Originally posted by Schecter
what did i say? not tonight. im so drained i couldnt even count eggs in a carton. and please, its not an insult on your intelligence, but your math is often shitty
indeed...especially when i'm drunk...like now
but if i was you i'd be wary of any website that thinks "teeside" is a city in the UK
Originally posted by jaden101
indeed...especially when i'm drunk...like nowbut if i was you i'd be wary of any website that thinks "teeside" is a city in the UK
well i did some rough (very rough) math and it seems you are correct....this time *grumble*
i guess this means that i stand corrected and caedusrulesall needs to stfu
Originally posted by Schecter
well i did some rough (very rough) math and it seems you are correct....this time *grumble*i guess this means that i stand corrected and caedusrulesall needs to stfu
could be the site you posted is pre fuel duty prices which would significantly cut it down...
works out not far off i think
So, what is the appicable end result of people saying that the US pays so much less for gas and start wars to keep prices less than 4 to 7 pounds a gallon when the exchange rate of the US dollar v the British Pound is 2 to 1?
And there is no arguing that the pound was worth more than the dollar when the US was paying a buck-forty a gallon. It still is. The pound has long been worth more than the dollar, and the UK has always paid far, far more for gas than we have. How many members of the British PM club have been placed in office by the oil industry and have produced such hugely successful results for his actual constituants?
It, in reality, comes across as total graphical justification for starting wars to keep that gallon of gas affordable to the average American. The problem now is that it simply ****ing isn't! We no longer have an interest in the middle east that doesn't revolve around monopolizing it's product, whihc means the wholesale dismissal of every other nation's progress. Spread freedom and democracy much? when does freedom and democracy, as principles, count more than the freedom and democracy of a single nation.
How can anyone argue that a world made of hundreds of democratic nations is flawed concept when they are examined through the truth of a single human casting a vote that doesn't serve the betterment of humanity and ignores the fact that no single human being casts an informed or interest-free vote? democracy only works when the whole world is democratic, as does communism, as does socialism.
trouble in the middle east increases the price of oil ,which is good news for those who sell and export oil and crappy news for the consumer. This effects consumers in the US as much as it does the rest of the world.
So, what is the appicable end result of people saying that the US pays so much less for gas and start wars to keep prices less than 4 to 7 pounds a gallon
So the applicable end result is that they are wrong
Originally posted by anaconda
trouble in the middle east increases the price of oil ,which is good news for those who sell and export oil and crappy news for the consumer. This effects consumers in the US as much as it does the rest of the world.So the applicable end result is that they are wrong
"Trouble" is just an excuse to raise the price of the barrel... if it wasn't "war trouble" right now, there would be some other form of "trouble" arbitrarily placed as to why the barrel is $110.00 now.
A number of factors are contributing to high fuel prices. The two largest countries, China and India, are modernizing at a breakneck pace consuming ever more oil while ALL of the worlds major oil fields are in decline. A large conventional oil field hasn't been discovered since 1982 meaning the remaining oil is either deep sea or in shale meaning it's expensive either to get to or to refine. There MIGHT be oil in northern Alaska but the only way to be sure is to go up and drill.
American lifestyles. Americans stubbornly refuse to give up their large vehicles or use public transport despite the writing being on the wall.
The weak dollar. All the worlds major oil contracts are in dollars so as the dollar weakens Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Mexico, Venezuela, etc have to charge more just to make the SAME money for their oil.
The longterm outlook isn't good. We could easily hit $200 a barrel within 5 years which would be disaster for our already fragile economy. You hear a lot of talk but not much is really being done to wean us off our oil addiction. The only real long term solution is nuclear power and electric cars but we are probably 20 years away from that even if we start today and we don't have that long.
The only bright spot is if you have any money to invest, oil is a sure bet for the next decade or so.
Originally posted by Shakyamunison
No. It is due to the fall of the dollar, and that has more to do with China.
Gas in Memphis, TN was around $1.05 or so pre-Sept 2001.
Currently gas is hovers around $ 3.10s.
There are a lot of reasons it is three times as much as it was just 7 years ago, but Iraq was the first excuse for the BS
Originally posted by bizEb
what r u on drugs? first off, the price should never be that high. you dont see the problem with this? secondly, I should have to buy a prius? get a real car. an american car you yuppy. not to mention most people don't realize how expensive though cars are to begin with and those people driving those cars are the worst on the road.
I only read as far as this post before I realized what the problem is...
Originally posted by chillmeistergen
It's more expensive here, so stop whining and buy an economic car.
WHOA! what crawled up your a..... never mind.... any way yeah, the high cost for gas is getting kinda ridiculous in america. it's understandable that the price for gas is more expensive in other countries. It's also not helping the fact that economy is suffering at the same time. Hopefully this stimulus package will help. I'm not much into economics so i'm not going to argue with currencies. I will say there are alot of struggling families out there. and with this inflated spike with gas it's not helping....again I blame our commander and chief.....(sorry I don't like bush) 🙂