Why is gasoline so expensive?

[struggle4progress]

[MrSlayer]

1. Because the administration is packed with oilmen.

But there are a few others on your list that compound the problem.

[izzie]

2. I think it is a few of those things that do it.

I do think that it is being played on the Market like silver was about 20 years ago and just like the house Market is. A lot of traders cash in big time on this type stuff. Always makes me re-call reading about the tulip madness of old, or the beads traded as cash as one time. It is an age old thing. I am sure gems are also done in this way. Once railroads were big time in getting rich and control was fought over for the cash it would make some one in power. They also bought and sold 'rights' etc. and got special deals with the govt. and the people paid.

[izzie]

3. I think it is a few of those things that do it.

I do think that it is being played on the Market like silver was about 20 years ago and just like the house Market is. A lot of traders cash in big time on this type stuff. Always makes me re-call reading about the tulip madness of old, or the beads traded as cash as one time. It is an age old thing. I am sure gems are also done in this way. Once railroads were big time in getting rich and control was fought over for the cash it would make some one in power. They also bought and sold 'rights' etc. and got special deals with the govt. and the people paid.

[Edweird]

4. "Uh, cuz th'administration's packed with oil execs?

Pretty simple.

[Trailrider1951]

5. Because of our devalued dollar

Everything costs much more, thanks to the republicons. Oil, food, precious metals, everything.






Barrels of oil in dollars (blue), euros(red) and gold (purple)

[liberal N proud]

6. Remember gas prices soared before the economy crashed

[El Pinko]

7. 20% gouging, 30% weak dollar, 20% oil futures speculation, 30% supply tightness

And I am talking about both crude oil and gasoline prices...

[Jack_DeLeon]

8. China...

The world has been running out for a while and now China and India are tapping into the keg too.

[Muttocracy]

12. was looking for growing demand in China as a choice too. nt

[Tesha]

9. Uhh, "All of the above"? (NT)

[harun]

10. It is because we have had to barrow so much money to fund the Iraq

war. This drove the value of the dollar down, and made us pay more for oil.

[RedCappedBandit]

11. republican economics and oil execs.

aside from the fact that we're simply going to run out of oil