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08-02-2006, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Skinny Fatts
Excellent post. Supply and demand. It is charged because we are willing to pay. My father bought a scooter last year that gets about 85 miles/gallon and goes about 65-70 mph. It's at least an option.
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Ha, skateboarding, no gas, but it's illegal everywhere. |
08-02-2006, 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by TheYellowDog
Ha, skateboarding, no gas, but it's illegal everywhere.
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Believe me, if there's a way they can find a way to tax you for using that skateboard you'd be able to ride it anywhere!!
New York City just passed a speed limit law for bicyclists . Last time i bought a bike it didnt have a speedometer.
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08-02-2006, 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Petey
Hell, I wont go to dunkin donuts because i refuse to pay $1.25 for a small cup of coffee (not to mention that their coffee sucks). and i refuse to pay more than $5 for my lunch. But when i'm getting ripped off on gasoline and i dont have an alternative option you're going to hear about it!
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Ride the bus.
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08-02-2006, 01:54 PM
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Won't work apparently their are no alternatives to the use of gas in the whole wide world.
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08-02-2006, 03:20 PM
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Political Guru
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Won't work apparently their are no alternatives to the use of gas in the whole wide world.
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European train system does well for them, but we have so much land to cover that it would be really hard to get everyone where they need to go. The problem is that Amercia is just too big for our transit needs. |
08-03-2006, 12:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Petey
hurricane Katrina was the excuse to raise the gas from about 1.45 per gallon to $3.00 per gallon. It has been a year since Katrina has came and gone Why are we still paying $3 for a gallon of gas and why do we accept paying that much for gas?
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We were talking about this at work the other day. Someone claimed they heard demand has continued to climb but I know it didn't climb another 30% in a year. It's the BS traders claiming whatever they can to increase risk into the calculation.
But wait my firends, there is hope: http://www.wired.com/news/wiredmag/0...ory_page_prev2.
We need electric cars and windmills. electric cars will increase demand for electricity so we build windmills on our great lakes and coastlines and wallah! No more oil dependency from the middle east. We can let China waste their money blowing it up for oil. I know its not that simple but lets us not forget, there is hope.
Can you tell, I 'm a big windmill guy. |
08-03-2006, 12:18 AM
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My Ethanol rant is on the other thread, we are fools...plain and simple...a little self examination would be in the best interest of the American consumer at this point...
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08-03-2006, 12:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Politicon
Exactly oil companies are posting 60% profit margins (if my memory does not fail me which is possible). Is that REALLY necessary? Not really, but then again it pleases the stock holders of those companies.
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Exxon Mobil posted 2nd quarter net profits of $10 billion on gross sales (revenue) of $99 billion. About 10%.
Their net profit (in US dollars) rose 36% from the same quarter in 2005. |
08-03-2006, 06:30 AM
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Ride the bus.
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Sorry, that Wont work. For starters , I'm in a rural area and the closest bus stop is probably about 2 & 1/2 miles away. Now that that is out of the way i'm a traveling salesman and need my car to visit accounts throughout the day. All day.
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Federal Reserve Act of 1913, Congress unconstitutionally transferred control of the U.S. monetary system to a consortium of twelve private banks collectively known as the Federal Reserve System or “The Fed”. This system allows The Fed to print money This means that a group of private banks are authorized to create money out of nothing, and lend it to the government with interest that has to be repaid by the American people through the income tax.
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08-03-2006, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by TheYellowDog
Ha, skateboarding, no gas, but it's illegal everywhere.
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LOL! Pedestrians, small animals, and society at large is much safer if I am not on a skateboard. |
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