when are we as a people going to really protest these gas prices?
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when we are willing to stop driving and boycott buying gas in protest.....NEVER
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Hey! It's not all about the American People it's all about this green stuff they call money. \n\nThey always have some dumb butt lame excuse for raising the prices. \n\nMy joke is this!! OH MY GOSH!! OH MY GOSH!! President Bush let a fart, it may very well put a hole in the ozone layer lets raise the gas prices, it will take more people off of the streets and reduce air pollution. that's how stupid it's getting to be\n\nOkay..now that I am here...Gunther...get me the soap box lil man LOL!!!!! He's a good cat. LOL\n\nYou know this gas price thing is killing our economy. I just watched the news tonight. People are limiting their driving. They are limiting their entertainment and other things so that they can conserve gas so that they can get to work to earn money so that they can keep STUPID BUTT GASOLINE IN THEIR TANKS!! That is going to drive prices up everywhere because people are not shopping as often, they aren't going to other places as often and in order to keep business rolling grocery prices will jump the cost of entertainment will jump\n\nHELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! ANYONE OUT THERE??? Holy smokes. The almighty buck is killing the American people. We are being smothered by it. We are being smothered by the greed of the government. \n\nAs far as Bush goes. Don't know . Don't know. I just don't. I think he needs to step in and put a stop to this! It's really getting to be out of hand. I believe that many things are going to happen. The crime rate will go up people are going to start siphoning gas tanks\n\nIt's going to be really really pretty out there. \n\nOkay, I am off the soapbox now. Come here Gunther..put it back where you got it from and come get your treat. LOL!! \n\nOkay, I had to add a stupid corny humorous twist to it ;)
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Most anylists are predicting that the currrent price is the peak for the summer and that may drop slightly before the end of summer.\n\nFor info on finding cheap gas go to:\nhttp://www.gasbuddy.com/
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Not sure , they may show up ,but $5 isn't much for gas ! So some will have to car pool ! Good luck , if you can afford $5 a person , then I'll take the $5 .I'll need cig . before morning ! LOL
464248
Greed at it worst. I received an email last week asking that you do not buy Exxon/Mobil gas, saying that you can't ask people not to drive but if you boycott the biggest oil co out there that their prices will have to come down and the the other companies' will have to follow suit. if enough people were to do this it would work. The email also suggested you don't buy Exxon/Mobil until the price gets down to $1.30 gal
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They are but prices for gas right now are through the roof. Try at least $3.50 for a gallon of gas. Everything is more expensive. There are a lot of locals who don't like tourist/ military here.
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It is already here.  But we don't want to change and continue to use gasoline like when it was cheaper.  It will start affecting how we travel and live when the price continue to increase.  We continue to buy these oil from Iran (not our friend) and support their government through our need for oil.
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People as citizens of this country need to realize that they have the power to buy: "Customer is King." If you think an item or service is over-priced, go shop around the market. You will find a better deal. Just don't go the gas station around the corner and fill your tank. Shop around. Some stations have a cheaper rate. It may not be much, but for those who have to commute on a regular basis, you will be getting more for your dollars.\n\nProtesting in the U.S. equates to whining and griping, but no real action. Peaceful protesting will get the media's attention as well as the private executives. Grass roots movement can change a lot. Walking, car pooling, using public transportation are other effective alternatives. When my parents protested for civil rights during the '60s and the Vietnam War in the '70s, they actually came on the streets. Politicians and corporations will take note of this.\n\nI've also heard that you can't blame the Federal government for hikes in gas prices. True! But also, the administration and its policy makers should not be giving them tax breaks, also known as "corporate welfare." Exxon Mobil does not deserve a tax break.\n\nRemember, you as a buyer can control certain things. If a retailer is not giving you a good deal, don't go there and let him know about it. Demand controls supply.
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Not that I am for this--But dear it wouldn't matter and why you ask---well here is an article--this is starting to open up a new can of worms--please understand--Anyone in the world could have all the oil in the world..and it really wouldn't matter at this point...\n\n$3-a-gallon gas: Blame Washington, not Big Oil\nWhat's driving up gas prices? It's not just higher crude costs; it's new regulations.\nNelson D. Schwartz\nMay 3, 2006: 2:20 PM EDT\n\n\n(FORTUNE Magazine) - With gas prices roaring past $3 a gallon and consumer fury rising even faster, Congress and the White House are engaged in a Kabuki-like ritual: pointing fingers at each other over who's to blame, while furiously attacking Big Oil for reaping gargantuan profits - as drivers get hosed at the pump.\n\nIf the politicians really want to figure out who's responsible for the latest round of price increases, though, they'd be better off looking in the mirror. That's because the rise isn't only due to higher crude costs. It's also fallout from some little-noticed provisions in the energy bill passed by Congress and signed into law by President Bush last summer.\n\nBuried in the 551-page energy bill - which was supposed to ease energy shortages, not worsen them - were new regulations governing what additives go into gasoline and how it's refined. Corn-based ethanol is replacing the petroleum-derived additive MTBE, but Congress timed this logistically tricky switchover to occur just as demand for gasoline peaked ahead of the summer driving season - right about now.\n\nThe end result is an extra strain on the refining and distribution system when it can least afford it.\n\n"It's too late now, but Congress has consistently failed to sequence regulatory requirements in a responsible fashion," says Bob Slaughter, president of the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association.\n\nAdds Larry Goldstein of the Petroleum Industry Research Foundation: "The gasoline crisis is made in the U.S.A., not in Iran or Venezuela or Nigeria. At least half the increase in gasoline prices is due to unintended consequences of the energy bill, but no one in Washington wants to admit that."\n\nIndeed, while crude prices have risen 21% since the end of 2005, gasoline is up 37% - a sign of just how stretched the system is. Congress's mistake, says Goldstein, was setting the new law to go into effect 270 days after it was signed - May 5 - rather than waiting until fall, when gas demand is typically on the downswing.\n\nNow the big question is, How high can gas go? Well, perhaps the only good thing that can be said about paying three bucks per gallon is that it seems to be slowing consumption - which should, in turn, reduce prices. Over a four-week period in April, says oil analyst Jamal Qureshi of consulting firm PFC Energy, U.S. gasoline demand dropped by half a percent, to just over nine million barrels a day. That may not sound like much, but it's a reversal from the 1.7% average annual increase in gas consumption the U.S. has experienced over the past decade. If $3 is indeed the tipping point at which consumers change their behavior and alter their driving habits, it's the one silver lining in an otherwise very dark cloud for drivers.\n\nThe wildcard in this scenario, of course, is the increasing risk of a military confrontation with Iran. If that happens, says Qureshi, "all bets are off." Given that crude oil accounts for 55% of the cost of each gallon of gas (refining accounts for 22%, taxes for 19%, and distribution and marketing for 4%), an upward spike in crude oil would push gas up even if the bottlenecks caused by the energy bill ease this summer.\n\nThat's why Red Cavaney, president of the American Petroleum Institute, says the answer in the short term is conservation. Washington is indeed being turned upside down when it's left to Cavaney, Big Oil's chief lobbyist, to talk conservat
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Americans are lazy and you will do nothing about it.  \n\nWhat is such a shame is that you care nothing for the 40,000 people you have killed in a war for 'freedom' and yet you get upset because you have to pay $3 for a gallon of gas to drive your huge vehicles 14 miles.. whilst most of Europe are driving 50mpg.  \n\nThe fact that you voted in an ex oil company owner shows how little you care. If you think that anything will change, even after the state of the union speach, then it reinforces how foolish you are.  \n\nTell me, where was the outcry when Bush announced his Energy policy?  The same policy drawn up by the energy industry in secret meetings.  \n\nThe American people are so weak..  you lost so much when the hippies went away in the early seventies.  I mean, look at the recent wiretapping, what are the American people doing about it?  nothing.. weak, weak, weak..  \n\nOh.. and the recent Supreme court decision giving big companies the right to take your home, what did you all do about it?  nothing.. weak, weak, weak..  \n\nWithout your military, this country would be ripe for the taking by even Cuba.
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we cant boycott them, that wouldnt work. bicycles wouldnt make sense for many many miles to school or work, especially for out of shape people *phew.* i say... we kidnap someone. yeah. im not sure who, but we kidnap someone, like my mom maybe... and then not release them until gas is free! yes, free.\n\naw sorry mom. looks like youre stuck in the basement forever. cuz no one's listening.
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Now that the oil companys know that we will pay $3.00 a gallon for gas, they will never let up. It's a shame that we cannot boycott them.
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Yes, I am.  But there's not much we can do about it.\n\nEveryone says boycotts won't work.  I'd like to think they would, but they won't.  Here's why:  Everyone boycott's Exxon.  Everyone else pumps more oil to meet demand.  Eventually, they won't be able to keep up, and gas will run out of stations before the next delivery arrives.\n\nEventually, everyone will have to go back to Exxon-providing station for gasoline.  Since everyone will be coming there, Exxon & the gas station will spike their prices, and everyone will be paying throught the 'you-know-what' for gasoline.\n\nYou may think that I'd take a long time, but a one month boycott could trigger these problems, considering the amount of oil the U.S. goes through daily.\n\nExxonMobil's $8.4 Billion is the HIGHEST EVER posted quarterly gain for an oil company, I believe.
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I think it would be a good idea to hold the big protest in, say, southern Texas. It would just be coincidental that a couple of battalions of the U.S. Army would be in the area. They are just holding maneuvers. Pay them no mind.
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Gas prices are going up everywhere for a variety of reasons, not all of which are "greedy oil companies." But I won't go into that.\n\nBecause of the mild winter we've just experienced, there is quite a bit of oil supply right now. I think prices will drop soon.\n\nBest of success.
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Most likely yes.I think everyone should park their cars when they don't really have to go anywhere.Hopefully there will be a solution for this problem soon. I limit the gas I pay for because I think the price is getting too high.I say keep your gas,I'll spend the money on something I need more. And of course,I don't think anyone has prevented over-charging for the gas yet,so I just don't buy any more than I absolutely have to have.I know other business suffers too because family's are having to pay more money for gas to go to work,so they don't spend money on other things like extras such as movies,new homes,new clothes etc.I'd drive a solar car if they made one. With global warming there would be plenty of free fuel. Fuel here in South Carolina-I paid 3.69 per gallon this week.The last crisis we had not to long ago,I did pay over 4.00 for gas per gallon.Looks like everything else is going up too. Our family stays home as much as we can.
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They'll just keep putting the prices up because they know that companies and individuals have no option but to pay.  It's what's heppened here in the UK where gas is now more than $7.50 a gallon and demand is still rising.\n\nThere won't be fuel rationing unless there's an actual shortage of fuel and that doesn't seem likely.\n\nI can only speak for the UK when I say that there has been fuel rationing - during the war and during the oil crisis of the early 1970's.