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Posted by paul on May 23, 2004 at 15:32:43 from (66.60.196.155):
In Reply to: Re: Re: E85 posted by bo on May 23, 2004 at 13:25:55:
With inflation from the 1960's, I hear gas at $2.00 a gallon is a bargin actually compared to other products. I pay more (almost double actually) in fuel taxes now than dad paid for gas at the pump 40 years ago. I think energy prices will keep up with inflation, so I think we are doing ok. The problem is the uncertainty in the market, and the sudden spurts in increases. A pair of jeans goes up a little every year. Fuel prices make dramatic increases every 5 years or so. An obvious way to lower fuel prices is to allow more refineries to be built in the USA, and allow more exploration & drilling for oil in this country. Hummm, seems a certain segment of our USA society will _not_ allow that in _their_ back yard - while tooling around in their SUV's. That's my take on the problem, and who I would blame. :) Not that I think our current situation is actually bad - if we can stablize the insecurity in the future of liquid fuels...... Current prices are a shock, but not a bad deal. Tough for me, farming relies on a lot of fuel, a lot of bulk heavy transportation, and fert made from some fuels. But still, fuel prices are still not out of line with blue jeans & hamburgers.... It would be nice if we relied more on our own resources & people & ecconomy for all those products - from jeans to fuel - tho. We are selling ourselves to the world market. I'm on board that train too, but don't know if it's such a good destination. :) --->Paul
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