Dam These Gas Prices!

[mcsluggo]

Being gouged? by who? We are being gouged by the fact that 2.5 billion people in India and China are just starting to wake up to their economic potential, and so are becomeing ever bigger consumers of the stuff. EVERY commodity is seeing upward pressure on its price.

Frankly, the price of gas should be higher. We have so many expenses and externalities related to the use of autos that are either simply paid from the general funds, or just ignored altogether. Tax gas, (which will increase conservation) and then target the revenues toward roads, environmental cleanup, public transportation, other modes of bulk transport (rail, barge etc...)....

 

[loopymitch]

It went up here 30 cents in 2 days, now 2.90 and that's about the cheapest I found locally.

 

[Evenstar]

if it's this bad now, oh boy i'm not looking foward to summer. i think i'll put my car out of commission for the summer biking will be fun, my legs could sure use the toning

hello bike and walking shoes! and money in my pocket

 

[atxrocker]

went up to 2.81 for the cheapest stuff here.. this is getting crazy.

 

[LPKingsFan]

Being gouged? by who? We are being gouged by the fact that 2.5 billion people in India and China are just starting to wake up to their economic potential, and so are becomeing ever bigger consumers of the stuff. EVERY commodity is seeing upward pressure on its price.

Frankly, the price of gas should be higher. We have so many expenses and externalities related to the use of autos that are either simply paid from the general funds, or just ignored altogether. Tax gas, (which will increase conservation) and then target the revenues toward roads, environmental cleanup, public transportation, other modes of bulk transport (rail, barge etc...)....

Yep.

 

[AleksandarN]

 

[thesanityannex]

I try and tell myself that the price of gas isn't too bad by comparing it to other commodities. For example orange juice, which is more per gallon than gas. We should be outraged at the price of orange juice.

 

[Evenstar]

I try and tell myself that the price of gas isn't too bad by comparing it to other commodities. For example orange juice, which is more per gallon than gas. We should be outraged at the price of orange juice.

thats true. then again, i don't drink OJ, so there's no beef from me on the price of it

i wonder how much coffee is per gallon. america is getting gouged in the coffee department, no doubt about that.

 

[SacKings384]

2.99 over here... They say it should be at 4 dollars by time the summer hits

 

[LilMissDiva]

The Chevron over here just went to 3.05 !