Thread: 4 dollar gas

Originally Posted by Coolio43

I blame OPEC and greedy oil companies for the "high" cost of gasoline.
If OPEC can prove to me Americans consume more gas when gas prices go up then I'll believe them. Greedy oil companies have recorded record breaking profits. OPEC = guilty price gougers.

The oil industries also paid record high taxes. Besides it is the value of our American dollar that is declining...not the price of gas increasing.

Originally Posted by mjdsr

The oil industries also paid record high taxes. Besides it is the value of our American dollar that is declining...not the price of gas increasing.

Thats what I have been saying, but it is easy to lay the problem elsewhere after all the politicians do.

Here is an intresting fact for those that believe that W's greedy fat cat oil tycoon buddys are the only ones profiting from big oil.

Who profits when oil companies such as Exxon Mobile make record profits. Approxamatly 50% of the profits go to share holders. Most of the rest goes to 401K plans, Mutual Funds, etc. About 1% goes to the Fat Cat executives.

So here is the deal. Its good when oil companys make huge profits. Because when they do our investments make money. And that means I make money. And when I make money my wife is happy. ~ Job Bob KC

Here are 5 companies to watch.

Holly Corp. NYSE: HOC Holly is a refiner of Gasoline Diesel and Jet fuel. Holly Corporation

Tesoro Corp. NYSE: TSO Tesoro is also a refiner of Gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, propane, and butane. Tesoro Corporation: About Tesoro

Valero Energy Corp. NYSE: VLO Valero is another refiner worth considering.
Valero Home Page

Grey Wolf Drilling AMEX: GW Grey Wolf is a drilling company check them out.
Grey Wolf Inc.

Hercules Offshore NASDAQ: HERO Hercules Offshore is a shallow water drilling company that drills for oil and natural gas.
Hercules Offshore#

Originally Posted by Coolio43

Pretty good Babs.

"Headlines/Titles" can be deceiving, I proved that.

http://www.ohiogasprices.com/Marion/index.aspx

Gas in Marion, Ohio is nowhere nere 4 dollars a gallon today.

Today I paid $3.09 for Regular. I am not grateful, or happy that I somehow proved a point, because I just paid $3.09.

I'm not waiting for $4.00 gas to complain, we are already being ripped off. I honestly don't care what "experts" say, we started paying more for gas when we illegally invaded a country and our money started "Disappearing".

You can drink all the other Kool-Aid offerings, I read my Bible, I can figure out what's going on...

Originally Posted by Devil505

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 01842.html

This is a Washington Post news article from 2005 pointing out the unprecedented secret meetings between this administration & the major oil company execs in which (I believe) the President did conspire to stiffle competition & set fuel prices...... A felony under US law! (That is the only logical interpretation of why this administration is willing to add Obstruction of Justice charges to their already long list of crimes by defying subpeanas to disclose info about these meetings.

......"Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), who posed the question about the task force, said he will ask the Justice Department today to investigate. "The White House went to great lengths to keep these meetings secret, and now oil executives may be lying to Congress about their role in the Cheney task force," Lautenberg said.".....

I'm also sick & tired of certain Presidents (ie Nixon & Bush) hiding behind the "Executive Priveldge" concept to hide criminal activity. (Nixon tried to get the CIA to stop the FBI investigation of Watergate ( & would have been tried for this felony if not for Pres. Ford's pardon) & now Bush is trying to hide his felonies behind the same flimsy excuse.....I doubt that Bush will receieve a pardon from the next President though, no matter who wins)

Probably not. I would not entertain a pardon if the President had fed me hot dogs at my non-endorsement, endorsement dinner.

Man you people have it easy gas is $3.47 in WA and going up!

Originally Posted by 2lane

Probably not. I would not entertain a pardon if the President had fed me hot dogs at my non-endorsement, endorsement dinner.

Yeah, how back-handed was that shit show yesterday? You have to give Bush credit, he bows down to Nobody. Sure that includes his citizens, but at least he's consistent..

Originally Posted by Freedom for All

AND THE BIG QUESTION IS:

Why are all the little socialists, both Republican and especially Democrat, whining? The only thing happening is the mailman's delivering the bill for 70 years of social welfare spending.

Riiiiiiight. Instead of social security and medicare we should have been subsidizing oil company executives. Oh, thats right we've been doing that too. You know, I think we need another war. That'll help prices go down.

Originally Posted by Babylon

Today I paid $3.09 for Regular. I am not grateful, or happy that I somehow proved a point, because I just paid $3.09.

I'm not waiting for $4.00 gas to complain, we are already being ripped off. I honestly don't care what "experts" say, we started paying more for gas when we illegally invaded a country and our money started "Disappearing".

NO blame at OPEC or greedy oil companies for price gouging and high price of gas Babs????

Originally Posted by Coolio43

NO blame at OPEC or greedy oil companies for price gouging and high price of gas Babs????

Maybe it's me, but the lines between them all are pretty blurry from my seat over here Coolio...