how much longer do you think..............?

Question

..........the society of the united states is going to put up with 3.00 + a gallon for gas,Illegitimate taxes,and various loophole laws designed to keep the majority of the people at minimum income left after basic bills.

Answer 1

For as long as it works....and unfortunately we are still buying the gas....

Answer 2

Sounds very much like the Workers' Manifesto that you are preaching. Kindly explain your" illegitimate Taxes? Which loopholes keep the majority at minimum income?. As long as the country does not explore for oil within the 3 mile limit and the Congress goes thru the worst energy bill ever conceived, we will continue to pay $ 3.00 plus for gas.

Answer 3

Gas will get progressively more expensive since the supply is limited but the demand is going up by the day. Also the oil companies are making record profits when their product is in such high demand. Soon you will see the government increase the tax on gas to encourage people to shift to alternate fuels and help pay down the deficit and the debt.

As for jobs, our economy is doing about the best one can expect, but keep in mind that under the new WTO globalization regime most US companies are already heading out the door to low tax, low wage destinations overseas. It is no more just manufacturing jobs that are disappearing from USA but also jobs across the board. Our savings rate is almost zero so there is little that the average consumer can do other than watch these events.

Answer 4

$3 gas, illegitimate tax (which I can only assume means that you are a libertarian of sorts), loophole laws?

The less something is supplied to the consumer, prices will increase. OPEC countries decide on how much to supply because they control a large stock of oil in the world. This is so that they quell fluctuations in the market. And because the oil is a base commodity (i.e. its fluctuations can disrupt stability in other commodities and behaviour of equity traders), there is huge pressure on OPEC to stabilise prices. Their functionality has come under question - for instance, under the 1973 oil crisis. Russia, North Sea, and others also play a role in oil supply, but with OPEC members controlling some two-thirds of oil reserves they basically call the shots. It is a collusive act (which can be considered illegal), but it provides for a stable world economy.

Prices will go up. It is stupid to think that they won't. There is no endless supply of oil. It is not renewable. Some time ago Americans paid some $1.50 for gas (gasoline, liquid fuel, fractioned oil, petrol), so there is an upward trend - there always will be. Any fluctuation to a lower price is just that: a fluctuation. Prices will go up.

It's an addiction and over-reliance on a liquid that took many millions of years to form. And with all addicts pre-rehap, they will deny any addiction, deny any detrimental influence, deny any lack of control. But when prices go up, as they eventually will and do, the lack of control is there for all to see.

Solution to the problem. Realisation. To realise that oil isn't limitless. Forget Global Warming. It doesn't hit the heart as much as the price inflation hits the wallet. There is an huge presence of environmentalists - their cause is just, but futile. I'm all for saving our beautiful planet - definitely more so than evangelicals who would rather rid the world of homosexuals - but must they hark on about the weather with its hurricanes, tornadoes, and cyclones (all the same thing, of course). No. You attack the wallet. Because that is what counts. I care for no morality in this matter because it is irrelevant. Money talks.

So it is good that prices increase where people can't afford it. It opens the market. The market to renewables. Thereby removing the indoctrination that this world has on oil.

There is a similarly huge problem with obesity in the west. McDonalds, KFC, Burger King: these outlets supply food at exceptionally low prices. And here yet again is an example of an addiction. If prices were to decrease for oil, with the taxes rescinded, the addiction continues. Prices have decreased for food in fast food outlets or have stemmed inflation compared to other goods in the market. Amazingly low prices for unhealthy food. Not good for the society as a whole (regarding its health). Lower prices for oil? What would the conscience of that be? Think short-term, then long-term.

Pick the former then you, the pessimist, are ignorant to the steeper mountain to climb.

Pick the latter then you, the optimist, are what this world needs to the survival of our society.

Answer 5

It's going to get a lot worse before it gets better! There will be ten dollar a gallon gas bills and lines to get it! Pay scales will be cut back and most will lose their jobs! Prices of necessities will double and yet there will be shortages everywhere! Taxes will climb for the rank and file but the rich will continue to receive tax cuts! Prepare for rolling black outs and brown outs where they barely provide enough power to run your fridge! Drought conditions will mean water rationing of the worst kind! Crime will climb although they will have more police on the payrolls than ever in all of history! Bankruptcy will be denied to the common person yet corporations will find it a common practice for their operations! Martial law will be declared through out the land and the military check points will be the norm!

Answer 6

$3.00 a gallon for gas is a bargain. Check out gas prices in the rest of the world. As for keeping people at minimum incomes, people mostly keep themselves there by not getting a proper education and learning appropriate job skills.

Answer 7

How much longer??

Four more inches!!!!


Whoops, been with the marching band too long. SHut up, clams!

Oh, you mean the high gas prices.
Everyone just shut up. We had known this was coming for more than 30 years - apparently the gas wars of 1974 taught us nothing about conserving energy and switching to more fuel efficient vehicles, learning how to fight for, build, and use better public transportation, and better fuel and energy alternatives. How much of you doing the b****ing have solar panels, let alone skylights on your homes? How many of you ride the bus?
I may be guilty of driving a full-size pickup truck around town, but my errands are down the street, I am done in an hour. I have been recycling newspapers, aluminum cans, plastic and glass bottles, and aluminum foil for about 25 years now. I buy my clothes at thrift stores. I compost my organic materials and plant a garden every spring. I volunteer at my community college greenhouses starting plants and trees for the plant sale every spring. I pick up and recycle all manner of items I find walking my dogs around the block, including jewelry, clothing, household items, and all kinds of junk. I make quilts from scrap fabric pieces, for crying out loud. I have been doing my part all this time getting used to the idea of high gas prices.
I paid attention the first time around and changed my ways a long time ago ---why didn't any of you?

Answer 8

in Los Angeles there have been a few days in which most people boycotted the gas. if that happened for two days across the country they would go back to the old prices. and just think about it all the gas companies are paying is $30 a barrel because they have contracts so there is no reason for the increase, it could actually rune the economy of the US.

Answer 9

Try going to another country and you'll shut your trap.

In Jamaica, gas is over $50 US currency a gallon, and the average yearly income is about $7000.

Even our poorest live in luxury compared to much of the world. If your head isn't crawling with lice and malaria isn't a major concern for you and your children are immunized and are ensured an education-- you have nothing to complain about. Americans have insatiable appetites for luxury and can't stand the thought of not being able to drive a new car every year or own the latest plasma TV or cell phone gadget. Makes me ill.

Answer 10

Bush is not the problem. The war is not the problem. I'm tired of ppl criticizing him for him doing the country good than bad. We would have had atleast 5 more buildings demolished by terrorists if we all just stood around and watched. If ppl were on his side with the war than maybe we could finish it quicker and gas will go back to normal price!
Until then, that's america's criticizers punishment...

Answer 11

As long as we continue to buy it at this price they will keep charging it. I used to think it was related to political parties. I'm not so sure now. It would be nice to be able to afford a "green" car, but we're stuck in a vacuum. Let's all ride our bikes to work or take the bus for a week. Prices are driven by demand.