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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | reditorun - 2014-12-24 10:09 AM Right after Christmas thousands of oilfield workers are going to be laid off right here in our area. Its very sad. I would rather pay more for fuel.
Oh no how scary, where is this happening at? I agree I rather pay more to keep these family's going. |
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Location: Kansas | Gas was $1.48 last night. |
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| Southtxponygirl - 2014-12-24 8:21 AM
reditorun - 2014-12-24 10:09 AM Right after Christmas thousands of oilfield workers are going to be laid off right here in our area. Its very sad. I would rather pay more for fuel.
Oh no how scary, where is this happening at? I agree I rather pay more to keep these family's going.
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| I wish diesel would align prices with gasoline like a very few short years ago. |
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| $2.43 gas
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Location: Florida | Diesel is less refined, and cheaper to make. I wonder if the price is so much higher because they know truckers have no choice but to pay it. It is a total rip off. This is where our government should step in and protect us from price fixing. De-regulation of the corporations is what is causing the huge gap in wealth. Oil companies are making huge profits, workers are being laid off and no one is doing anything to control it. Last week the banking industry got another bill attached to the budget to allow them to resume doing one ot the things that caused the collapse and recession. Where are our Senators and Representatives? Don't they care? |
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Location: Florida | Diesel is less refined, and cheaper to make. I wonder if the price is so much higher because they know truckers have no choice but to pay it. It is a total rip off. This is where our government should step in and protect us from price fixing. De-regulation of the corporations is what is causing the huge gap in wealth. Oil companies are making huge profits, workers are being laid off and no one is doing anything to control it. Last week the banking industry got another bill attached to the budget to allow them to resume doing one of the things that caused the collapse and recession. Where are our Senators and Representatives? Don't they care? |
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Location: North of the 49th Parallel | foundation horse - 2014-12-23 3:44 AM RocketPilot - 2014-12-22 10:23 PM bccanchaser16 - 2014-12-22 3:19 PM Gas is $3.34 and diesel is still $4.29. Still a lot cheaper than what it was. Where are you? Your prices are alot higher than here. I saw unleaded for 1.95 and diesel for 2.90. in the Dallas area.
Yes, I'm in Canada. Alberta to be specific. And those prices are in gallons. |
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Location: North Texas | Vickie - 2014-12-26 10:57 AM Diesel is less refined, and cheaper to make. I wonder if the price is so much higher because they know truckers have no choice but to pay it. It is a total rip off. This is where our government should step in and protect us from price fixing. De-regulation of the corporations is what is causing the huge gap in wealth. Oil companies are making huge profits, workers are being laid off and no one is doing anything to control it. Last week the banking industry got another bill attached to the budget to allow them to resume doing one ot the things that caused the collapse and recession. Where are our Senators and Representatives? Don't they care?
In regards to the highlighted you would have been correct up until 1 Jan 2006 or 07 (I can't remember which year 06 I believe) when America's wonder (NOT) EPA declared that Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel i.e. ULSD Fuel be mandated for ALL Diesel operating on road in The United States. This immediately jumped the price of Diesel via going from a by product of Gasoline Refining to causing Diesel Fuel to become more refined in its own production run.
The next highlight: Do you believe 7-9 cents per gallon of fuel sold is 'huge profit'?
Do you not believe in Free Market i.e. Free Enterprise?
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Location: SE Missouri | foundation horse - 2014-12-27 7:31 AM
Vickie - 2014-12-26 10:57 AM Diesel is less refined, and cheaper to make. I wonder if the price is so much higher because they know truckers have no choice but to pay it. It is a total rip off. This is where our government should step in and protect us from price fixing. De-regulation of the corporations is what is causing the huge gap in wealth. Oil companies are making huge profits, workers are being laid off and no one is doing anything to control it. Last week the banking industry got another bill attached to the budget to allow them to resume doing one ot the things that caused the collapse and recession. Where are our Senators and Representatives? Don't they care?
In regards to the highlighted you would have been correct up until 1 Jan 2006 or 07 (I can't remember which year 06 I believe) when America's wonder (NOT) EPA declared that Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel i.e. ULSD Fuel be mandated for ALL Diesel operating on road in The United States. This immediately jumped the price of Diesel via going from a by product of Gasoline Refining to causing Diesel Fuel to become more refined in its own production run.
The next highlight: Do you believe 7-9 cents per gallon of fuel sold is 'huge profit'?
Do you not believe in Free Market i.e. Free Enterprise?
If companies don't make profits no one gets hired!! Also, what do people do when they are making lots of money? They feel safe to SPEND lots of money that benefits even more industries... We need American owned companies to stay in the game and make money and hire Americans.
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| The pipeline needs to go through. The US has plenty of oil we just need the government and tree hugged to allow us to get it. It's so frustrating. |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | foundation horse - 2014-12-27 7:31 AM Vickie - 2014-12-26 10:57 AM Diesel is less refined, and cheaper to make. I wonder if the price is so much higher because they know truckers have no choice but to pay it. It is a total rip off. This is where our government should step in and protect us from price fixing. De-regulation of the corporations is what is causing the huge gap in wealth. Oil companies are making huge profits, workers are being laid off and no one is doing anything to control it. Last week the banking industry got another bill attached to the budget to allow them to resume doing one ot the things that caused the collapse and recession. Where are our Senators and Representatives? Don't they care?
In regards to the highlighted you would have been correct up until 1 Jan 2006 or 07 (I can't remember which year 06 I believe) when America's wonder (NOT) EPA declared that Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel i.e. ULSD Fuel be mandated for ALL Diesel operating on road in The United States. This immediately jumped the price of Diesel via going from a by product of Gasoline Refining to causing Diesel Fuel to become more refined in its own production run.
The next highlight: Do you believe 7-9 cents per gallon of fuel sold is 'huge profit'?
Do you not believe in Free Market i.e. Free Enterprise?
Correct. Plus in most places, taxes are higher on diesel, so there ya go. It's not the companies making it, it's the government. |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | This might be a bit OT, but I think it's almost funny how Obozo uses "low gasoline prices" as an accomplishment of his administration. Can anyone tell me how his administration was able to bring this about? It seems to me one of his goals was to create an environment where all energy prices are high, thus forcing a conversion to "alternative" energy. |
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