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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 09:15 AM Original message |
Out of curiosity: would you/could you pay 5,6,7 dollars a gallon for gas? |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 09:17 AM Response to Original message |
1. It would be have to pay it |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
2. You WILL pay 5, 6, 7 dollars a gallon eventually (even with offshore drilling). |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 09:49 AM Response to Reply #2 |
26. When will very likely be by the middle of this decade- and maybe sooner |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 10:08 AM Response to Reply #26 |
31. Yup. Even the DOE (which is very conservative on prices) is waking up to that reality. $200 oil. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
3. At sixty plus miles per gallon it wouldn't bother me all that much.. |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 09:35 AM Response to Reply #3 |
17. My first bike was a Honda Silverwing. That 500cc engine use to vibrate quite a bit. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 10:22 AM Response to Reply #17 |
42. The reason Honda made the CX and GL 500's an 80 degree twin instead of a 90 degree one.. |
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WestSeattle2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
4. You hit the nail on the head.....many of those screaming to halt |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 10:38 AM Response to Reply #4 |
47. Screamers? |
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WestSeattle2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 07:11 PM Response to Reply #47 |
97. If your response is an illogical, irresponsible "no more offshore oil" |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
5. It's not a matter of "would" it is a matter of when we have to. |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 09:29 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. But a immediate jump |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 10:56 AM Response to Reply #9 |
56. Especially with so many out of work and such poor public transportation. |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 11:22 AM Response to Reply #56 |
67. Yep. Even here in DC where we have decent public transportation |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 02:13 PM Response to Reply #67 |
86. We have busses here, and taxis and that's it other than private cars. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 03:02 PM Response to Reply #86 |
89. Oh the sad irony of no railroad in Reading. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200. n/t |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 03:35 PM Response to Reply #89 |
91. Like Sarah Palin, I can see something from my house - The 19th Century |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 09:25 AM Response to Original message |
6. Some of us have no choice until we get public transportation that in usable/available in |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
7. How about we just go back to purchasing the cheap, safe oil from those countries that don't like us? |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 09:35 AM Response to Reply #7 |
18. Countries that don't like us sell oil for the same price. n/t |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 09:37 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Is that 'price' before or after the cost of the current Gulf oil spill is factored in? |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 09:42 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Is the 3 decade long oil spill in Nigerian Delta somehow better? |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 10:20 AM Response to Reply #23 |
41. That's the point I've been wondering about. I'm not thrilled about drilling |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 10:40 AM Response to Reply #41 |
49. It is sad. We happilly consume way more energy than any other country on the planet. |
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meeshrox (522 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 10:40 AM Response to Reply #23 |
48. You know, you have a wonderful point... |
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northoftheborder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 09:39 AM Response to Reply #7 |
22. Yes, I purchased a Prius..... |
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SocialistLez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 11:05 AM Response to Reply #22 |
59. If you don't mind sharing, what city do you live in? |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 11:19 AM Response to Reply #22 |
64. give the light rail time, I bet it is packed after a few years |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 09:28 AM Response to Original message |
8. That only leads to other questions. |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
10. Yes. |
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tsuki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
11. I am torn on this one. Higher prices would hurt an already underseige |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
12. I could pay that kind of price. I wouldn't like it though. |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
13. I'l be sharpening my knives |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 09:36 AM Response to Reply #13 |
20. People are starving in France? Japan? Most of Europe & Asia? n/t |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 10:14 AM Response to Reply #20 |
33. They have been used to paying higher prices for gas. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 10:17 AM Response to Reply #33 |
35. It isn't going to double overnight. |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 11:20 AM Response to Reply #20 |
65. Using the price of gas in other countries is misleading |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 11:45 AM Response to Reply #65 |
69. Exactly all those things were driven by HIGHER fuel prices. |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 12:15 PM Response to Reply #69 |
76. No, that's not true |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 01:02 PM Response to Reply #76 |
80. Real Estate development was driven by LOWER fuel prices. |
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murray hill farm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 09:30 AM Response to Original message |
14. It really is not a matter of "if"... |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
15. i work for a living and can't afford to live near where I work so yes |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
16. millions do and seem to get by, |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
19. Actually, the pretax cost of gas in Europe is about the same as the U.S. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 10:14 AM Response to Reply #19 |
32. Who buys gas in Europe without paying the taxes? |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 10:18 AM Response to Reply #32 |
40. The OP claims that we in the U.S. pay less for gas because of off-shore drilling. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 10:25 AM Response to Reply #40 |
44. The OP is right and wrong at the same time.. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
24. Indirectly we already are through subsidies & health problems. |
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meeshrox (522 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 10:52 AM Response to Reply #24 |
55. Precisely. I wonder what the real gas price is when the subsidies are factored in? |
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Demoiselle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
25. I drive very little. I would pay that if I had to. |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
27. Virtually everything in america is delivered by truck |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
28. Well, we DID pay a tad over $4 just a couple of years ago here. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 09:56 AM Response to Original message |
29. The question isn't "would" it's "How much". n/t |
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Klukie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
30. No and neither would most Americans |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
34. Yes, and so will most Americans. |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
36. A guy I know from London said gas is currently $10/gallon!!!!! |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
37. I rock an 1.8l i4. I'm not afraid! nt |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
38. Yes, but we'd have to ride scooters and eat rice and beans. |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
39. Yup...however, conservation is NOT a dirty word... |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
43. Seriously? We have TWO PERCENT of the world's oil reserves. |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 10:27 AM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Hmm. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 10:40 AM Response to Reply #45 |
50. But was that the market taking advantage of the situation or was it supply-driven? |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 10:44 AM Response to Reply #50 |
52. Oil prices have more to do with perception of supply |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 10:59 AM Response to Reply #52 |
57. Two years ago gasoline cost about $1.25 more than it does today. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 12:18 PM Response to Reply #52 |
77. Exactly, the price is determined by speculation, not supply. Therefore, |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
46. Big Oil thanks you for your support |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 10:41 AM Response to Reply #46 |
51. Yay! The "I must be a shill" post! |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 05:10 PM Response to Reply #51 |
93. Please show me where I said "ban immediately" |
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meeshrox (522 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
53. Your post reminded me of a line from BNL |
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RT Atlanta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
54. YES |
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SocialistLez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 11:03 AM Response to Original message |
58. I wouldn't mind it IF my car were more fuel efficient. |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
60. Yes, I could |
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leftyladyfrommo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 11:09 AM Response to Original message |
61. I would have to. I'm a petsitter and I have to drive to get to my work. |
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jp11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 11:10 AM Response to Original message |
62. I could pay more and I think a tax for subsidizing renewable energy sources or fund discounts |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
63. I could and would. |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
66. We already pay it. We pay it in oil wars and climate change and BP's oil gusher. |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
68. Gas here is cheap because we don't tax the shit out of it like in Europe. |
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entanglement (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
70. Most people would be "HUGHly, seriesly screwn" at $5 per gallon, not to mention $7. Eleventy!!11! |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
71. the problem here is ALL living expensive ahs risen dramatically and wage is lower.... |
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Confusious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
72. There is no choice, we would have to bend over and get raped. |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
73. I remember when gas was $.10 per gallon. Yes, ten cents per. N/T |
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Desertrose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 12:22 PM Response to Reply #73 |
79. I remember 29¢..... n/t |
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quiller4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
74. Because we drive less than 5500 miles each year I wouldn't mind. n/t |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
75. The rest of the world pays that price and higher... |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
78. let us not forget, |
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grahamhgreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
81. YES YES YES YES YES YES YES - ESPECIALLY WHEN IT MEANS REAL HEALTH CARE AND RENEWABLE ENERGY! |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 01:09 PM Response to Original message |
82. Our business is barely hanging on. That would be the end of us. |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 02:33 PM Response to Reply #82 |
87. i'm sorry to hear that. |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 03:04 PM Response to Reply #87 |
90. No, we would not be. In our part of Nevada most in our business have closed up shop. |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
83. We'd drive much less, especially around town. |
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Cleobulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
84. Gas is more expensive in the rest of the world especially Europe because of... |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
85. I could. I could also afford to pay the increased price for other goods that would come with it. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 03:01 PM Response to Reply #85 |
88. True cost of gasoline about $15 per gallon. |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
92. Take the profits out of it. Nationalize. |
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Yo_Mama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
94. This is a good question |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
95. GLADLY....... if |
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a la izquierda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
96. Hell to the no. |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-04-10 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
98. We have cheap gas because we subsidize automobile usage |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-05-10 07:32 AM Response to Original message |
99. Yes if in exchange the tax revenue was invested in green transportation |
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DailyGrind51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-05-10 07:51 AM Response to Original message |
100. I could not afford it on my salary, yet I really need my car to get to work. |
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