When I posted a month at the end of March, I had noticed one gas station around LA with the $4.20 price tag. Now, about month and a half later, it seems like thats become the normal price throughout the country. It’s getting a little ridiculous if you ask me. I was reading an article talking about how the price of gas is gonna start putting mom and pop gas stations out of business. It talked about the old mechanical gas pumps that aren’t even built to count higher than $3.99. Its kind of ironic isn’t it, gas prices so high they’re gonna start putting gas stations out of business.
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It was the same way with walmart. They crushed mom and pops stores. Apparently this country isn’t big enough for them to work together or for everyone to be able to make money… no no… Its all about the dollar (that is no longer mighty, heck its steady declining). They know we need gas and that poor people that can’t shop name brand stores need other avenues to get what we need, and if we can, some of what we want. So how do you continue to make the poor poorer and the rich richer?
Gas and Wal-mart.
Luckily I only need regular unleaded that goes for about $3.36 locally (Hampton, VA). Two months ago it was about $2.76.
I think it’s crazy that gas stations need to refigure the gas prices daily to stay competitive yet profitable… seems like a lot of work. There was a news segment months ago where the news personality talked to local gas proprietors who weren’t making money what with all the fluctuation in prices and trying to stay competitive. That’s one market that has surpassed all reason right into insanity.
I’ve played “musical cars” a lot this year and have talked to many car salesmen who all talk about how people are dumping their trucks and suv’s because they guzzle too much gas.
$4.20? It will be our normal prices in a couple of months. In WPB,Fl you can find gas stations at $4.30 per gallon. Unbelieved!!!!
Hey, it’s me again. I just checked my YouTube and it’s the first time I’d heard about this blog. Happy to read your thoughts!
My question is, if the government can intervene in far less pressing matters, why can’t they step in on this one? Insist that essentially, the U.S. people are shareholders in the company by virtue of our dependence on the product, and then “return” some of the profits by reducing the prices. Meanwhile, we just keep paying it. Nuts.
Hello Everyone! I don´t live in America, but the rise of the fuels are happening in the whole side! It`s disgusting! Yesterday the price of the fuel increased for the 17º time since the beginning of the year and it doesn´t seem to me that this is going to stop.
The worst is that when the descent of the price is announced, as already happened here, gas stations maintain prices instead of lowering them!
Even in one of the poorest counties in Tennessee the prices are outrageous! 85% of our population is on public assistance or making min. wage and our prices are higher than anywhere close to us. That’s just NUTS!
By the time I pay my bills, I barely have enough money to put gas in my tank. It’s a struggle everywhere.
there’s an article in The Huffington Post which says “High gas prices, which continue to rise even as oil prices fall, are forcing rural school districts to switch to a four-day school week in order to cut back on busing”.
Energy and food prices aren’t rising, its the value of the dollar that is falling! Watch the “Fiat Empire” documentary on Google Video or YouTube for more information. Do you really think that oil supply has dropped so much since 2003 that it is over five times more expensive now (~ $130) than it was then (~ $25) ? Of course, I can’t blame you… the mainstream media would never tell you this. If you measure the price of oil against stable money such as gold, it is virtually flat since 2003. Central Banks (such as the Federal Reserve) have been printing too much paper money for a long long time now. In addition, commercial banks have been creating too much credit in the form of easy loans.
Ask yourself this… what happens to the price of goods and services when too much money exists?
“The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has reported that the total clot of global derivatives in existence is now $415.2 trillion, with comes out to 789% of global GDP.”
I honestly feel like crying everytime I fill up. However, I dont have to feel as bad as some. Have a 2005 Suzuki Aerio that gets around 38 mpg on the highway.
check out this web site, www.fueleconomy.gov, you can grt all kind’s of information, as far as gas price’s, ect
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