of rules.
Pu-lease. This is absolute nonsense and I suspect you know it.

Hey everyone, who do you think is to blame for the cost of gas? Let me know!:)
are you referring to the ever increasing cost of petroleum and it's derivatives? i wouldn't be surprised if our dear friend george bush helped out there (not that i think it was his actions alone).
i welcome this trend, higher petrol costs means less driving by people who don't need to and more investment into alternative fuel sources

Those idiots who don't see the harm fossile fuels are causing!

Up the prices!

Pu-lease. This is absolute nonsense and I suspect you know it.
nonsense is what most online forums seem to run on :D

Hey everyone, who do you think is to blame for the cost of gas? Let me know!:)
You planning to go on a kill-spree? :)

You planning to go on a kill-spree? :)
good idea, can i come along? it'll be far more fun than studying for my exams

Jweogrgew Bushshjhhhhhhh

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Hey everyone, who do you think is to blame for the cost of gas? Let me know!:)

Greedy gas corporations. Following the info that was released on their profits and the lack of impact that the hurricanes, Iraq, etc. had anything to do with it I shift to them, China, and SUVs. China's demand will eventually surpass the US so that is definitely going to affect prices. But alas, such is the nature of capitalism, to exploit when you can. I'm not going against that. It just shows the human condition is nothing more than putrid.

...i wouldn't be surprised if our dear friend george bush helped out there


Told you.

Jweogrgew Bushshjhhhhhhh

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Damnit. This is why young liberals shouldn't be allowed to speak. They embaress the rest of us.

Damnit. This is why young liberals shouldn't be allowed to speak. They embaress the rest of us.
I'm no liberal. :P

I'm just trying to make sure they're represented ;)

Told you.
i said i wouldn't be surprised if his actions helped, i'm not blaming him and i don't really care if they did; either way he seems like an asshatting smacktard to me
as far as oil goes, there should be a better source of energy than it anyway

Pu-lease. This is absolute nonsense and I suspect you know it.

Actually, in some areas, he is 100% correct.

As to the thread,

Natural Disasters
Supply and Demand.

However, prices have been dropping lately so.....

i said i wouldn't be surprised if his actions helped, i'm not blaming him and i don't really care if they did; either way he seems like an asshatting smacktard to me
as far as oil goes, there should be a better source of energy than it anyway
OK, so you just dropped his name because you dislike him, not because it was relevant. Good. Now we don't have to hear another word about him, right? :)

OK, so you just dropped his name because you dislike him, not because it was relevant. Good. Now we don't have to hear another word about him, right? :)
fair enough, i don't really like discussing him or most other forms of politics. hmmm... death to politicians, good idea...

OK, so you just dropped his name because you dislike him, not because it was relevant. Good. Now we don't have to hear another word about him, right? :)


You got my vote.

Oil prices are set by oil supply, oil producers, and oil distributors. I blame all three.

Maybe http://money.cnn.com/2005/05/25/markets/oil_profits/index.htm (THIS) explains it, eh?

The law of supply and demand. If we didn't use as much, it wouldn't cost as much, I blame us (consumers) first, 1) For using so much gas, 2) for not using alternatives, such as mass transit.

<url=http://money.cnn.com/2005/05/25/markets/oil_profits/index.htm>THIS</url>

This is how the tag works :)

Hey everyone, who do you think is to blame for the cost of gas? Let me know!:)

The Chloroplast Pigments! They know that rising oil prices will cause war and do you know what war creates? Carbon Dioxide. The plants are using this surplus Carbon Dioxide in their secret plan to overthrow the human race. Soon they will stop Oxygen production and the extinction of the human race will begin!

PANCAKES!

The Chloroplast Pigments! They know that rising oil prices will cause war and do you know what war creates? Carbon Dioxide. The plants are using this surplus Carbon Dioxide in their secret plan to overthrow the human race. Soon they will stop Oxygen production and the extinction of the human race will begin!

PANCAKES!
shit

call the presidents or korea or some sushi or something

Supply and demand combined with natural disasters. Prices are falling because gas consumption has fallen, refineries are working again, and the weather has been very mild (reducing demand for heating oil/nat gas).

Oil companies exist to make a profit, and so have no incentive to drag prices lower other than falling demand or competition. It's good business sense to constrict supply so that the price rises and then increase supply just enough to ensure that demand doesn't fall.

If we want permanetly lower gas prices, we and the billions of others who consume it need to drive less and buy more efficent cars. We also need to invest in nonpetroleum energy.

Oil prices are set by oil supply, oil producers, and oil distributors. I blame all three.

Why? They're not doing anything wrong when they reduce supply to increase profits; it's simply good business sense. Now, that doesn't mean they should be allowed to gouge (which is difficult to define anyways). There is no right to cheap gasoline, oil, etc. We need to consume less and more efficently if we want prices to fall. Otherwise, supply is only going to increase just enough to keep up with demand at higher prices.

If you're mad at oil companies, also go after the homebuilders and developers who have driven up housing prices across the nation, forcing out people that can't afford the exorbiant prices. These guys also have record profits to boot.

shit

call the presidents or korea or some sushi or something

How did you know I was Korean?! You must have haxxored into my computers and looked at my Top Secret Nuclear Weapons Files. People, do not believe what this man says! We are not going to bomb Canada!

Hey everyone, who do you think is to blame for the cost of gas? Let me know!:)
All of us ... each and every one. :(

How did you know I was Korean?! You must have haxxored into my computers and looked at my Top Secret Nuclear Weapons Files. People, do not believe what this man says! We are not going to bomb Canada!
of course not, that's my job :D

All of us ... each and every one. :(

Unpossible! Thought Crime!

The fact that the Earth is running out of oil. Barring gigantic oil strikes in the 21st century, the price of oil will only increase, until we run out by the year 2100.

The increase in gas prices was a conspiracy to drive inflation up so that the government could justify taking away more of our freedoms and liberties in the name of keeping us safe, saying that they're "caring" for us when we are in need.

Hey everyone, who do you think is to blame for the cost of gas? Let me know!:)
You.

Hey everyone, who do you think is to blame for the cost of gas? Let me know!:)
Me!:D

hey i put more gas into the system than i take out so don't blame me

and it only smells bad so you can tell if there's a dangerous leak