Gas prices.... - Page 2

SwedaGuy · 04-24-2005, 03:35 PM

Naughty donkey, said something bad--tsk, tsk...

I think taxes have more to do with the gas prices than anything else...and mostly state or local taxes at that...

Around here we pay about fifty cents in state and county taxes, if I recall...

BooBop · 04-24-2005, 04:06 PM

I say we will never see $2 per gallon again EVER!

I think Willie Nelson has the right idea... his bus doesn't use gas or diesal.
Sure would to ride on his bus,,, bet his ganja is better than jamaica's

JohnnyComeLately · 04-24-2005, 05:18 PM

If you take gas prices and adjust for inflation, it's really not that high (even with the recent rise). You were NOT paying .89 5 years ago. That is, unless you fell alseep in the late eighties and just woke up 4 years ago. Even in Tulsa/Oklahoma/Texas area, which have active wells, lax regulations, and local refineries, the prices haven't been that low in over a decade.

It's amazing how people set up boogie men to explain away their woes...then again, if most learn foreign policy and macroeconomics from TV, what else could be expected?

SwedaGuy · 04-24-2005, 09:23 PM

Actually, I'll back up the $.89 per gallon idea...When I moved to Tennessee, 9 years ago, I was amazed that gas prices hovered between 1.059 and 1.199 for standard unleaded--as that was at least .20 less than I had been paying in Wisconsin. But, people around here were complaing about it, because you could take a few minutes and cross the border into Georgia and get gas between .20 and .30 cents less than here...

We had a RaceTrack station (local chain) just over the border on GA route 2A that had gas under a dollar until the spring of 2000. Of course, they've gone up quite a bit by now, but they're still .20 or so under the local stations...

HOT STUFF · 04-25-2005, 10:22 AM

I just filled up today at 1.98 a gallon. Like Johnny said, if you take into account inflation, gas prices are about where they were in the 70's and 80's.

Ezliving_Jim · 04-25-2005, 11:18 AM

I hate "adjusted for inflation". I just threw $41 into a tank of gas for my Jeep Cherokee.

engfant · 04-25-2005, 01:03 PM

skrew THIS BOARD. Was that clean enough for you Mr FCC make it up as see fit?

engfant · 04-25-2005, 01:05 PM

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On 2005-04-25 13:03:00, engfant wrote:
***** THIS BOARD. Was that clean enough for you Mr FCC make it up as see fit?

MJ · 04-25-2005, 01:40 PM

Don't fight it~ it will do you no good.

Gas prices will go up and so will the taxes per gallon. Eggie-- oddly enough does have a point. That is a point (ohh and Easy JIM...I'm fully aware that Kerry is not the Pres. )the Goverment can do something about it. If they wanted to.

Even regionally within the same metro area the COST price differs for the dealer. and that prices I will say for the 6,789,252,427th time-----Dealers do not decided the prices on the sign! They are dictated by the oil company.

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SwedaGuy · 04-25-2005, 02:27 PM

MJ makes an important point--the oil company decides how much gas is going to cost (supposedly based on consumption) in a given area...

And the oil lobby is HUGE...

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SwedaGuy Waiting Confirmation Join Date: Sep 3 2004 Posts: 777 Rep Power: 0	Naughty donkey, said something bad--tsk, tsk... I think taxes have more to do with the gas prices than anything else...and mostly state or local taxes at that... Around here we pay about fifty cents in state and county taxes, if I recall...

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BooBop I love Derf!! Join Date: Apr 5 2001 Posts: 9,496 Rep Power: 13	I say we will never see $2 per gallon again EVER! I think Willie Nelson has the right idea... his bus doesn't use gas or diesal. Sure would to ride on his bus,,, bet his ganja is better than jamaica's

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JohnnyComeLately Join Date: Oct 2 2004 Location: San Diego Age: 38 Posts: 905 Rep Power: 5	If you take gas prices and adjust for inflation, it's really not that high (even with the recent rise). You were NOT paying .89 5 years ago. That is, unless you fell alseep in the late eighties and just woke up 4 years ago. Even in Tulsa/Oklahoma/Texas area, which have active wells, lax regulations, and local refineries, the prices haven't been that low in over a decade. It's amazing how people set up boogie men to explain away their woes...then again, if most learn foreign policy and macroeconomics from TV, what else could be expected?

04-24-2005, 09:23 PM	#14 (permalink)
SwedaGuy Waiting Confirmation Join Date: Sep 3 2004 Posts: 777 Rep Power: 0	Actually, I'll back up the $.89 per gallon idea...When I moved to Tennessee, 9 years ago, I was amazed that gas prices hovered between 1.059 and 1.199 for standard unleaded--as that was at least .20 less than I had been paying in Wisconsin. But, people around here were complaing about it, because you could take a few minutes and cross the border into Georgia and get gas between .20 and .30 cents less than here... We had a RaceTrack station (local chain) just over the border on GA route 2A that had gas under a dollar until the spring of 2000. Of course, they've gone up quite a bit by now, but they're still .20 or so under the local stations...

04-25-2005, 10:22 AM	#15 (permalink)
HOT STUFF Join Date: Jan 5 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 756 Rep Power: 5	I just filled up today at 1.98 a gallon. Like Johnny said, if you take into account inflation, gas prices are about where they were in the 70's and 80's.

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Ezliving_Jim I love Derf!! Join Date: Mar 12 2002 Location: Virtual Reality Posts: 2,182 Rep Power: 10	I hate "adjusted for inflation". I just threw $41 into a tank of gas for my Jeep Cherokee.

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engfant FREE ENGFANTUCATION Join Date: May 20 2003 Posts: 8,962 Rep Power: 12	skrew THIS BOARD. Was that clean enough for you Mr FCC make it up as see fit?

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engfant FREE ENGFANTUCATION Join Date: May 20 2003 Posts: 8,962 Rep Power: 12	Quote: On 2005-04-25 13:03:00, engfant wrote: ***** THIS BOARD. Was that clean enough for you Mr FCC make it up as see fit?

04-25-2005, 01:40 PM	#19 (permalink)
MJ Join Date: Jan 21 2002 Posts: 3,060 Rep Power: 8	Don't fight it~ it will do you no good. Gas prices will go up and so will the taxes per gallon. Eggie-- oddly enough does have a point. That is a point (ohh and Easy JIM...I'm fully aware that Kerry is not the Pres. )the Goverment can do something about it. If they wanted to. Even regionally within the same metro area the COST price differs for the dealer. and that prices I will say for the 6,789,252,427th time-----Dealers do not decided the prices on the sign! They are dictated by the oil company. _________________ [ This Message was edited by: MJ on 2005-04-25 13:42 ]

04-25-2005, 02:27 PM	#20 (permalink)
SwedaGuy Waiting Confirmation Join Date: Sep 3 2004 Posts: 777 Rep Power: 0	MJ makes an important point--the oil company decides how much gas is going to cost (supposedly based on consumption) in a given area... And the oil lobby is HUGE...

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