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 | fitman (52)
05/17/2008 | Let's blame the guy who can't afford to get to work and his allies in the Democrat Party.
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Is it time for THE CHANGE YOU DESERVE ?
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 | sirvince (0)
05/17/2008 |  There are several contributing factors. Part of the problem is an increased global population using more oil than ever. Sure we can argue that OPEC is to blame; let us not forget to thank the US government for the weak dollar. Oh, and let us not forget to blame the oil companies for getting filthy stinking rich. Can you say $10 Billion in 1st Quarter? Will Americans continue to buy gas guzzling SUV's or make the switch to 35+ MPG fuel efficient vehicles? Forget about everyone not buying fuel on a coordinated day. That only encourages everyone to fuel up the following morning. Let's not wait for gas prices to reach seven dollars a gallon. You and I can control what you and I consume. I no longer make that extra trip to the market for an impulsive snack purchase. Make less trips and use your local metro transit system or carpool. Hopefully in two years we will have more electric fuel cell technology vehicles with zero emissions. Perhaps then we can smile at OPEC and say we have it covered!
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 | lmorovan (18)
05/17/2008 | We have the bad assumption that the government must get us what we want and as cheap as possible. We, the consumers, have no idea what makes the gas so pricey, but we demand it to be cheaper. How about doing something unnatural? Like saving gas? Like walking more? Like buying a bicycle for moving on the neighborhood? Like saving electricity and water? We are the worlds dest wasters of energy, and then we complain if it becomes more expensive.
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 | Wiseguy (52)
05/17/2008 | How much oil do We The People consume...its staggering.
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 | abichara (63)
05/17/2008 | This is part of the problem, but most of this is coming from the market trying to absorb new demand from the Middle East, China and India, which are all currently experiencing rapid growth rates. Also another reason why oil prices are going up is because of the weak dollar. The price for commodities like oil goes up whenever the dollar goes into a slump. That is the problem with a weak dollar, our money simply doesn't go as far as it once did. This also explains why the price of other goods like food is going up. The problem is partially a question of excess demand, but it is mostly a function of the weak dollar in my view.
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 | supremecritic (2)
09/15/2006 | stop moaning, there is a good reason oil is so expensive. anyway in the uk its about $9 a gallon and we get along fine. if oil is expensive your likely to use less of it.
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 | sixty7a (3)
08/21/2005 | Consumers have been buying bigger and bigger SUV's for years assuming gas would stay cheap forever. There has been very little done to promote other sources or transportation. This is what you get, deal with it!
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 | jamestkirk (24)
06/29/2004 | We are the ones who demand the gas. We are the ones who buy the SUV's. We are the ones who travel and take vacations. We are the ones who fly and take trains. Demand is up. Should we always believe that the supply stays the same?
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 | magellan (177)
06/28/2004 | US consumers are obviously responsible for a large portion of the demand for oil. But no organic increase in the level of demand could account for the increase we are seeing now. You could however argue that its the US consumer's (and economy's) insatiable demand for oil that influencing foreign policy in the region, thus causing the instability.
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 | eraser1997 (1)
06/28/2004 |  The greatest contributor of all the options on this list. There are two factors which would drive US demand. The first is if people begin driving more or consuming more per capita, the second is if the population growth simply results in more drivers. (Ok, so I'm ignoring industrial demand, but short of the transportation sector, most industries are becoming more efficient to the point where they need less energy to produce even more goods). Now, of the two factors above, there's a mix of both factors. A large part of the increase has been an increasing number of drivers. However, at the same time, light truck sales have increased from 20% of the market to 50-60%. Given an average fuel economy of half or less of that of cars, that's an automatic increase in demand of 30% for a constant number of drivers and miles. With drivers continuing to shun mass transit and choosing vehicles which get poor gas mileage over one with superior mileage and equal room (most midsize sedans match midsize SUVs for useable passenger volume) purely for style reasons, the blame lies largely with consumers. OPEC hasn't reduced output in recent years, and refining capacity would be sufficient if the status quo in terms of fuel economy had been maintained.
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