Closing Arguments: Your Thoughts on Four Dollar Gas

my first concern is who is making all the money follow the trail.-----next why after approx 40 years since oil embargo 1972 i cannot believe do we not have far more efficient vehicles--we can get from other countryies but run into all kinds of government roadblocks---if a country as brazil can do away with foreign dependance--why cannot the usa--government is too involved in everything with worthless controlls and has never invested enough in alternate fuels--now we have no other choice as we are facing economic ruin.

It will go higher; plan for the flood so you don't drown.

On the other hand, it is clearly a bubble in the making. It's probably safe to short oil at $150/barrel but I'll probably wait until $175/barrel.

I would like to know what have our Political leaders been doing before we had a Presidential race? We rely on the people we vote for to look after our interests and we always find that all too often its their own interests their looking after? Somebody sold the American people out, how did we get so dependent on foreign oil? All our leaders do is talk about it during campaigns, and as soon as their elected they cave in to special interests leaving the American people feeling out in the cold.Personally I have had enough of Politicians, enough talk lets see some action!

It Stinks....peoples salaries are not keeping up with the high prices at the pump. Something has to give before a civil war starts in the United States over oil prices.

We should be drilling in ANWR and off both coasts. I hope everyone now sees the need for an active energy program. If they don't see the need I hope they will get a picture of the porcupine caribou and gaze at it dreamily when they pay their bills.

karen
we had cars in the fifties that got around 40 to 45 miles per gallon this when gas was 27 cents a gallon yet todad 30 mpg is supposed to be super.

what a crock the oil companies have controlled our government as do other special interests

spugee
we need better fuel mileage and alternate fuels as oil is a limited fuel source

The problem is not the oil companies, its all those fat little do nothing politicians in Washington getting in the way of the people that make things happen.

it is called political prostitution plain and simple

Rodney, you sound like an econerd. Why don't you wish in one hand and poop in the other and tell me which one fills up first.

Gas prices are a part of the cost of Iraq War:

Aside from the over 4,000 dead and tens of thousands of US troops injured--let alone their "uninjured" relatives the flawed invasion has other costs.

One other example of the economic burden of the flawed invasion of Iraq. Our military presence in Iraq alone accounts for almost 10% of US consumption. Summarized from AP:

The U.S. consumes about 21 million of the world demand of 86 million barrels of oil per day.

The Defense Department is the nation's single largest user of energy. At 1.6 million gallons a day in Iraq, the war alone accounts for over 7.6% of US demand. If we were to account for total military, let alone government usage we would be over 10% at least.

Getting out of Iraq would cut our consumption almost 10% and likely cut prices too. Iraq is guaranteed consumption at this point.

There was no Al-Qaeda in Iraq until we went then and opened up the borders. Iran was a power but it was contained by Iraq. Sadam was a dictator with evil crazies related and working with him but his people didn't live in the hell that exists now or over the past few years.

[Put that in your pipe and smoke it.]

spugee
if you had a car that gets 100 mpg it would be same as paying1.00 per gallon.
german company will produce a car diesel 120 to 157 mpg --try to bring it into this country--and yes it will run on vegi oil.all the drilling in alaska would put a bandaid on for approx 15 years.and then what

There are 65 years of known recoverable oil reserves in the 48 contiguous states. This does not include oil shale(150 years) or an elephant field just found in the Dakotas. It might lower the price per gallon if we used this.

Rodney, if you want one, you buy one. Don't foist your fantasies on me.

Mr Coffee, we are in Iraq, we are winning, and the price of oil has nothing to do with it. Refold your tin hat for a better fit.

mr coffee
bush senior should have taken his son behind the woodshed when young----senior knew the consequenses if he invaded iraq--his son has proved he was right

I can walk to practically every place where I need to be. We WILL do so. In addition, I am using a motorcycle to get around. I just hate to see so many people suffering. It is not just lower class that is being affected. This is hurting middle-class America!

spurge
what are you driving--one of those super trucks7 mpg.

Rodney, I try to increase my carbon footprint every day.

go for it