What war are we gearing up far now with these soaring gas prices?
436812
oh e vey !\nThats All I Can Say\n\nAnd Did ya catch bush speech while in california?\n His alternative to gas?
223519
Have you checked the fuel prices lately?  I think people are looking for an alternative fuel source because of the rising prices of gas.  Not only that, this whole gas exploration thing creates such a power play in the world and even causes wars and embargoes.
505252
The continuation of the Cold War and the huge increase in oil prices
318743
ITS IN OUR HANDS OR NOT.WELL BIG COMPANYS KNOW THAT THE SMALL BUSSINESS OWNERS WILL BE BATTELING TO STAY AFLOAT AHA WALLMART LIKES THAT,ENRON STOCKS NOT FALLING.This is pure discrimanition against the working class,ONLY THE AFLUENT GET TO BE ON THE ROADS DURING THE PEAK GAS INCREASES.WHAT BETTER WAY THAN TO STRAND THE LESS DESIRABLES THAN TO PRICE THEM OUT OR OFF THE ROADS,MEAN WHILE THE DECENT FAMILYS WHO STRUGGLE TO MAKE A VISIT TO THERE LOVE ONES ARE FORCED TO STAY HOME MISSING THE HOLIDAYS AND SPECIAL EVENTS THAT MAKE A FAMILY AFAMILY,BREAKING THE BONDS THAT WE ALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE PROUD OF. i SAY WHO DO I CHARGE WITH DISCRIMINATION. oR ARE WE ALL LIVING IN A PRISON CAMP CONTROLLED BY THE ELITE WORLD GOVERMENT THAT HAS TAKEN ROOT SINCE bUSH SR AND SON HAVE TAKEN OVER AND 911.lETS SEE HOW HIGH OUR TAXES WILL GO UP SO THE LOCAL GOVERMENT WORKERS USE THER SUVS TO GO LUNCHING,LAUNDRYING.WHAT ARE THE INCREASES WITH THE AIRLINES?
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in response to neparis2001: How about a car that runs on bull$hit? The conservative republicans are spreading plenty of that around. \n\nOr, you can do what I do. I refuse to support MidEast oil. All of my gas purchases are from Citgo, which comes from Venezuela. The only way that OPEC and the big oil companies are going to lower their prices is if we start hitting them where it hurts - in the wallet.
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The gas prices are absolutley ridiculous.  This is captalism at its worst.  I am not saying I am communist, heck no, but our government needs to change its policy ASAP and make laws that restrict huge, unfair profits for corporations that are making money selling an essential consumer product.  Laws must be made, people NEED gasoline, it isn't an option to most, and it isn't right to have us pay outrageous gas prices, while someone else gets incredibely wealthy.  Unfortunatley, money equals power in this country, and if we don't do something about this we are all going to continue to get screwed over.  Good question!!
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Yes - the oil companies are gouging - look at the record profits\n\nThe best way to deal with it is by switching to other fuels and reducing our use\n\nPrice is all supply and demand - If the demand is reduced the price will drop\n\nI changed my habits to drop half my mileage driven in a week and am still getting everything done - just fewer trips\n\nall of us together would make a major difference
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OK - regardless of your politics, I think most of us in the US right now would agree that gas prices are high, have been for awhile, and we're feeling the crunch a bit.  So instead of complaining, why don't WE make some small changes?  \n\nWalk or bike to work/school if you can, or use public transportation.\nTrade your SUV in for a more fuel efficient vehicle\nWeather proof your home in winter AND summer\nMake less trips (go grocery shopping once a week instead of constantly running back for things you've forgotten)\nTake shorter showers (use less hot water)\n\nCut down on gas, and gas prices stop effecting your wallet quite as much.
557338
a war in the horizon.
859588
Who the hell knows, but we do need to do something.  This war is not working out the way we expected.  We have spent 1/2 trillion and we are making enemies faster than we can kill them.
1120593
They are but prices for gas right now are through the roof. Try at least $3.50 for a gallon of gas. Everything is more expensive. There are a lot of locals who don't like tourist/ military here.
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Not that I am for this--But dear it wouldn't matter and why you ask---well here is an article--this is starting to open up a new can of worms--please understand--Anyone in the world could have all the oil in the world..and it really wouldn't matter at this point...\n\n$3-a-gallon gas: Blame Washington, not Big Oil\nWhat's driving up gas prices? It's not just higher crude costs; it's new regulations.\nNelson D. Schwartz\nMay 3, 2006: 2:20 PM EDT\n\n\n(FORTUNE Magazine) - With gas prices roaring past $3 a gallon and consumer fury rising even faster, Congress and the White House are engaged in a Kabuki-like ritual: pointing fingers at each other over who's to blame, while furiously attacking Big Oil for reaping gargantuan profits - as drivers get hosed at the pump.\n\nIf the politicians really want to figure out who's responsible for the latest round of price increases, though, they'd be better off looking in the mirror. That's because the rise isn't only due to higher crude costs. It's also fallout from some little-noticed provisions in the energy bill passed by Congress and signed into law by President Bush last summer.\n\nBuried in the 551-page energy bill - which was supposed to ease energy shortages, not worsen them - were new regulations governing what additives go into gasoline and how it's refined. Corn-based ethanol is replacing the petroleum-derived additive MTBE, but Congress timed this logistically tricky switchover to occur just as demand for gasoline peaked ahead of the summer driving season - right about now.\n\nThe end result is an extra strain on the refining and distribution system when it can least afford it.\n\n"It's too late now, but Congress has consistently failed to sequence regulatory requirements in a responsible fashion," says Bob Slaughter, president of the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association.\n\nAdds Larry Goldstein of the Petroleum Industry Research Foundation: "The gasoline crisis is made in the U.S.A., not in Iran or Venezuela or Nigeria. At least half the increase in gasoline prices is due to unintended consequences of the energy bill, but no one in Washington wants to admit that."\n\nIndeed, while crude prices have risen 21% since the end of 2005, gasoline is up 37% - a sign of just how stretched the system is. Congress's mistake, says Goldstein, was setting the new law to go into effect 270 days after it was signed - May 5 - rather than waiting until fall, when gas demand is typically on the downswing.\n\nNow the big question is, How high can gas go? Well, perhaps the only good thing that can be said about paying three bucks per gallon is that it seems to be slowing consumption - which should, in turn, reduce prices. Over a four-week period in April, says oil analyst Jamal Qureshi of consulting firm PFC Energy, U.S. gasoline demand dropped by half a percent, to just over nine million barrels a day. That may not sound like much, but it's a reversal from the 1.7% average annual increase in gas consumption the U.S. has experienced over the past decade. If $3 is indeed the tipping point at which consumers change their behavior and alter their driving habits, it's the one silver lining in an otherwise very dark cloud for drivers.\n\nThe wildcard in this scenario, of course, is the increasing risk of a military confrontation with Iran. If that happens, says Qureshi, "all bets are off." Given that crude oil accounts for 55% of the cost of each gallon of gas (refining accounts for 22%, taxes for 19%, and distribution and marketing for 4%), an upward spike in crude oil would push gas up even if the bottlenecks caused by the energy bill ease this summer.\n\nThat's why Red Cavaney, president of the American Petroleum Institute, says the answer in the short term is conservation. Washington is indeed being turned upside down when it's left to Cavaney, Big Oil's chief lobbyist, to talk conservat
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I don't think we will see gas at that level ever again. I'd expect that alternative energy sources could be developed but by the time they are, inflation will have raised prices too.\n\nWired currently has a story on why high gas prices may be better for the United States. It may be worth reading.
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supposedly it's because of "weapons of mass destruction." but we all know it's because of the oil. the shitty part is now bush has had us over there 3 years, and the fuckin gas prices are still pushing $3 and probably $4 in summer.
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For gas prices to go down, a few things (among others) need to happen:\n\n1) We have to get away from our dependence on foreign oil. \n\n2) We need to begin drilling on our own land. I'm sorry environmentalists,  green party members, and Al Gore, but there are ways to drill in Alaska and offshore in the Gulf of Mexico that won't harm the environment. We have the technology as well as the need to do so. If we can become self-sufficient in fossil fuels, then we won't be beholden to Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, or any other OPEC nation that knows they have us by the short hairs when it comes to oil.\n\n3) We need to develop legitimate alternative power sources, not just talk about how expensive it is to do so, because at our current rate, gas will be just as expensive soon enough. Fuel cell and hybrid vehicles are just the start. We need to harness solar, wind, and water power in such a way as to reduce our dependance on fossil fuels. \n\nChina's (at to some extent, India's) relentlessly emerging economy means that it is very likely that the days of $3/gallon gas might soon be over--because gas will be well over $4/ gallon if we don't do something soon. China has FIVE TIMES the population we do and India isn't far behind. Think about how many cars are on the road here in the US. Now think about how many could/will be on the roads in China and India. It's all in the hands of the politicians right now--not in terms of controlling the price of gas (which is ludicrous--they have no control over that)--but in terms of the steps we need to take so that our country controls it's own future.
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I didn't know that, but on the Today show this morning they said a gallon of gas in Iraq is 35 cents and 12 cents in Venezuela!  We're getting ripped!
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There is none, if inflation had followed suit with everything else clothes, food, building supplies etc.It would be over 3 dollars a gallon.The problem is people actually give idiots like micheal moore and al fraken credibility, its uncanny!!!!They have both been proven to be liars.One of the biggest reasons gas prices increase is simply speculative theory!! we went to war for humanitarian reasons, those people want us there they were under dictatorship. clinton sent soliders into Bosnia in 98 and knowone had a problem with that, it was for humanitarian reasons or so we thought.The real problem a lot of people have with this is the time its taking but you cant put a time frame on something like this.