2006-09-21 14:08:22 · 10 answers · asked by danielle r 1 in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
That isn't the job of our govenment. It's free enterprise. The government shouldn't step in and take away freedoms just because some people don't like it.
2006-09-21 14:14:15 · answer #1 · answered by TheAllKnowingFizz 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you expect the government to come and wipe your bottom also? Why don't you do something about gas prices? Use less, research the cost of continuing the present usage, find other resources for oil such as oil shales, allow exploration and refining of the US oil caches. Stop moaning and get up and express your unhappiness through action. Look into speculation markets and figure out why this is allowed. Neither the government, nor the corporations are totally at fault concerning gas and oil prices. There are many factors. Start small. Start with yourself.
2006-09-21 14:19:47 · answer #2 · answered by Answergirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say that we have to be thankful that we are not paying the prices that Canada and the rest of the world is paying for gas these days. We have it cheaper. Believe me.
2006-09-21 14:24:05 · answer #3 · answered by Art The Wise 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because our current government is owned by the gasoline industry. High prices benefit them. Plus, they can raise the prices high, then reduce them a little before elections to get votes.
Feel manipulated? You should.
2006-09-21 14:17:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because oil is a commodity traded on the open market. However, I have wished it would be taken out of commdity status and treated as the energy source it is (like electric).
2006-09-21 14:18:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The government doesn't set the price for a barrel of oil.
2006-09-21 14:16:14 · answer #6 · answered by tsopolly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they can but remember a Texas oil man is running our country right now
2006-09-21 14:16:21 · answer #7 · answered by jojo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you ask a government to make all your problems go away, you'll just end up being a slave. life is hard sometimes, and so am i.
2006-09-21 14:17:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they're too rich to think about the poor persons struggles.
2006-09-21 14:12:48 · answer #9 · answered by Cutie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they are making money off of you
2006-09-21 14:15:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋