It's already $4.06 here...we'll probably hit $5 by summer....fml

 

Wow...I would of thought that gas prices would be lower in AK. Does AK refine much oil there?

 

Higher the price, the less people drive that don't have to, and the less traffic I'll have to deal with.

Adrianspeeder

 

We refine SOOOO MUCH! We literally have 2 refineries with an hour of us, and soldotna/kenai have the highest gas prices on the road system. Anchorage runs 40cents cheaper and they use our gas!

The reason it's so jacked is city taxes on gas stations. They also tax Tesoro and BP, so they add those prices to the fuel...

The cheapest gas I've seen in the last 2 years was $3.40 in Fairbanks. I can't remember it being under $3.50 for the last year.

Ya'll in the Lower 48 can just suck it...





j/k

 

Yep, live today, the past has nothing to do with the present or the future, nothing to learn at all.
The ultra right wing mantra, "Wassa behind me isa no important! Rear view mirrors are for sissies!! That damn Obama, kissing up to the middle east is the root of all our troubles."

 

It's $.21 per gallon here in MA. STATE tax alone. I'd imagine it's similar around the country.

We all know that anything that our government ties to do to punish the oil companies will be effectively ducked by them and will hit the consumer squarely in the wallet. Businesses can't survive if they can't pass on erroneous expences on to the consumer.

I've heard it suggested that there be a suspention or lowering of the gas tax to ease the burden on consumers. Fat chance of that ever happening. This is another example of how our "representatives" don't really care so much about the people they supposedly represent, but about how much revenue the can generate to grease the palms of their "friends".



People can look back at the last guy all they want. The fact is, right here, right now, people and businesses are being forced to wade through an ever thickening pool of burden. I hear it said that the economy is recovering. This is the exact opposite of what I see with my own two eyes. These high gas prices, and the prospect that they will continue to increase, just add to the burdens that we are already facing.

 

Gas prices are heavily influenced by taxes.

If gas prices are high in your state like they are in mine (California), it's mostly because your taxes at the pump are higher than other states.

In my state, the sales tax on gas includes the federal tax. So basically, we get taxed on a tax.

Taxes on a gallon of gas far exceed the oil company profits.

 

Exactly.

When we hear of 'recovery', it is frequently an over-hyping of some statistic that briefly moved upward, while ignoring 10 equally important statistics that moved downward.

Basically, I've not seen much if any improvement, and the economy is very vulnerable. A big increase in energy costs is going to hurt.

 

I'll drive a truck no matter what gas prices are. I work from home most days, and my wife rides a bicycle to work. My 2008 has only 20,000 miles on it, so that is less than 10k per year. If we user he vehicle more, those miles may be as few as 5k per year. I may find a set of 17" wheels to replace my 20" wheels though.

I bought my truck when gas peaked in July of 2008, and at $5/gal I may upgrade to a new 2012 if the dealer lots are over stocked.

 

Wit,

Most of what you've stated doesn't have a "last guy" or "this guy" stamped on it. It does have a "govt. out of control" stamp on it. The donkeys and the elephants are only fighting to see who controls the dollar flow from the people. Matters little who's in control, it's the pork they "eat" when they gain control. Back to an idea introduced many threads ago........ term limits, NO MORE career politicians, dislodge them from a separate pension plan. Take away the lifetime salaries, make them live like the majority because that is who they SHOULD be serving.

FYI: NC gasoline tax hovering at 31 cents per gallon. Probably in the top 15 nationally.

 

http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/03/1...ex.html?hpt=T2

"Groundhog day' ... lmao


MGD

 

I already pay 4.19 at one gas station I go to $5 doesn't seem like that much of a stretch.

 

You don't just transition from oil to alternative energy overnight. You have to invest in all energy sources, not just alternative, to get off oil. The dolts in DC will never get that.

 

I personally would never drive an econobox around for the sake of safety and comfort. I see higher gas prices as a way for me to upgrade vehicles cheap.

People don't want gas guzzling trucks and sports cars when gas gets too expensive. They are all out buying their little Priuses then.

Supply and demand! When gas goes up, there is a huge supply of unwanted trucks and I am there to pick them up for pennies on the dollar! When prices go down, people then want their comfy vehicles back and the price goes up on them then!!!

When gas peaked at around $4.50 a gallon, I saw 3 & 4 year old trucks sell for $5000 at auction.

 

I will say that when I toured Europe last fall I did not see one F150 the whole trip. Admittedly, I spend most of the time in large cities.