The price of oil has risen in the recent days and immediately some gas companies raise their prices. They never paid an increased rate for the gas in their tanks they just increased the price. Do you think they are gouging the consumer. Should the consumer boycott those stations? Check out your neighborhood gas stations.
2007-10-16 10:14:31 · 10 answers · asked by marian g 2 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
There is one thing you can do to stop that. In my province we decided to set up a utility board to regulate the price of gas. Twice a month( on the 1st and the 15th) they adjust the price based on world markets. In the past 6 years, only once the price of gas was jacked up unreasonably high. And that was during hurricane Rita and Katrina.
So, get together with some people, get a petition started up and present it to your local government.
2007-10-16 10:55:22 · answer #1 · answered by kenoplayer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the oil companys are gouging the consumer as much as they can. it may be a little better at the moment if you consider that oil is curently some where around $85 a barral where back in may it was about $73 a barral. but fule prices are a good bit lower then they were back in may. but still bp can post a $4 billion profet...
2007-10-16 17:26:53 · answer #2 · answered by jedidiaha 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In England, when the first Iraq vs Allies conflict started, Texaco petrol stations raised the price of fuel immediately, I have not given them a penny since.
2007-10-20 17:14:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As LONG as we keep guzzling Gas like there was NO tomorrow, then the price of Gas will GO UP- like there's no tomorrow... The MORE Dependent we make ourselves on the Oil Companies- the HIGHER we'll "jump"- when they say so. Rocket Science- this isn't.
2007-10-16 18:46:18 · answer #4 · answered by Joseph, II 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
happens every time the usa starts sabre rattling.you have oilmen in the white house with friends in the oil industry so all the u.s. administration has to do is make threats against a middle east country or instigate something in the middle east and the oil speculators bid up the price of oil and king george and chaney get big kick backs.
2007-10-16 18:00:25 · answer #5 · answered by #1 NFL FAN 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boycott them all you want. Where will you buy gas?
it won't be long until the lower priced stations run out of gas, then what will you do?
2007-10-16 17:23:23 · answer #6 · answered by Barry auh2o 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are a candlestick maker. The price of wax doubles overnight. Do you charge more for your wax candles or sell them at the old price?
2007-10-16 18:14:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this morning $1.48 and this afternoon $1.84....now you don't think this is gouging, do you......? the gas aged at least 6 hrs in the tank...
2007-10-16 18:06:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i guess so... who knows the economy changes rapidly.
2007-10-16 17:22:58 · answer #9 · answered by Phil the Yahoo! Answers Master 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have seen nothing yet.
2007-10-16 18:30:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋