can someone explain the whole gas thing happenin in the U.S. now?
457866
The price of gas is going up due to the increase in price of oil (from which gas is refined) in the world markets.\n\nIt is not a question of supply and demand. There is as much oil being produced and consumed last week as this week. It is just that the stock and commodity markets (mainly in New York) control prices and push the prices up for their profit.\n\nThese commodity market types rely on politicians like George W and Cheney to use violent language. They will then jump on the bandwagon by bidding prices higher.
782364
You get napalm.\n\nIf you google "gasoline and styrofoam", the first thing that pops up is a short explanation from totse.com which has a TON of other articles about things like this.
790990
http://www.howstuffworks.com/gas-price.htm
365479
At some point (are we already there?) we will hit what is called peak oil, meaning we will pump more oil that year than was ever pumped or will ever be again.  Then, unfortunately, things will get scary as we are compteting with India and China for oil.  What happens if China makes a move on the oil fields in the middle east?  Are we going to go to war for it?  This doesn't have to come about if our government actually plans for this by funding research into alternative fuel sources.  We can't wait for government, though.  We can change the way we live - enough with the SUVs, turn your heat down, ride (God forbid, if you're an American!) your bike to the store, ect.  Small changes can actually add up if we all do it...or even if 10% of us do.  The key is starting now...not when its already a crisis.
1119538
The government doesn't have to validate gas prices.\n\nThe american people (i'm one!) just accept what those in power do to them while watching American Idol and Survivor.\n\nSuch is the circus...
519327
If you want to see what will happen to the US in 20 years look at what happened to Europe.  20 Years ago they started paying very much higher costs for Gasoline, their businesses started to have to pay out pension funds to retired workers and bankruped many companies doing so.  Today we are faced with many simular situations, rising gasoline costs, aging work force and pensions out of control.  China on the other hand is doing exactly what we did to Europe.  Buying all the oil It can cheaply, out working us, out buying us and out consuming us.  In 20 years we will look like Europe Ecomonically and china will look alot like us today...
183542
He is absoulutly right, gasoline in Mexico City right now is $.78. I looked it up on the net. You people that can't do metric conversions and monetary conversions, are the stupid people. Of course America is getting screwed for the cost of fuel. America pays the most to offset the rest of the World economics. The burden is on us, and always has been.
538898
People, gas prices are going higher because of one thing. DEMAND. I still see giant SUV's in traffic driven by one person. \n\nThe US has 5% of the worlds Population and we use 25% of the worlds resources. We are hogs and the Gas companies are making money from it. Also, the US Gov't taxes 46 cents per gallon thats more than the profit by the BIG OIL Co. They are the ones gouging the consumer.\n\nAnd in Europe they drive minis not Avalanches and Tundras and Armadas and any other vehicle named after the state that it is as big as like TAHOE !
461013
the gas companies have greedy businessmen behind them milking this for all it's worth.  they are lying to the public, and making record profits!!!  its disgusting.  no one in this government will take a stand on this.  i think that they don't want to bite the hand that feeds them(money)!!!
490108
There's four times more discovered oil in the ground not being used than this is in currently being drilled.\n\nThere's enough oil in the United States that if it were all drilled we wouldn't need to import any oil from anyone.\n\nNext time you see some assclown liberal be sure to thank them for the $3 per gallon gas.
1182564
There's a lot of gas price information here:\n\nhttp://www.gas.save-a-ton.com\n\nGood luck. Save Save Save!
508834
I would just like to start off by saying that Bush has no power over the price of gas.  This last gas spike was calsed by Iran uping the price of there gas.  Becuse they know the U.S. don't want them to have WMD.  So they up our's and give cheaper gas to countrys they want or there side.\n\nWhen the gas price goes up the people who make the gas dont make more monney.
306644
The gas prices are absolutley ridiculous.  This is captalism at its worst.  I am not saying I am communist, heck no, but our government needs to change its policy ASAP and make laws that restrict huge, unfair profits for corporations that are making money selling an essential consumer product.  Laws must be made, people NEED gasoline, it isn't an option to most, and it isn't right to have us pay outrageous gas prices, while someone else gets incredibely wealthy.  Unfortunatley, money equals power in this country, and if we don't do something about this we are all going to continue to get screwed over.  Good question!!
501429
Why don't you just put a yellow ribbon on your vehicle?\nHow many people actually see gas anyway?  Or are you just making a statement about Bush causing the needless deaths and injuries of tens of thousands of Americans for the interests of Big Oil?
802264
I wondered where you had been.  You think way, WAY outside the box, don't you!?  I thought the question was pretty disgusting until I read the additional details.  What an imagination.  My only thought is, that's a lot of contained gas and wouldn't the funnel explode?
714627
I don't think so. Although gas has gone up since the election. I think the prices were down before the elections to help the republicans hold there power, that way the republicans can help them. I look for gas to steadily increase so at the next elections the republicans can blame it on the Dems. The stock market is controlled by the big corp. They won't let it go down on purpose. The hard part will be trying to keep the C.E.O.s hands off the employees pension funds. Luckily my pension is funded through my union and the gov. watches unions like a hawk. They don't seem to watch company pension plans very close.
479376
No.  The 80's gas shortage was caused by the Presidential order by President Carter to ration gas.  When the free market was tampered with it got screwed up because people panicked and tried to stock up on gas.  Look what happens here very carefully.  When the hurricane hit LA last year, gas prices in that area rose sharply.  Gas in the New Orleans area was selling at a premium price.  Now, if you were a gasoline dealer, and you could sell your truck of fuel in Texas for say 3000 dollars, or in New Orleans for 5000 dollars where would you sell it?  If you said New Orleans, go to the head of the class.  The price has the job of regulating consumption.  In this instance, it sent the fuel to the area it was needed most, that is the highest bidder.  Subsequently, prices rose in other areas as a result of this, and people react by buying less fuel, which increases supply, then prices come back down again.  Also, you have developing countries using gasoline at rates never before seen.  We also have a government that restricts oil exploration.  Mexico can drill for oil in the gulf of Mexico, but the USA can't, because a few special interest groups say it would be bad for the environment.  You can thank many of those groups for a good bit of the high cost.  The best thing you can do to lower prices is not buy any gas.