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Under 3 in Alabama.
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Originally Posted by HURRICANEBOB
Come still further south and you can buy gas for $2.83 to $2.99. News reports are saying we have a tropical storm in the Gulf that will probably become a hurricane. Employees have already left the oil wells and refineries but the news tells us that this will not impact the price of gas.
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Hopefully we'll get one of those sometime before its too late.
Andrew
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If gas was mandated to be sold at no more than $1.50 a gallon, wouldn't it mean that: (I know impossible but....)
1. People would have more money to spend on other stuff, adding fuel to the economy as more goods might be bought.
2. When goods are bought, more state sales taxes are paid, so states would get more from consumers and need less from the fed budget. Manufacturers would earn more, profit more, and so pay more into fed and state taxes helping both levels with more income to reduce deficits.
3. People would travel more, and so add more miles to their car, so it would get old faster, and they'd buy a new one sooner that would probably be more efficient, ergo, less gas used, and more environmentally friendly.
4. Why not encourage folks to use more gas, and drive since we mandate low emmission fuels and the govt also sets better, cleaner auto pollution standards all the time. When people drive, they put money in the economy.
I just don't get the Obama thought that higher gas prices will force us all to buy ecologically friendly cars. When was the last time you saw a plumber, carpenter, painter, HVAC, or electric repairman show up in a Chevy Volt 1/2 Pickup Truck or Van? When was the last time you saw someone towing a boat with a Prius?
Hey Obama.....does Caterpillar offer a hybrid bulldozer??????? Ya think that might slow construction down a bit?
I mean really, based on horsepower and torque, I'd need 4 Prius's to tow my boat all harnessed up as a pull team. :-)
How long before Obama mandates HYBRID OUTBOARD engines, part internal combustion and part trolling motor.
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Becaause there is a back door deal.If gas was mandated to be sold at no more than $1.50 a gallon, wouldn't it mean that: (I know impossible but....)
1. People would have more money to spend on other stuff, adding fuel to the economy as more goods might be bought.
2. When goods are bought, more state sales taxes are paid, so states would get more from consumers and need less from the fed budget. Manufacturers would earn more, profit more, and so pay more into fed and state taxes helping both levels with more income to reduce deficits.
3. People would travel more, and so add more miles to their car, so it would get old faster, and they'd buy a new one sooner that would probably be more efficient, ergo, less gas used, and more environmentally friendly.
4. Why not encourage folks to use more gas, and drive since we mandate low emmission fuels and the govt also sets better, cleaner auto pollution standards all the time. When people drive, they put money in the economy.
I just don't get the Obama thought that higher gas prices will force us all to buy ecologically friendly cars. When was the last time you saw a plumber, carpenter, painter, HVAC, or electric repairman show up in a Chevy Volt 1/2 Pickup Truck or Van? When was the last time you saw someone towing a boat with a Prius?
Hey Obama.....does Caterpillar offer a hybrid bulldozer??????? Ya think that might slow construction down a bit?
I mean really, based on horsepower and torque, I'd need 4 Prius's to tow my boat all harnessed up as a pull team. :-)
How long before Obama mandates HYBRID OUTBOARD engines, part internal combustion and part trolling motor.
Reduce their pay, but keep the retirement benefits as an incentive to get out of office sooner.
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NO, it means refiners, who are PRIVATE businesses, would ship their oil overseas and sell it WHERE they can make the most money.If gas was mandated to be sold at no more than $1.50 a gallon, wouldn't it mean that: (I know impossible but....)
1. People would have more money to spend on other stuff, adding fuel to the economy as more goods might be bought.
2. When goods are bought, more state sales taxes are paid, so states would get more from consumers and need less from the fed budget. Manufacturers would earn more, profit more, and so pay more into fed and state taxes helping both levels with more income to reduce deficits.
3. People would travel more, and so add more miles to their car, so it would get old faster, and they'd buy a new one sooner that would probably be more efficient, ergo, less gas used, and more environmentally friendly.
4. Why not encourage folks to use more gas, and drive since we mandate low emmission fuels and the govt also sets better, cleaner auto pollution standards all the time. When people drive, they put money in the economy.
I just don't get the Obama thought that higher gas prices will force us all to buy ecologically friendly cars. When was the last time you saw a plumber, carpenter, painter, HVAC, or electric repairman show up in a Chevy Volt 1/2 Pickup Truck or Van? When was the last time you saw someone towing a boat with a Prius?
Hey Obama.....does Caterpillar offer a hybrid bulldozer??????? Ya think that might slow construction down a bit?
I mean really, based on horsepower and torque, I'd need 4 Prius's to tow my boat all harnessed up as a pull team. :-)
How long before Obama mandates HYBRID OUTBOARD engines, part internal combustion and part trolling motor.
Government MANDATES are not what we need.
Later,
Geo
Well alrighty then.. You might want to cut back on the coffee dude.
BTW, Geo, you started this thread by recommending solutions that all would have to be Governmental mandates to enact.
and instill a 4 year term limit.
Get rid of all lobbying
Get rid of all congressional benefits
Get rid of all congressional retirement benefits
People don't pass laws, governments do
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I agree with the get rid of lobbying congressional benefits and retirement.
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Ryan, all teachers,Law Enforcement,and firefighters will then work 30 years and be WalMart greeters.
Just kidding,man,just kidding.
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