time to panic? gas $4 a gallon by spring.

[Midway ®]

Why would I have a problem with that? I just wanted to know if you are authentic.

[gatorback]

Just asking. You know I am right about the demand side.

[Midway ®]

You may be right about demand pushing up the price of whatever the heck you call that stuff you buy as fuel for your turbo F-350 4X4 duely with gooseneck horse trailer, but that portion of the demand that represents non commercial usage is negligible, therefore invalidating your original point.

[gatorback]

Mitway:  I was taught as a child about a fuzzy guy, called Market Will Bear. basically, fuel prices, including diesel are set at a level which maximises oil company profits. NOTE that this is not necessarily the same as maximising gas STATION profits, which are actually very slim.

You see Mid. being the player that you are, you will pay what the market will bear.  You will not bear what the market wiill not bear...you admit that  like 3 posts ago (See ECO101 above).  The Real Deal here Midway, is in the hands of the oil company and you are are Not the hero here.  What's in it for you?  Higher prices.  W h y?  Cuz they can get it . >>>  . < Period.  Sorry .M.   We are all feeling it.

[Ocklawaha]

The solution to this is simple. Simply make development of alternate fuels illegal. Make the sale or trade of alternative fuels illegal. Possession should get you 30 days in the County lock up. Then help all of the Latin American Countries plant sugar cane, corn etc... Now build the office towers in Colombia and let the Colombians distribute the stuff, under the new free trade acts. The comical part of this is, the price would tumble. You'd be able to buy any amout of fuel down at the corner or at your local high school or college. For the unemployed, more opportunities would come about in getting Homeland security and police to lock up as many of the dealers as they could catch. There'd be enough fines to pay off the national debit 3x over. We'd be floating in fuel again, and the mid-East would be out of our lives. Gotta love my Colombian's!

Ocklawaha

[gatorback]

You cannot dismiss the coal fire plant we have on the north side--that's a low sulfur coal fire plant byt the way...if the mass transit system in jax just used that there'd be no dependency on OPAC.

[RiversideGator]

http://www.youtube.com/v/6BiVP1JVCGU

Yeah.  That is representative of the US economy.   

How about the people sitting around in those homeless camps go buy a paper and look through the help wanted ads.  Jobs are plentiful.

Typical of you to fall for anti-American BBC agitprop, Stephen.

BTW, still waiting for my apology from you.

[reednavy]

Oh lord y'all stop. I know we can disagree, but there is no need to get personal, grow up.

[gatorback]

Here's one for the boys -- the Americans.

[gatorback]

While not uncommon at Bush's old home, more protesters call for war crimes on "your" boy Stephen?  lol 

[RiversideGator]

who is 'my' boy?

The only guy Ive liked over the past 8 years has been Al Gore.

Just as have most conservatives.   

[gatorback]

who is 'my' boy?

The only guy Ive liked over the past 8 years has been Al Gore.

So you've flip flopped on Obama?  This is all I seem to do lately.  If Billary doesn't get the nomination then I guess I flip flop to Obama?  No.  No.

[gatorback]

So you want to  be a flipper flopper.  Okay.


http://www.youtube.com/v/ToQbeBC_fOI

[raheem942]

the only way to drive prices down is for the goverment to promote no drive days(enviormental days)

and if the goverment encourage people to sell there stocks in oil compaines..the prices will fall as a resulte..of decreased stock value will drive prices back to 2.50

[gatorback]

ok back to focus on this thread would anybody considering buying a car not get the Smart car? Sis drove one the other day and said it's lovely