What are you paying for a gallon of gas? In the area of New York where i live we are around $4.00 a Gallon. Today i filled my little Honda Accord just under 13 gallons $52.00 this is getting crazy a few Years ago $12.00 to $15.00 would fill a car of this size with no problem. When do we as citizens fight back and take a stand? My thoughts are that we all whom are effected by this ever growing money hungry oil industry should for at least a week or two just come to a complete stop ( No Driving of any sort even if it means not going to work ) I know this might not sound logical but when it comes down to it and you think about it if all vehicles came to a complete stop the oil would build up so fast on them they would be looking to give it away. I'm not saying that I'm looking to get free oil i am just stating that if they are hurting that bad that the price needs to continue to climb every few days then we need to give them a break so we can get a break. With that said what are you paying for a gallon of gas? & what are your thoughts on this ever Wallet Draining oil industry?
$4.22/gallon... Premium Unleaded... Studio City, California. Needed gas and got pwned at the pump. I'm barely even driving these days cause I get annoyed with having to pay gas prices. I'd rather use my money on other things... GRR. I'd like to wish away all the oil in the world... but we're so damn dependent on it.... and imagine what oil prices will be when were almost out...
Okey, let's see... The gas price for standard unleaded '95' gas is 13.29SEK per litre. 1 gallon = 3.785 litre 1 dollar = 5.99 SEK That would give me a gas price in Sweden of about $ 8.39 / gallon... (Guess why I'm looking for a EV conversion kit to my car! )
I filled my car up the other day, $84.00!! UNBLEIEVABLE - How do people make it? Today 3.500 Yesterday 3.499 One Week Ago 3.370 One Month Ago 3.187 One Year Ago 2.853
That means in India, Petrol is 20% more expensive.. US has a per capita GDP of around $45000 and India has a per capita GDP of around $1000. For US citizens, compared to their incomes, cost of fuel is much much lesser.
In the UK it is about £1.13 a litre So there is 3.785 litres in a US gallon, so I pay £4.28 Current converion at time of post is $1.95 to every £1.00 So I pay $8.35 per gallon. So all in all I don't see why your complaining, there is much more room for raising you gas prices yet
My point in complaining is due to the fact that these gas prices ( not just ours but every-one's ) keep getting higher & higher and pay rates are staying the same. Single people still living home with Mom & Dad may not have a problem with over priced oil. But i can tell you that if you have a family and/or live on your own. It starts to become harder & harder to keep up with bills around the House when you are paying $52.00 to $82.00 to fill a 13 gallon gas tank.
For me the price is just a bit less than it is in NY - about 3.79/gal for lowest grade. You are right about the impact on people, but I think a one week boycott would do nothing, and would be hard to get people involved in. Rather than think small quick hit, think longer term. This is the kind of issue that had to happen before people would seriously consider alternative fuels. It's going to take some time, but now there will come some viable alternatives.
As much as I don't want to get into politics on this forums seeing as how I'm new here and discussing politics seems to make one unpopular very fast anywhere, I want to say a few things on this issue. The biggest reason oil prices are going up is because of speculation. The "war on terror", i.e. the US trying to force other countries to become "allies" because they are refusing to take the dollar for oil. Google Iran Oil Bourse. They're next sadly. Of course, the major politicians have their wealth in oil. Bush, Cheney, Clinton, and most other major politicians except for a few good ones. Yes, there are good politicians that actually talk the talk AND walk the walk. Taxes on oil. Large oil companies buying up and stalling next generation technology that will make us less dependent on fossil fuels. There is a wealth of information about why gas prices, and the US economy, are so bad right now. A major factor is this administrations over-spending. I mean $1 BILLION+ A DAY!? What the hell are they spending it on! Anyway, this is what I've seen and these are my opinions and even some facts thrown in for good measure.