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As I understand it (and I don't understand it very well) oil prices and gas prices aren't directly correlative in America because America exports lots of the gasoline it refines to other countries, meaning that gas prices are higher than they should be. A very similar phenomenon happens in Florida with oranges for eating--we produce more oranges than any state but we import whole oranges at high (or, higher than it should be) price from California since almost all of our oranges are made into orange juice.
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basically, yes, only there is a lot of domestic consumption in some cases (like Canada, we only import from the states because it is easier to ship from the East Coast of America than Alberta).
The price is still set by the world market though.
You mean by the New World Order and the Illuminati. It's all a scam, maaaan.
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It's more about the fact that many cities iun the U.S don't have good public transportation. I've been to Chicago where it was fine but here in Columbus I would hate to take public transport everywhere.
EDIT: also, you see nothing close to the type of fluctuations in food prices as you do in oil... at least in the West. In other parts of the world food riots are common, so ya, not sure what you are talking about
Gasoline in the United States is very cheap compared to many other places in the world yet when it goes up a few cents people really ***** and complain. If, and I mean IF, we ever get a real economic recovery watch oil go through the roof.
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and good on you for standing up to those whiners who are legitimately sometimes spending and additional $20 - $50 dollars a week on a commodity that is almost certainly essential to their lifestyle.
preach on you freedom fighter, defender of man!
so like, you really don't get that the thread is about petroleum speculation do you?
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