Bush_Basher
(6 posts)
Send PM |
Profile |
Ignore
|
Tue May-18-04 10:42 PM
Response to Reply #54 |
|
the administration should be doing something about this. Bush should get out of bed with the saudis and start watching out for the american families who are trying to survive putting $60 a week in the tank. Kerry wouldn't do this to us, he'd fight every day to make sure the price of gas stays low.
|
| -Is gasoline too expensive in the United States? |
Feanorcurufinwe |
May-18-04 04:17 PM |
#0 |
 -
Nope, the country is just too big |
RichardRay |
May-18-04 04:20 PM |
#1 |
 -
I understand |
Feanorcurufinwe |
May-18-04 04:34 PM |
#5 |
| -
Just out of curiosity, what is the price /gallon in Wyoming these days? |
AntiCoup2k |
May-18-04 04:47 PM |
#14 |
 -
Please don't give him to us |
RichardRay |
May-19-04 08:25 AM |
#64 |
| -
Quite. The US is hoisted by its own petard... |
HypnoToad |
May-18-04 06:23 PM |
#40 |
| -
Paid $2.29 for regular the other day |
utopian |
May-18-04 04:22 PM |
#2 |
| -
We need to use this to push for alternative energy sources. |
RC |
May-18-04 04:29 PM |
#3 |
| -
You use 1/3 of the oil pumped in the world each day. |
BonjourUSA |
May-18-04 04:36 PM |
#7 |
| -
Wish we had your train system. |
BiggJawn |
May-18-04 04:55 PM |
#22 |
| -
Thank the Oil Companies for that |
Exgeneral |
May-18-04 05:48 PM |
#34 |
| -
Same thing with Urban Mass Transit. |
BiggJawn |
May-18-04 10:32 PM |
#55 |
| -
Yes |
tridim |
May-18-04 04:32 PM |
#4 |
| -
Yes and no |
dsc |
May-18-04 04:35 PM |
#6 |
| -
Your transportation system is your issue |
BonjourUSA |
May-18-04 04:40 PM |
#9 |
| -
you have no idea how much energy I do or don't consume |
dsc |
May-18-04 04:47 PM |
#15 |
| -
I mean |
BonjourUSA |
May-18-04 04:51 PM |
#19 |
| -
sorry should have realized that |
dsc |
May-18-04 08:39 PM |
#52 |
| -
It is cheaper than most other countries, but it's a diff. lifestyle. |
napi21 |
May-18-04 04:39 PM |
#8 |
| -
Nope, we wasted 30 years since the last oil crisis |
Lindacooks |
May-18-04 04:41 PM |
#10 |
| -
It's hard to say that gasoline is too expensive... |
JavaJive |
May-18-04 04:41 PM |
#11 |
| -
Your post makes no sense |
Sandpiper |
May-18-04 05:31 PM |
#30 |
| -
It makes perfect sense. |
JavaJive |
May-18-04 07:31 PM |
#46 |
| -
I sure hope the people voting "no" are considering the REAL cost here..... |
AntiCoup2k |
May-18-04 04:44 PM |
#12 |
| -
Increased fuel prices also make small businesse fold |
Sandpiper |
May-18-04 05:27 PM |
#28 |
| -
Why IS gas so much cheaper in the US than Europe? |
Feanorcurufinwe |
May-18-04 04:45 PM |
#13 |
| -
They tax the bejeezus out of it |
dsc |
May-18-04 04:48 PM |
#16 |
| -
Is it really more than twice as expensive just because of taxes? |
Feanorcurufinwe |
May-18-04 04:55 PM |
#21 |
| -
The taxes are huge |
dsc |
May-18-04 08:37 PM |
#51 |
| -
In France, for instance, 80% of gas price are taxes |
BonjourUSA |
May-18-04 04:56 PM |
#23 |
| -
because THEY don't spend $4000 out of pocket on their teeth |
Skittles |
May-18-04 06:01 PM |
#35 |
| -
What did you "repair" for this price !? |
BonjourUSA |
May-18-04 06:16 PM |
#38 |
| -
I had a bridge replaced |
Skittles |
May-19-04 08:07 AM |
#63 |
| -
Are we only focusing on what we pay at the pump? |
nothingshocksmeanymore |
May-18-04 04:50 PM |
#17 |
| -
I think the No's are missing the big picture |
Sandpiper |
May-18-04 04:51 PM |
#18 |
| -
Isn't it possible |
Feanorcurufinwe |
May-18-04 05:07 PM |
#25 |
| -
You must not be feeling much of a pinch |
Sandpiper |
May-18-04 05:20 PM |
#26 |
| -
Sometimes the benefit is worth the cost |
Feanorcurufinwe |
May-18-04 05:41 PM |
#32 |
| -
If we make gasoline such an expensive commodity |
Sandpiper |
May-18-04 06:57 PM |
#42 |
| -
I'm not going to engage your strawman |
Feanorcurufinwe |
May-18-04 07:17 PM |
#44 |
| -
Nice duck and dodge |
Sandpiper |
May-18-04 07:26 PM |
#45 |
| -
You are right, gasoline taxes, like any sales tax, are regressive. |
Feanorcurufinwe |
May-18-04 07:35 PM |
#47 |
| -
But there's an even bigger picture |
welshTerrier2 |
May-18-04 07:08 PM |
#43 |
| -
It depends on many things IMHO |
Mountainman |
May-18-04 04:54 PM |
#20 |
| -
Other-My paycheck is too small |
BiggJawn |
May-18-04 05:06 PM |
#24 |
| -
Railroads don't operate passenger trains anymore |
Mountainman |
May-18-04 05:35 PM |
#31 |
| -
No, but railroads still operate their trackage... |
BiggJawn |
May-18-04 10:39 PM |
#56 |
| -
If you have public transportation |
daa |
May-18-04 05:26 PM |
#27 |
| -
Public transportation doesn't always work |
tcfrogs |
May-18-04 10:48 PM |
#59 |
| -
We need to increase taxes on crude petroleum |
markomalley |
May-18-04 05:29 PM |
#29 |
| -
I Said yes - too fast an increase. |
Delano |
May-18-04 05:46 PM |
#33 |
| -
I can only quote our experience in Europe. |
BonjourUSA |
May-18-04 06:13 PM |
#36 |
| -
Bonjour, BonjourUSA, or should I say, Bon soir? I went to Paris, Nice, |
DebJ |
May-18-04 06:16 PM |
#37 |
| -
It's 01:19 am here, and you can come back when you want |
BonjourUSA |
May-18-04 06:22 PM |
#39 |
| -
Yes |
kymar57 |
May-18-04 06:28 PM |
#41 |
| -
The comparison to what people in other countries pay doesn't wash. |
QC |
May-18-04 07:37 PM |
#48 |
| -
Regardless of the retail price, it's making oil companies way too much $ |
PeaceProgProsp |
May-18-04 07:40 PM |
#49 |
| -
"Other" It depends |
scarletlib |
May-18-04 07:43 PM |
#50 |
| -
i recognize that the price of gas is considerably more in Europe |
progressivebebe |
May-18-04 08:41 PM |
#53 |
| -
It's about $5.00/gallon in Japan |
Lydia Leftcoast |
May-18-04 09:14 PM |
#54 |
| -
this is outrageous |
Blackheart the Grey |
May-18-04 10:42 PM |
#57 |
| -
It's about the same in Europe |
BonjourUSA |
May-19-04 01:22 AM |
#62 |
| -
It would be one thing if it were going to taxes |
fortyfeetunder |
May-18-04 10:43 PM |
#58 |
| -
If it means not fighting a war every 10 years in the M.E. |
jobendorfer |
May-18-04 11:04 PM |
#60 |
| -
If prices ever went that high |
Blackheart the Grey |
May-19-04 01:10 AM |
#61 |
Printer-friendly format
Email this thread to a friend
Bookmark this thread