Is there any solutions for the hiking of these gas prices?
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Go green... buy a hybrid to reduce your consumption of gasoline... and oh by the way, you'll reduce the polluting emmissions that you contribute to the air.\n\nCarpool.\n\nRide a bike or walk to places that are relatively close.\n\nRequest for your utility needs to be serviced by "green" power options... wind or hydroelectric.\n\nVote! Use the power of your voice as a citizen of this country to demand that our Congress pay more attention to OUR desires and less to the lobbies that line their pockets and reinforce outmoded beauracracies that drive up the cost of EVERYTHING we pay for, especially our taxes (look into the concept of a flat income tax, or a national sales tax instead of an income tax... you'll be surprised how effective those options would be, and how much money our gov't would save by implementing them!)\n\nEncourage others to follow your example by going green, carpooling, riding or walking, etc...\n\n...As a nation, the only way we will truly reduce the skyrocketing prices of gasoline will be to reduce our dependence on foreign oil, and eventually, to reduce our country's dependence on oil completely.
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Economists believe motorists will alter the way they drive once the average gas price moves to between $3.50 and $4.00 per gallon.\n\nThere won't be a mass revolt.  But people will continue to get upset.  Our elected officials will call for investigations.  And our leaders will be forced to seriously look at alternative fuels.\n\nIf our elected officials tamper with the price of oil and, the move to alternative fuels will slowed.  \n\nIf we truly want to embrace alternative fuels, then the market must lead us there.
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id say keep them money will come...  I'm in Louisville KY- by the end of this summer it will be almost $5 a gallon- its already $2.85+  don't loose it. we still have a untapped source in Alaska.  you know as well as i do that our politicians wont tap it until the rest of the world is dry.  then when they finally do it will be ridiculous. you will be rich.
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gas prices are terrorism
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vote... all this middle eastern saber rattling is driving the prices sky high...\n\nhe obviously doesn't have money to invest in "alternative fuel" vehicles... what are you people smoking?
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Making the fuel price going to high to keep on driving... :(
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I don't want to create a conspiracy theory here - that the gas companies haven't built refineries, so that the supply has remained steady whereas demand skyrocketed, driving up the price...as the companies have seen quarterly profits that are unheard of.  I won't try and say that this was a carefully constructed plot on their behalf, ahem.  Well, ok, I don't think it is but I do think that they've been cheap and that their current plans to expand existing refineries won't solve our problems.\n\nDemand for energy will continue to grow (disproportionately here in the U.S...) and I really believe STRONGLY in seeking alternative sources of energy so that we can not only reduce costs for Americans (costs for living...crude oil costs affect EVERYTHING...prodution, shipping...driving up prices...costs to commute, etc.) but will reduce our dependence on foreign oil - doesn't get much better than THAT!!
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yes, and we are far behind other countries in mass transit. I used 10 percent Ethanol 10 years ago. Paid less for it than Gas. The oil companies took it off the market. If HisBushyness had any clue what was going on in America he could fix the problem with one executive order. That will not happen. He will not cut off the hand that feeds him. If he puts price caps in place and the supply goes up then the price will go down and that would stop his cash flow from the wealthy oil corporations who own Congress.
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In general gas prices are high due to the federal and state taxes piled on each gallon (24% last check).  We would be led to believe the technology does not exist to make other sources viable.  This is probably untrue, but the gas companies may have it all tied up.  The answer is we must push aside the environmental wackos and drill for our OWN oil.  There are thousands of years worth of supply in many parts to the US.  Canada does not buy foreign oil, in fact we buy some of ours from them.  All we need to do is start DRILLING.
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Because prices fluctuate (and some of your question was cut-off), I'm supplying the general sites rather than the specific prices, so you can easily see the most up-to-date information for yourself.\n\nCNN has a list of select international gas prices: http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/global_gasprices/\n\nYou can find domestic gas prices from AAA: http://www.fuelgaugereport.com/
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The most recent spike in prices is due to the elimination of MTBE as an oxidiant in gasoline. The rules protecting the seller from lawsuite over MTBE change on May 5. There is a serious concern there might not be sufficient ethanol to make up for the MTBE loss.
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What makes you so sure there is price gouging going on? You pay less for gas than almost every major industrialized nation in the world, but you complain about the price as you pump gas into your guzzling SUV. Sit back and realize how good you have it, because just about every European out there would love the opportunity to buy gas at 2.50 or even 3.00 a gallon ... they would consider it a bargin, not a price gouge.
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Gas prices will never go down. You might see a small reduction after a massive increase, but $3 a pop is now the price. I bet you will see $3.50 a gallon by the end of summer.\n\nWith your suggestions I believe you think American corporate price gouging is the cause for high prices. Most people point to supply and demand. But if price gouging is a factor, I fear there is no solution.  That is what Capitalism is all about.\n\nMost of middle America hates the prices, but loves the profits they are accruing with stocks in their 401K. ExxonMobile made $10 million in one month, made $1 billion last quarter. ConnocoPhilips made about 1/3 that in profits as well.\n\nThere just aren't enough people in the country that don't profit from selling gas to go beyond complaining about the price.  A boycott will not work.\n\nThe only thing we can hope for is the Feds suspend their gas tax for awhile.\n\nEDIT:\nOn another note, we Americans are too damn hypocritical.  We want the world to be democratic & capitolistic, but when oil prices rise, we want our people and government to act more with socialism values.  People chanted in the streets "No blood for oil!" when protesting in the 1990's, but now Americans want their oil.  What the hell is wrong with us?
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This is just another urban legend floating around.\n\nBoycotting Exxon isn't going to work to bring down prices.  If everyone stopped buying from Exxon and used the other providers, then the other providers would run out of gas pretty quickly due to supply and demand chain effects.  What would happen is that they would buy their gas from Exxon and overall all prices would go up, not down.\n\nFull mythbuster at Snopes.\n\nhttp://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/gasout.asp\n\nTo lower gas prices, you have to lower demand, which includes things like carpooling, public transportation, alternative sources of energy, and better milage vehicles.
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If we bomb Iran, we will suddenly see gas prices between $7-10 dollars a gallon and even higher as we see massive gas shortages.  \n\nIf we leave Iran alone, we'll see gas prices at an average of $3.50 for the summer, $4 by fall or higher if a hurricane hits the gulf.
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Most anylists are predicting that the currrent price is the peak for the summer and that may drop slightly before the end of summer.\n\nFor info on finding cheap gas go to:\nhttp://www.gasbuddy.com/
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