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High gas prices... (pg. 2)
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| Ted Promo |
| quote: | Originally posted by BTG
where did you hear that.
in suburbia, almost everybody has a car, otherwise they're black. |
read better. |
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| ScuL |
| $10/gallon is what we pay in most Western European countries .. Americans would get a heart attack with that figure on the displays :) |
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| Yan |
I'd continue to pay for gas up to $7-$8/gallon.
I needs my car. |
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| BTG |
| quote: | Originally posted by Yan
I'd continue to pay for gas up to $7-$8/gallon.
I needs my car. |
don't say that man,
they'll hear you.:nervous: |
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| LinX |
| i just paid $4.19 wooooohoooooooo i put 10.00 in my car i got like 2.4 gallons HAHA it sux though :( |
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| L.E.N. |
| $4.63 for premium this morning. Its not going to stop me. |
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| Lilith |
| quote: | Originally posted by LinX
i just paid $4.19 wooooohoooooooo i put 10.00 in my car i got like 2.4 gallons HAHA it sux though :( |
That's still a $1 per litre!
Paying $1 a litre is a distant memory for me, like 7-8years ago. |
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| Shini |
| I have to drive to work because of the lack of public transport infrastructure where I live and the cheapest fuel I have found in the last few months was still $1.429 P/L. I hate fuel prices. |
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| Leon Trotsky |
| quote: | Originally posted by ScuL
$10/gallon is what we pay in most Western European countries .. Americans would get a heart attack with that figure on the displays :) |
My friend, this is easy to say when 90% of Western Europe's population is in urban areas. Public transportation, scooters, and even bicycles can get most Western Europeans to their regular destinations. When comparing a country in Europe which is about the size of a state in the USA, your opinion is rather skewed.
A good portion of America was built around the exit ramps of Freeways and interstate highways and many Americans are forced to rely on their own cars for daily transportation, because of this. Public Transportation isn't well structured in most suburban areas. Many towns don't have the convenience of a train station, or the convenience to go a few miles on a scooter to run a few errands. Our governments allowed communities to be built based on the economic booms and individual's financial independence of the past. No thought was given into scenarios of recessions and high fuel costs.
We are now caught in a trap. Americans outside of the convenient urban public transportation systems are now forced to shell out more money for gas. On average, Americans spend 99% of their paycheck, and save 1%. Much of this was on the basics, such as food, gasoline, mortgage payments and other bills. The priorities have shifted greatly. Gasoline and food have all but destroyed the purchasing power of the average American. Many middle Americans are caught in a situation where they can't afford to buy a more fuel efficient car, because they are spending their money to fuel their current, less efficient car.
We are being forced to buy gas. We are being forced to shell out the extra cash for the increasing price of food. If we don't buy the gas, we cannot drive to work and get our next paycheck, which will buy more food and gas. We are in a vicious circle that will only end when the rich survive, and the middle classes are driven into the lower class. The gap between the rich and the poor are ever-widening, and the Oil companies are to blame.
10.1 Billion dollars. That is the 4th quarter profit of Exxon Mobil. Even when adjusted for inflation, these profits are still extraordinary. How does this happen? Not only should we blame the tax breaks Big Oil is receiving, but we should blame the blatant gouging of prices. No way should they be receiving record profits. If we are suffering, Big Oil should suffer as well. The turn of the 21st century has mirrored the turn of the 20th century. Big Business reigns supreme.
Nationalize Big Oil. Destroy the Bourgeoisie. Arrest Jay Rockefeller and all corrupt Oil men in our government. Sentence them to death. These are not politicians. These are lobbyists disguised as politicians. The proletariat shall rise up and defeat these demons and destroy the ruling class of America. |
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| Leon Trotsky |
| quote: | Originally posted by Yan
OH GOD. :stongue: |
Laugh if you want. But I have warned you in the past. |
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| The_G0dfather |
| friend of the sex-master ? :stongue: |
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