why complain about gas prices when we all know that its COFFEE thats the moneymaker?
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I totally agree, coffee is one of the most profitable business around the world. Cost just a little to make a cup of coffee and they sell it so expensive. gas prices have been low and it it time to make them right. Nice comment my friend
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Actually, gas prices in the US are artificially low.  We pay about 1/2 to 1/3 of Europe's prices.  Prices here fluctuate almost arbirarily, but also in accordance with supply and demand, and, of course, the price of oil.  It's precisely because we're in this war over oil that prices has gone up. War makes production and distribution a pain, to say the least.  Other oil producing nations, like Venzuela and Nigeria have also had political distruptions.
636945
first off barbedwiedless doofus...if it wasnt for the republican party, you would be living in a country like mexico or cuba...the democrats want to sell us out to the united nations..(which is a euphemism for "united against america")\n\nwe have been addicted to oil by our own selves...if you arent addicted to it, why do you have a reason to complain about the price..?? oil hasnt anywhere near kept up with the rise of inflation since the 50's..if it had it would allready be at 8 bucks a gallon...you can thank the republicans for trying to keep the price low, despite all the tax increases by your democratic federal and state elected officials...\n\nby the way...do you try to sell your labor as cheap as you can, or get as much as you can while you can..???
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I'm tired as well.\n\nI'm even more tired of hearing its Bush's fault for the high prices, and then hearing how he is only in Iraq for the Oil.\n\n------------------\n\nalford, (below) give me a break, you can't really be that naive, can you?  The average profit on each gallon of gas is 9 cents.  The average tax on each gallon of gas is 50 cents.\n\nSupply vs. demand is what controls the gas prices.  Can you supply any evidence to your conspiracy theory that Bush is at the head of a table in a board room with all the oil executives plotting a master plan to raise gas prices?  Is he behind the high price of bottled water also?\n\nYou claim people dint know what they are talking about, while you make accusations without anything to back them up.\n\nBush wants to increase our oil supply (which lowers prices) by drilling in our own country, but your liberal hero's wont let him.\n\nBush wants to increase our means of refining oil (which would increase our oil supply) but your liberal hero's wont let him.\n\nYour a typical liberal, who has been brainwashed by the likes of Michael Moore, and Bill Mahr.  You obviously can't think for yourself.  If you could, you would be smart enough to look into the baseless allegations you make and realize they are ludicrous.
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Why don't you email them and get the answers. Any Publically traded company has to disclose that information.\n\nI can assure you GM spends more on coffee in a qtr, than you and I make in a year.
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supposedly it's because of "weapons of mass destruction." but we all know it's because of the oil. the shitty part is now bush has had us over there 3 years, and the fuckin gas prices are still pushing $3 and probably $4 in summer.
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Gas prices have nothing to do with a president.  Check the prices in the rest of the world.  You would blame who ever is in office.
471050
Are you people serious? our oil and gasoline is Subsidized by the US government.  While your crying about $3 a gallon for gasoline, Europe is paying upwards of $7 a liter for their petrol.  The government is the only thing keeping you driving the 4X4 and giant SUV, wake up.\n\nEdit: and while your on Yahoo Answers moaning to all of your "friends" about how evil a democracy the US gov't is, they are loosening the restrictions on your car's waste output, and opening the countries fuel supply for personal use so YOU don't have to ride your bike to the mall tomorrow.\n\nEdit2: YES they CAN use the excuse they cannot convert oil->gasoline.  We are currently refining at MAX capacity (when weather systems allow) We havn't made a new refinery since the 70s, and since it take almost 20 YEARS to complete a new refinery, don't hold your breath. (10 years to complete an oil rig)  Also, why the hell would Exon make a new refinery? From a business standpoint, they have NO motivation to do so, they are getting prime price for their product.
270182
Yup. It's a way to get rich quick. Nobody take responsiblity for their actions anymore. It is always someone elses fault. Buy coffee at McDonalds and spill it in your lap, who's fault is it?
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... they are part of it...you can't disagree that a billion people is a large market... but I don't think it's trippling gas prices... I think it's only part of the issue... I think a large part of it is the saber rattling in Iran... it's creating a fear based inflation...
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Fuel prices are set by OPEC (price per barrel.)  They are most reasonable in the US because our government subsidizes what we pay.  OPEC sucks, they won't allow any other petrol-bearing nations to offer a lesser fee.  They are too powerful.
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Because of net profit. E.g., we make more than we spend on gas. Also, people need purpose - like work, hoever futile.
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I have! Oil prices go down and gas goes up. Supplies increase the price at the pump goes up. The 2nd biggest oil deposit in the world comes under U.S. control.... You get the idea. Enough is enough. His friends have all made a buck on this insanity, let's go back to $1.00 a gallon.
792139
Because our government is greedy, by rights it should be cheaper because diesel from most pumps is made up with at least 5% cooking oil, bet you didn't know that!
183877
What makes you so sure there is price gouging going on? You pay less for gas than almost every major industrialized nation in the world, but you complain about the price as you pump gas into your guzzling SUV. Sit back and realize how good you have it, because just about every European out there would love the opportunity to buy gas at 2.50 or even 3.00 a gallon ... they would consider it a bargin, not a price gouge.
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Greed.  Plain and simple.  Most store owners will tell you they make very little money on the gas.  It's all the soda, beer, smokes, and snacks that brings in the buck. But if they can get an extra few cents profit on gas, they will nickle and dime you to death!
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The gas companies practice what is known as zone pricing. They look at how much money people in a certain area make and then set the price from there. It allows them to charge people who will pay more a top dollar price while still selling to the poor at a price they can afford. That is why some independent gas stations will have prices that are much lower then the big corporations, they don't have zone pricing.