kelsielee

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Atlanta
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:55:27 PM
Since refiners are losing money and consumers are paying more for gas than last year, the only happy groups are the oil companies and the speculators. They seem to be making out just fine.
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Pete12

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Albany
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:22:50 PM
I agree with Enorms.
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cpl11787

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Minnesota
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 5:39:53 PM
Why did it go up 12 cents for a couple of days and then go back down?
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ENORMS

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Colorado
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 8:27:08 AM
The speculators keep pushing up the price of oil until it kills the economy and puts more people out of work.
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boutmuet

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Orange County
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Message Posted: Mar 14, 2010 7:40:20 AM
China is a weak reason to explain why we are paying over 1$ a gallon compared to last year. Did China's consumption really improve that much in 6 months?
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SBlouch

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San Antonio
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Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:40:41 PM
Why are gas prices going up again...because those who have it can rise the prices.
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DrCashFlow

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Massachusetts
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Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:37:38 PM
refineries changing over to summer mixes.
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jenks121

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Akron
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Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 2:10:44 PM
They're blaming it on the toyotas. Gas pedal sticks, wasting gas!!!
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civicdutie

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Rochester
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Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:04:32 PM
I don't think it is a supply issue; part of it is switching to summer-blend in most of the country and the rest is pure speculation.
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amerk73

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Dallas
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Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 11:34:56 AM
they want to make more money
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ENORMS

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Colorado
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Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:32:57 AM
The speculators keep pushing up the price of oil until it kills the economy and puts more people out of work.
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DerHahn

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Illinois
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Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 10:10:21 AM
if we drive less the price goes up to keep the profit margin, if we drive more the price goes up due to "demand". we're screwed either way.
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thecomposer

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Ontario
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Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:26:36 AM
They have to pay off their Lamborghini's so they raise the prices.
No really
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coughlin

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San Jose
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Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:26:19 AM
A buddy of mine, Jerry Malloy, used to say: "If it rains too much .... the price of corn goes up. If it doesn't rain enough .... the price of corn goes up."
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ArmydudeNC

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North Carolina
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Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 6:50:03 AM
Must be because we're not driving as much that the oil companies feel we need to pay more to maintain their profit margin.
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CobraLeader

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New Jersey
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Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:09:46 AM
... And the answer that gas prices are up again is that the GREEDY SPECULATORS have ripped us off to the tune of $40.00 per barrel. ...
... Get rid of the speculators and the price per gallon gets much more reasonable. ...
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OnTheWater

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Orange County
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Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 12:00:59 AM
As every person so far has stated here it's 100% pure Greed!!! Just wait though our economy is going to get worse than it already is and then they will realized that they screwed up!!
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jimgraham

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Akron
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 11:58:40 PM
If we all cut our driving in half, the price would double????
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PAborn54

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Milwaukee
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 11:51:37 PM
Easy answer - greedy bastards running the companies
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dbatw

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St. Louis
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 11:51:19 PM
much ado about nothing.... if you can't fix it, why wring your hands about it?
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Muke

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Virginia Beach
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 11:49:50 PM
Real reason no one will know.
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katiejayWV

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West Virginia
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 11:47:06 PM
Prices steady here.
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irated1

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Detroit
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 11:46:46 PM
Stupidest Q I've seen in the past week !! Of course they are , the economy is doing better for the speculators jumping in for the quick kill !!!
[Edited by: irated1 at 3/12/2010 11:56:23 PM EST]
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Bus561

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Lexington
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 11:42:58 PM
It is the same every spring, a bunch of unscrupulous, legal thieves that could care less about their fellow man, all for only their greed and gluttonry is why gasoline is going up.
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MiniFan

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California
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 11:41:16 PM
bec people are driving more??...always supply and demand if we cut demand, supply will go up and hopefully prices will fall
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jjw0608

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Milwaukee
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 11:38:57 PM
Yeah WHY?
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JettaKnight

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Toronto
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 11:36:40 PM
FastAndy Indianapolis "So gas goes up every spring is what they are saying even though we are driving less."
In other words: It's traditional to gouge drivers.
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planetmail

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Calgary
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 11:36:38 PM
any excuse
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AKmailman

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Alaska
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 11:33:12 PM
Any excuse to raise prices at the pump
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graceman

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Baltimore
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 11:29:15 PM
One answer, GREED!!!
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FastAndy

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Indianapolis
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Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 11:01:21 PM
So gas goes up every spring is what they are saying even though we are driving less.
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