OK, go back to the days when Oil and Gas prices were dictated by the producer and end-line users, the prices were set by supply and demand! What we have now are Futures Markets that are being set up by Wall Street. Would'nt you love to have an "expert" publish an article on your stock that causes them to shoot up where they have never been? Thats what I see happening with Oil and Gas Futures. You give the Office of the President too much credit if you think he can controll Wall Street. Another factor is that everyone wants cheap gas, get over it, we have had free play with decades of low cost fuels and now we are forced to do something about it. How about building more refineries, the Government has made that nearly impossible with the laws that are on the books today, DEQ, EPA and a hundred other agencies are in place to prevent commerce! These agencies have to shut down the very things that we need to be building right now, just so the can justify their existence. We had cheap Oil in the 80s and 90s, cheap enough that tens of thousands of well were plugged and abandoned. The small producer was shutting down and the Big companies were busy buying up the small producers. And this was mainly on Clintons watch, you have to be a real assclown to blame Bush for all that has come down the pike. On a plus side, we are now seeing a push towards Hybrid Vehicles with more on the way. BTW, I pay $2.20 for gas for my truck and If I shop $2.15 for diesel for the motorhome.
I'm driving my old gasser truck. This is highway robbery for real!! :MAD :BLEEP: |oo
