I don't believe you know the 'truth' either!
It isn't just one thing that drives gas prices up. It is politics and the oil companies whom make a profit off of every barrel and the refineries IN THE USA. It is only when we go beyond our refineries capacity to produce enough oil, that we buy from foreign countries like in the Middle East.
Do your homework before you come on here and complain about what you obviously know little about. The war is not about oil. It is about getting a country under control so we can continue to buy oil from them. We Americans still rely on too much oil and can't seem to live without it so far. Once we finally figure out that we CAN use other sources for our needs, then only then, will you find us letting your countries over there go to hell.
Here is some reading for you. Yes, it is CNN, but I don't see your links to anything better:
http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/17/news/economy/refineries/index.htm
http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/10/news/economy/eia_fuels/index.htm?postversion=2007041112
2007-05-03 18:55:00
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answered by Twisted Maggie 6
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likely lol , it purely relies upon which reason they offer us this time for it.earlier it develop into because the fee of oil going up.Now their saying fee of oil, is only a small result.Then it develop into the hurricanes which i can comprehend.Then it develop into for replacing the blends from iciness to summer season and the opposite for later contained in the three hundred and sixty 5 days.And on an internet site i develop into reading in addition they reported that, opec develop into purposly reducing production with the help of like a million million barrels an afternoon.which may then stress up call for.(so as that they are paying fewer human beings to paintings, yet getting tripple the income lower back it no extra.)that would not, make every person pick to extend call for.in addition they use the scarce tactic, the position they imagine they're going to have a scarcity so as that they jack up prices extra in any case.and each and each and every 3 hundred and sixty 5 days they keep rasing it,and rasing it So from is seams like no man or woman truly is conscious, you'll listen about one mission then a week later, the fee drives up and theres no explination.the united stateshas a oil reserve with thousands of thousands and if no extra crammed with oil.and they are contantly searching new places with a lot of oil,purely seams like opec purely needs to make money. the authorities might want to some how, placed a cap on the % they can make (opec,marathon,bp ect) as income,because its distinctly a lot a monopoly.I dont see why giving them extra money because its fairly low, enables with this so reported as :scarcity".some imagine it has to do something with pres. Bush, yet im no longer certain will be achievable, yet im no longer going there.yet i am going to assert venezeula has oil yet because their president(Chavez) hates Bush,so as that they decline to do any organisation.good luck on finding out the genuine answer, i imagine it would pi** alot of persons off, if we ever truly discovered out.base line, someones getting wealthy on the expence of others,on a neccesity and many that can't arise with the money for it.Like i discussed, OPEC and the better gas station organizations are a monopoly in theirselfs.because we don't have the different source and they have us with the help of the balls, regardless of they say, is going.
2016-11-25 01:01:23
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answered by ? 4
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I am thinking that because of all the damage that has been done to the environment from gas emissions, that oil companies are feeling the heat and that plans are being made to hopefully phase out gas completely for a more environmental friendly and cheaper means of fuel, because it has been proven that gas is not the only means of getting motors running. So, they, the gas companies are going to grab as much money as they can. I would love to see these companies brought down to their chins, never mind knees. One can but hope.
2007-05-04 06:50:08
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answered by Lynn C 1
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The real reason is international accords beyond ordinary citizens' control are keeping them high. Also, international competition is getting fiercer for petroleum (In particular as China and India grows). Resources are also depleting and it's probably a good thing. The age of petroleum is coming to an end.
2007-05-03 18:31:07
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answered by Anonymous
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oil is high today because of international fear of availability (let's go ethanol). The other reason is refiner have decided not to expand capacity and our now in some sort of maintenance cycle to drive up the price - (lets go hydrogen cars)
2007-05-03 18:22:27
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answered by Anonymous
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Because WE are using too much of it. If we started driving LESS- it would force the price of gas- DOWN. But, we keep paying the higher & HIGHER prices- so the cost of gas will countinue to go up...
2007-05-03 18:54:24
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answered by Joseph, II 7
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Summer=travel time=ripoff the consumer!!!
2007-05-03 18:20:11
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answered by 1Penguins1 3
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