Subject	Americans complain about the price of gas because
Posted by	blackomega on April 21, 2011 at 9:40 AM
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In Reply To	Petrol prices posted by zx299 on April 21, 2011 at 01:44 AM
Message	we have natural resources to last us for many hundreds of years within our national territory. And we have all the state of the art drilling technology developed and deployed here. We have more coal, natural gas and oil within our territory than we could ever need. And we have nuclear power. Pick your poison. Green energy technologies are never going to be able to sustain human civilization. But yet our president issues a drilling moratorium. Our EPA regulates deisel out of efficiency and it is now consistently more expensive than premium grade gasoline. That alone hurts the economy and puts a lot of people that rely on deisel out of business. Self employed truckers and commercial drivers for instance. So we are paying $4.00/gal to fill up the Z because there is a huge tax and we regulate ourselves out of competition. 90% of US deisel is EXPORTED becuase it doesnt meet the EPA's new standards. But it is good enough for the rest of the world including Europe. Our problems are our own fault and we complain because there is an elite few academics in Washington setting policies that are only un proven theories. By the time the disastrous outcomes are bearing down on us full force, these people have been out of office for an election season or two. What do they care? They tried to save mother earth. Obama is showering Brazil with petrol dollars to drill right off our own coastline, and then sell us the oil. The Russians, French, Spanish, BRITISH, they are all drilling 1 mile outside our national boundaries, probably using directional drilling to tap our oil deposits. Bottom line: We have everything we need here internally but we regulate ourselves out of efficiency and are forced to accept the premise of OPEC dictating our economy. We are literally financing these Arab dictators that are killing their own citizens. Why would we support that? ___________________ "If everybody is thinking alike, somebody isn't thinking." ~~ George S. Patton
Follow Ups	Petrol prices - zx299 01:44:08 04/21/11 just because your prices are even more outrageous - LJZTT 05:06:43 04/21/11 So, just tell us how you really feel. :) - Agent X 06:20:36 04/21/11 Lefties are the SOLE reason we are at the mercy of OPEC - LJZTT 18:57:42 04/22/11 big 2nd - FuerGrissa 06:22:04 04/21/11 With monetary entitlement comes a sense of entitlement .... (n/m) - ZXoltan 06:43:08 04/21/11 I really love this post!! - TheSlimOne 07:09:07 04/21/11 if this was facebook you would get time off! haha (n/m) - pearlzed(toronto) 07:14:33 04/21/11 Wow, I like that. (n/m) - Agent X 07:15:24 04/21/11 While I agree that our social safety net is too safe, - ZiNnYc 08:36:35 04/21/11 It has everything to do with it.... - LJZTT 19:24:19 04/22/11 Amen. And Linsen, let the man rant! (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 09:07:02 04/21/11 Good thing we have such emphatic people in healthcare. - Whatsagoodword 11:49:53 04/21/11 We should definitely cancel any program - dpjax 12:30:48 04/21/11 I agree, that eliminates 100% of all "programs" - LJZTT 19:38:22 04/22/11 I've worked in 3 health systems in 2 different states - FuerGrissa 14:47:46 04/21/11 We can thank LBJ and the Prog Congress for this >>> - ZUL8TR 12:57:15 04/21/11 I can't wait to live in this utopian, unregulated society. - dpjax 08:03:50 04/21/11 Me too! OPEC who?? its the bad bad govt! (n/m) - ZiNnYc 08:34:03 04/21/11 Re: Me too! OPEC who?? its the bad bad govt! - njz 10:03:09 04/21/11 I like your thinking ways LJ. (n/m) - Cap927(Boston) 09:01:54 04/21/11 What are, Futures, Puts, and Calls? (n/m) - Barry (NJ) 09:43:31 04/21/11 Barry, injecting a relevant intelligent fact in this thread? - ZiNnYc 11:06:03 04/21/11 perhaps you can explain them to me, since i need to know - vulcanrush 12:59:16 04/21/11 Re: What are, Futures, Puts, and Calls? - njz 15:23:07 04/21/11 I agree, but it's not like the Republican party is going to - Barry (NJ) 16:50:43 04/21/11 legitimate commodity trading practices that we dont even - LJZTT 20:09:46 04/22/11 Good question. - Dustin 17:03:11 04/23/11 Trading the other commodities is also quite lucrative. - Barry (NJ) 21:07:04 04/23/11 read the link--Corporate greed and the reason for the war - Ahmed (Chicago) 09:50:53 04/21/11 Speculators. Food Bubble. Oil Bubble. Housing Bubble. - ni[X]it 11:28:32 04/21/11 lol, best line of the article: - vorpalZ 12:50:20 04/21/11 Sad but true (n/m) - czh5005 15:40:51 04/21/11 You might find this interesting, - not4resaleZ 13:46:02 04/21/11 That's a great read, thanks! (n/m) - Barry (NJ) 13:46:02 04/21/11 Bravo Sir! Brilliant read (n/m) - czh5005 15:41:49 04/21/11 Lets get rid of all taxes and the gubment too ;) (n/m) - ztunerz 17:43:23 04/21/11 There is an appropriate amount of government in appropriate - LJZTT 18:52:14 04/22/11 Re: Petrol prices - Here we go again, - njz 07:00:55 04/21/11 The price of energy - JMartz 08:26:35 04/21/11 Americans complain about the price of gas because - blackomega 09:40:14 04/21/11 Gas is high b/c dollar is valued low. Taxes etc, are - Gordo 93TT Daytona 09:54:18 04/21/11 Do people really think the majority of fuel costs are TAX ?? - dpjax 10:12:41 04/21/11 everyone knows what the reasons are, as you plainly point - LJZTT 19:07:02 04/22/11 ....and the real kicker is the folks creating the mess then - LJZTT 19:27:07 04/22/11 agreed on the US dollar being devalued - Ahmed (Chicago) 10:14:23 04/21/11 another reason recently is the fact that Japan, Germany, - Halo TTZ 10:17:23 04/21/11 Growh in China, India and Brazil are also factors. - Gordo 93TT Daytona 10:35:20 04/21/11 Hmmmm, here in Canuckistan - vorpalZ 10:38:01 04/21/11 europeans don't drive as much as americans do.... - zboost(tx) 10:16:21 04/21/11 Agreed. It is impossible to function in TX without a vehicle - blackomega 10:40:30 04/21/11 When you have a Z, its an addiction to drive lol :) (n/m) - Initial Z 01:24:24 04/22/11 Prices are high, but not because of lack of supply and - not4resaleZ 10:34:56 04/21/11 Here on my little piece spot of earth (Norway) we pay.. - kickerzx 10:57:25 04/21/11 Ops. I know.. Spellcheck.. (n/m) - kickerzx 10:59:20 04/21/11 Our cost at the pump is not really that bad. But we do - not4resaleZ 11:13:10 04/21/11 My 2 cents....... - Serg300zx 11:18:25 04/21/11 Re: My 2 cents....... - blackomega 11:34:45 04/21/11 Bingo. This is a good synopsis of the problem. (n/m) - Gordo 93TT Daytona 16:41:44 04/21/11 There is a solution......... - not4resaleZ 12:06:48 04/21/11 Higher gas prices are good. They encourage us to conserve - zellamay 14:41:06 04/21/11 2nd (n/m) - Zarcasm(Hfd, CT) 17:41:30 04/21/11 lol. love it. i get all my news & opinion from tt.net (n/m) - Gromit 14:42:57 04/21/11 Manbearpig (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 15:07:28 04/21/11 where are the jetpacks already! (n/m) - SuparexTT 20:44:48 04/21/11 Don't care. I pump, I go. (n/m) - RAGTPZ 21:43:43 04/21/11 Do you pay before you drive off? (n/m) - EUGENE 05:34:30 04/23/11 lol (n/m) - vorpalZ 09:25:56 04/23/11
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