I bought gas for 2.49 today, how does that make you feel?
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Like moving to Kentucky.
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I feel like I've explained this so many times.\n\nHere are the very basics: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylt=AsWuQtNGN4MOLLzL5ebfcGsjzKIX?qid=1006042124751\n\nIf your costs go up and you always pass on a 10% markup, of course nominal profits are going to go up.\n\nI assume you're familiar with net margins.\n\nEveryone likes to use Exxon as an example while making up random numbers to support their arguments again Exxon, so I'll use that also.\n\nI have no idea how you came up with 100% increased profit.\n\nThe quarterly data is here: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=XOM\n\nThe yearly data is here: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/is?s=XOM&annual\n\nExxon typically floats around 5-10% on their margins if you look back at all the old annual reports for the last 20 years.\n\nThe breakdown for the price is here: http://money.howstuffworks.com/gas-price.htm\n\nThis is a bit outdated even though there's the explanation.  A more up-to-date picture is here: http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/oog/info/gdu/gasdiesel.asp\n\nThey're grossly adjusting that last 4%, eh?\n\nEdit: People *love* that 400M golden parachute.  Go back to their income statement above.  Off 370B in sales, 400M is less than .1%.  .1% of your gas price of around 3 dollars is 3/10th of a cent.  His pay is irrelevant to a high volume company like Exxon, but obviously a lot higher than we make, so we complain.\n\nNothing against you, really.  It's just that most people on the Internet tend to look at one side of things without actually taking the time to do a few simple calculations.  It's getting tiring, and honestly, I don't really care if people hate corporations or whatever.  Emotions aren't strictly rational.\n\nMost of what I see on the Internet is so-called "propoganda" for one side or the other.  Just see the Politics section of Answers.  It's dissolved into a bunch of name calling really. *End of my rant* :)\n\nYou're still free to hate on Exxon for that last 10%, but people get the idea that Exxon could charge $1.50 for gas if they wanted to and that's really not the case.  If there was a price ceiling there, Exxon could make more money just selling the raw crude oil on the futures market.  And none of us would have gas.
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Hmmmm, are you feeling OK?  You look pale..  PAYDAY!!!  HAHAHA
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Lets see, I got gas today and paid 2.49, my 84 year old Mother is totally confused about Bush's health reform which she is paying more of her health care then ever before.Then we have the war in Iraq which deep down we all know that is going nowhere and Bl isn't even there.And you have the war in Afghanistan which is still going on,so with the both wars going on and countless men and women getting killed and thousands losing their arms and legs and their mental state will never be the same, and for what, a few more millions in Bush and Chaney's pockets.Now Mr, Gun hoe Bush has p.o. Iran and they are ready to hit us.He has got the US in debt up to our eyeballs while lining his and Dick Chaneys'pockets. Now lets talk about the port problem(thank goodness that the American people raised enough stink about it to put it to a stop) giving over your ancestor ports up.So, to sum Bush up, I would gladly buy him a one way ticket to IRAQ because I just love him that much...not
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Well I feel so the way U feel.Its a wastage of time,money and also the fuel(which is already very less).\nBut,there is no alternative. Earth is over-crowded and we have to find living conditions on other Planets.So,Its important.
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its a joke. they should have portest for the high gas prices. shell and the others are having record 30 billion + profits.
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"TGAL", 3 insider bought 110,000 shares past 6 months.  Right now, it is at 65 cents per shares.\nCheck it out, and please do your own homework.
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We'll spend $6 or $7 a gallon for gas because:\n\n- We're willing to.\n- Supply and Demand will dictate that price or higher.\n\nI saw a segment on 60 Minutes a couple weeks ago about huge reserves of oil in Canada. The reserves reside within soil.
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I sure hope soo.. cuz i am sick of paying $3.50 per gallon for gas..
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http://www.howstuffworks.com/gas-price.htm
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Yep, I'll speculate, they are giving us shit gas. I'ts 2.65 in Wisconsin and only goes half the distance in my car too. There are places where gas isn't treated here, but now are great goverment wants to poison gas across the state. One way of not raising the taxes elsewhere, just buy twice as much gas. Use 2x's the amount-get2x's the tax.
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It changed today.  You can still run out and buy a copy if you are quick. seeing as I am in a good mood and to save you 70P, it is TODAY.
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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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Either buy one key of the white stuff down south and move it up North then flip that double your money in 5 days or Bet 10K that San Antonio will cover against Dallas on Sat. Ha ha that's the risky side. Or just watch the news if they say gas will get MORE expensive just put it all on EXXON stock and wait for their profits to come out get your residuals then sell. It should get you at least 5K. 1 or 2 yr period to double your cash you have to be risky though and watch whats hot on silicon Vally jump on that early
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This seems to be the general consensus:\nBecause gas companies are trying to make money. By throwing that extra 9/10ths of a cent on the price it sounds 1 cent cheaper yet it is close to being 1 cent more. Say for instance that gas is $1.00 9/10ths per gallon (which is truly 1.009 per gallon) This is very cheap for gas but it will prove my point. Now if you bought 1 gallon, it would cost you $1. Now if you by 2 gallons you would expect it to cost $2. But it cost $2.02 because the 1.009 and the other 1.009 added give you 2.018 which in money rounds to 2.02 So by doing this the gas company is making two cents. This may sound like a small amount but most people buy more than 2 gallons and the .009s added up to make more cents. So if you bought 20 gallons of \ngas at $1 per gallon it would end up costing $20.21 roughly. For the millions of people buying gas this extra money turns into thousands of dollars. You may ask why not just make it $1.01 per gallon instead of $1.00 but this would make it sound like more money than!it is. It is just like stores charging 9.99 instead of 10.00. Nine \nsounds a lot better than ten and the same applies to gas companies. Its just the \ngas companies sneaky way of making more money.\n\n\nNOTE: despite my source, I don't think this was a stupid question.
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oh my god i want to move because i just looked at all the other answers and well i live in fresno and the gas here is like the cheapest is 3.19 and yesterday the cheapest was 3.01 i am afraid of tommorow
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I use ETrade and don't feel ripped off in the slightest.  Especially considering Legg Mason used to charge me some crazy $500 to do transactions I can do on ETrade for $20.