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It’s the typical dog and pony show put on by unscrupulous politicians in an attempt to mollify the masses.

The proper answer is:  “For the past thirty-some years, the Federal govt has been rigging the oil market to favor the use of foreign oil, and today’s gas prices are the consequence of that policy.”

If you don’t know by now, don’t mess with it.

Or: “Congress could lower the pump price by about a dollar a gallon by simply eliminating the ethanol subsidies and mandates.  You can do that today.”

If you don’t know by now, don’t mess with it.

The Federal Government makes much more money per gallon than the oil companies make in profits per gallon. I don’t have the figures in front of me, but I think the federal government makes 2-3 times more per gallon than the oil companies profits per gallon. When you take federal, state and local taxes in Calfornia, the government makes about $0.68 cents per gallon of gas. In other words, take away all the taxes and the price per galon here would be about $3.20 per gallon or less.

No matter the age or state of health, for a military man it is always glorious to tilt at windmills, rescue a fair Dulcinea and be a gallant knight in armor in a glorious cause.

It’s all pointless bullshit and political theatre.  We’re too late to fix the problem by at least 30 years.  There are no near or medium term alternatives to oil and other fossil fuels, that include the current global population and lifestyle, let alone future growth.  The worlds political, business, and religious leaders know this but cannot admit to it because of the obvious consequences.  In short, inexpensive, high density energy - oil - is the sap in the tree of modern life. When it stops flowing, the tree stops growing and possibly even dies.

The goal is to be the last man (Nation) standing, because that’s who will be able to pick up the pieces and start over.  It’s going to get very ugly, people.

Change is the biggest problem for americans in finding a solution to oil prices. I served in the military for 11 yrs, holy crap does Change and the Government not go well together. People are lazy by nature, they also follow the government like sheep, doing whatever it tells them.  It’s time for this country’s people to pull its head out, and figure out tough solutions for these tough times we are about to face. 5,6, maybe 12 dollars a gallon gas. I suggest people watch “Who killed the electric car” and “No end in sight”. One talks about company’s not willing to change and the government helping them not change, the other about the war in iraq. 24 dollars a barrel before the war, now 133 a barrel.

Actually the important thing is $2.00 gas when the Democrats took control of the Congress and $3.80 now.

OK that’s not really the cause, but it makes more sense than you do Tommy.

What’s going to happen to US industry when the global warming extremists like John McCain double the price of electricity?  I would think all these factories will close and set up in countries where they aren’t scared of technology.

By the way, particularly in refining the government’s blocking new refineries is enriching the refiners by artificially cutting supply.

They aren’t too unhappy about that.  On the other hand other people who are locked out would be building to get rich themselves.

What’s going to happen to US industry when the global warming extremists like John McCain double the price of electricity?  I would think all these factories will close and set up in countries where they aren’t scared of technology.

Just wait, Hurricane season is coming. I see $150 a barrel in tne not so distant future.

But the “reality based” solution is to bitch, whine and moan about high prices while blocking all efforts at securing new supply.