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Gas Prices: Who is to Blame? Readers Speak Out

Gas Prices

RD Technician
Rural Development
Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:11 AM

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If it wasn't for a midnight meeting called for by Senator Graham and his cohorts to vote on deregulating speculators we wouldn't have this mess. Our own Government is against us. I have 116 miles to travel round trip & no alternative.

Oil Prices

District Manager
Dept. of Energy
Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:11 AM

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The primary responsibility for high gasoline prices falls at the feet of environmentalist who act with their heart or a popular "cause" rather than their mind with sound reasoning. If we had started a process in the Alaskan Reserve when President Bush first proposed to do so, we would be much closer to energy independence. If we had ignored the sensational protestors and built additional refineries in the past couple of decades, we would have bettered ourselves. We have allowed ourselves to become dependant by doing nothing to avoid it.

Re: Oil Prices

worker
usda
Wed Jun 11, 2008 1:53 PM
from what I have read abou the quantity of oil in the Artic refuge, the 10 years it takes to get it delivered will only deliver about 2 years worth of oil or so

The gas price situation

Facilities Construction Engineer
Retired from the Federal Government
Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:12 AM

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And with all the comments/opinions above, who's going to do anything about any of it? The situation is too big and too out of control to "fix". There are too many entities involved so which one (of the "many") do we target first? Since 1973 and the Arab oil embargo we should have been expecting this! We have set on our "duffs" for 35 years thinking it would never get to this point. Now it's reaction time where it should have been proaction time in 1973.

nothing

Quality Assurance Specialist
DoD
Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:14 AM

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So what did this article/survey accomplish....about as much as the American Public....nothing

Where is the outrage? Why the silent acceptance? If our government is to blame, why are we accepting of the same old tired nonsense....Let me guess for those of you that are indolant and unable to do much more than whine.....vote for the same old tired crap...whether it be Demo or Republican. Have a set of nads, try something new, some independents, lbertarians, constitutionalists, whatever it takes to remind the 2 major parties and their ilk that their job is to look after the best interests of the american people in general and to hell with special interests. We had the most progressive, hard working, forward thinking civilization the world has ever known....now we want our pacifiers and to have Barack rub our pointy little heads and powder our butts!

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Sr. LSR
VA
Thu Jun 12, 2008 9:16 AM
Hear! Hear! I just took it upon myself to send a letter to my congressmen/woman advising that "we put you in and we can take you out!" I'm ready to get rid of all the fat cats sitting who on their butts and accepting all the perks from lobbyists. What happened to government "for the people"? It's no longer "for the people" because those who stand in our stead are lining their own pockets and forgetting why the American public put them there in the first place. It's probably our mistake for blindly believing their lies and false promises.

Oil Prices

examiner
IRS
Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:18 AM

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I would have to say it is speculators or those who buy spot oil at current prices. I have not seen oil companies or anyone else drive up prices for a barrel of oil the way they have gone up this year. A logical question to ask is who is behind these speculators. I have no answer, but I believe this should be investigated by the appropriate authorities

I believe the administration has some responsibility for some increase, but not to the extent it has gone up. It did not get its way on the extra drilling. So it did nothing to help. It should have supported cleaner forms of energy instead of whining and blaming others.

I believe oil drilling companies have some blame. Look at their profits.

I believe the speculative froth will be eliminated and prices will drop sharply. I hope those that are damaged get no help like housing speculators are getting.

Re: Oil Prices

worker
usda
Wed Jun 11, 2008 1:55 PM
who do you think has the most money to speculate with? Oil companies or Middle east countries?

Alaska

Labor Employee Relations Manager
VA
Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:22 AM

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We need to drill in ANWR. All the reasons the Environmentalist Waco Terrorists are using were used in the 70s for the current Alaska pipeline.

But Environmentalist are not to be blame completely. Here is a piece of trivia I bet you did not know.

When the Alaska oil pipeline came on line, there it supplied 25% of this nation's oil supply. There was also a 25 year moratorium on selling this oil outside the U.S. All oil from the pipeline had to be refined in the U.S.

This is no longer the case. Oil from the pipeline is now being sold overseas for greater profits. The pipeline has seen a decline in production and because we now sell most of it overseas, it only supplies less than 11% of our nation's oil supply.

The pipeline only had a life span of 25 years. Oil started flowing in 1977. We need to start drilling in ANWR. It will not create any damage to the refuse as drilling will only occur during the winter months.

BTW I am from Alaska.

Who's Responsible?

Management Analyst
DoD Navy
Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:26 AM

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The answer is many! At one time the U.S. was the leading oil producing nation in the world. We still could be......as noted by other readers, the environmentalists are partially responsible, as there are abundant oil resources remaining in the U.S. and it's coastal waters. I'm agast each time I read of oil company quarterly profits; it obscene. I think that oil falls into the category of "a necessity of life." I would like to see oil refinement/distribution/sales regulated as a utility. The oil companies should be guaranteed a reasonable net profit, but they should be governed by a utility commission much like the sale of electricity is. The sale price of fuel oil effects the price of every marketable item sold in the world! I can't imagine how an individual or family earning minimum wage can make ends meet; decisions of whether to eat, pay rent, buy fuel or worse, turn to crime or become a ward of society. Why aren't the oil companies supporting alternative resource development?

Re: Who's Responsible?

worker
usda
Wed Jun 11, 2008 1:58 PM
why aren't the oil companies exploring alternative energy solutions? duhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Re: Who's Responsible?

IT Spec
dod
Wed Jun 11, 2008 9:29 PM
hey worker, how do you not they're not?? duhhhhhhhhh

Re: Who's Responsible?

Nameless, Faceless Nobody
DOD
Thu Jun 12, 2008 10:22 AM
For the most part the oil companies are NOT investing in non-oil technology. They have too much invested in the current system and shortages just seem to raise their profits. They would much rather invest in searching out new sources of oil, (which would then run out eventually) as that is what they do best.

Be nice to have them on the ropes because they were short-sighted and someone beat them to the ground floor of the real solution, but...they have the ear of the lawmakers so are protected by the tax structure, "environmental" laws, etc.
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