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I too am upset about gas prices, but let me say this.
Maybe it's our own fault. The folks running the petroleum companies are simply cashing in on our lifestyles. Think about it. What's the most popular type of vehicle on the road right now? SUV's. Gas guzzling tire chewing monsters. There is almost no one out there that needs these vehicles. But there being bought up as fast as they can be produced. Now, people running the numbers at the gas companies are calculating how much extra money can be made from a public who apparantly doesn't care about fuel cost if they buy vehicles getting 12 MPG.
Of couse I know that not everyone doesn't care about fuel costs, but from the perspective of the gas companies, on the whole, we're a wastefull society that can afford the gas hikes.
Should the government step in? That makes me nervous. I can't think of too many things that work better or cheaper after the government gets involved.
Solution? Public pressure of course. Expose the greedy gasmen for what they are, publicly. That also means don't accept the "press release" statements offered by the local and national lazy news groups that spoon feed us what the big guys want us to here. It's not about hurricanes, middle east tension, short supply, lack of refinery capacity or any other lame excuse that we're given. It's about the money. As long as these guys think we're stupid, they'll treat us like it.
Mark
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