Gas prices

dgage said:
Republicans control senate. Republicans control the Supreme Court. Immigrants causing inflation…nice Republican sound bite. The conspiracy theories run strong in this one.

And to get the label correct when you attack me, I’m not a democrat, I’m independent. Anti-Republican due to the attack on voting, which to me is the more important amendment though I’m also a gun owner.
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You can call your self whatever you want-- your a liberal, your positions betray you. Keep voting like your probably doing and you wont have those guns long. You need you get off the MSM & face reality- Republicans are not attacking voting, thats all in your mind. Talk about conspiracy theories--GEEZ

Republicans control the Senate you say- when you talk like that who in their right mind will take you seriously?
I feel sorry for you if you think the chief justice is a republican / conservative-- look at his track record
 
opie said:
since when?
Hey better than progressive if you don't mind me asking what attack on building pacifically are you speaking of? And
not for long if some have their way
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Republicans control the Senate since there are several democrats who have been voting along Republican lines.

And even though I’m for science and vaccines, the Democratic party is frustrating. I don’t agree with many of the Republican talking points but they are very focused and have a very strong base. Democrats don’t have any real focus and therefore no real strength. Many people vote democrat because the Republican Party has gone far to one side though of course Democrats have their own far side. I wish there was a centrist party so we could start to focus and come together. But the two party system has been like this in the US for several hundred years, what’s happening now is nothing new.

For some, I thought that was the standard operating procedure in this thread recently. If we don’t agree, you must be a liberal or pansy or some other label. Thanks for not attacking Opie. :) Small wins.

I am one that wants gun control but it pisses me off to no end when they start discussing bans. Shut up about bans and let’s just see if we can get some better gun control that still allows responsible gun owners to have guns.
 
luckydawg said:
You can call your self whatever you want-- your a liberal, your positions betray you. Keep voting like your probably doing and you wont have those guns long. You need you get off the MSM & face reality- Republicans are not attacking voting, thats all in your mind. Talk about conspiracy theories--GEEZ

Republicans control the Senate you say- when you talk like that who in their right mind will take you seriously?
I feel sorry for you if you think the chief justice is a republican / conservative-- look at his track record
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Definitely trying to make it harder for people to vote in more populous counties. It would be different if the focus was on making sure only registered voters could vote but that isn’t the case. Take a look at a map of the US and it is easy to see the most populous cities vote Democrat and Republicans largely control the rural vote. If you make it harder for one party to vote, you increase your chances of staying in power. And the Democrats and Republicans both do their best to stay in power, the Republicans are just better at it.

No one worries about what the House does because the Democrats aren’t able to get anything through the Senate without a lot of work and compromise. They don’t control the Senate, even if technically the VP is a tie breaker according to law.
 
dgage said:
And the Democrats and Republicans both do their best to stay in power, the Republicans are just better at it.
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In case you dont know-- the House is controlled by democrats & so is the white house. Only on one issue one time has one democrat not voted along party lines in the senate-- where as republicans constantly have defectors-- collins, murkosky, & romney will side with libz most of the time on critical issues
 
luckydawg said:
There you go again with another one of you conspiracy theories
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Last year there were many laws enacted to restrict voting laws and there are more in line for legislation this year. There are also many laws in most states for enacting more expansive voting laws with many states having both restrictive and expansive voting laws in the queue. It will be interesting to see which laws actually get enacted.

Voting Laws Roundup: February 2022 | Brennan Center for Justice
 
luckydawg said:
In case you dont know-- the House is controlled by democrats & so is the white house. Only on one issue one time has one democrat not voted along party lines in the senate-- where as republicans constantly have defectors-- collins, murkosky, & romney will side with libz most of the time on critical issues
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That won’t be the case later this year. Republicans will control the House and Senate again. And they will certainly control the White House in 2024. Inevitable after Covid caused so many issues that we’re still dealing with and then of course the Russian invasion added on to everything.
 
So what can be done to reduce gas prices?

Federal gas taxes are near 20 cents and most states have tax rates over 30 cents. The Biden administration could work with Congress to rescind the Federal gas taxes while working with states to enact similar measures though some states have already rescinded their gasoline taxes for a period of time.

Short term of course the US govt could release gas from the petroleum reserves but that would be very short term savings.

The administration could work with other countries to increase production.

The other fairly quick solution would be to roll back to the winter gas blend.

The Keystone XL pipeline and other domestic programs to increase production would take at least a year to provide any relief.

Are there any other solutions out there?
 
dgage said:
So what can be done to reduce gas prices?

Federal gas taxes are near 20 cents and most states have tax rates over 30 cents. The Biden administration could work with Congress to rescind the Federal gas taxes while working with states to enact similar measures though some states have already rescinded their gasoline taxes for a period of time.

Short term of course the US govt could release gas from the petroleum reserves but that would be very short term savings.

The administration could work with other countries to increase production.

The other fairly quick solution would be to roll back to the winter gas blend.

The Keystone XL pipeline and other domestic programs to increase production would take at least a year to provide any relief.

Are there any other solutions out there?
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Increase oil production here in the us.

I dont like the strategic oil reserve idea because i feel like those in charge would be less likely to replace what they released. You see how loosly they spend our tax dollars, so it makes ya wander about replacing the oil.

Working with other countries to get oil from is not going to do much good for the usa. Not good for energy independence.

One problem is, is that some folks want to rid us of fossil fuels. And rely on green energy. Maybe green energy could assist the power grid but its cant be the only way we get power.

Keep in mind that other countries dont give a rats asss about going green. They love coal...cuz its cheap.

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dgage said:
So what can be done to reduce gas prices?

Federal gas taxes are near 20 cents and most states have tax rates over 30 cents. The Biden administration could work with Congress to rescind the Federal gas taxes while working with states to enact similar measures though some states have already rescinded their gasoline taxes for a period of time.

Short term of course the US govt could release gas from the petroleum reserves but that would be very short term savings.

The administration could work with other countries to increase production.

The other fairly quick solution would be to roll back to the winter gas blend.

The Keystone XL pipeline and other domestic programs to increase production would take at least a year to provide any relief.

Are there any other solutions out there?
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Well prior to 1/20/21 America was energy independent- was even exporting oil. America has enough oil if it wants to drill to supply all of our needs.
There is your answer. And the KXL pipeline would be on line by now if it wasn't whacked.
 
luckydawg said:
Well prior to 1/20/21 America was energy independent- was even exporting oil. America has enough oil if it wants to drill to supply all of our needs.
There is your answer. And the KXL pipeline would be on line by now if it wasn't whacked.
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I'm willing to bet all of those "KEEP IT IN THE GROUND!!!!" protesters are now the biggest whiners about $6 a gallon gas. :laughing:
 
It wont be long ( maybe less than a year ) and we will be talking about todays prices as

The good ole days
 
98CayenneTA said:
Do you think gas prices would be the same under Trump?
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I think the price might be close but Trump would have already rolled back the taxes at the Federal level and likely forced the states to follow suit. The reality is that there are at least 3 reasons that have affected prices. I’d also have to assume the response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would be different but I’m not sure the end result would be materially different.

1. Summer blend always results in higher summer prices.
2. Increased demand for gas, normal summer increase plus the Covid increase due to some not traveling much last year.
3. Russian invasion and the decision to boycott Russian oil. This is the largest reason for the high gas prices. Hurting long-term but will have long-term geopolitical impacts with Russia having less global influence and control. Even if Russia takes over the Ukraine, that decision may back fire on them in the long-term in terms of their influence and control.
 
luckydawg said:
Well prior to 1/20/21 America was energy independent- was even exporting oil. America has enough oil if it wants to drill to supply all of our needs.
There is your answer. And the KXL pipeline would be on line by now if it wasn't whacked.
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The US has definitely increased refining capacity since 2010 but we still import different petroleum products, especially crude oil since we now have so much refining capacity. And of course, we now export quite a bit of refined products.

There was some conjecture on whether Keystone tar sands oil would even be refined in the US since it is such a dirty and abrasive product, it would cause a lot of wear and tear on the equipment. But it would be another source of energy.
 
opie said:
Increase oil production here in the us.
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Looking at the comments from the large oil companies, they don’t plan on any more than 5-7% increase this year. They all seem to be taking a long-term stance and don’t like making adjustments to short-term inflationary causes.
Calls to increase US oil production mostly getting shrugs for now - FreightWaves

opie said:
I dont like the strategic oil reserve idea because i feel like those in charge would be less likely to replace what they released. You see how loosly they spend our tax dollars, so it makes ya wander about replacing the oil.
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I agree.

opie said:
One problem is, is that some folks want to rid us of fossil fuels. And rely on green energy. Maybe green energy could assist the power grid but its cant be the only way we get power.
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We’re in a transition period and the shift away from fossil fuels needs to happen long-term but it won’t happen over night. Green energy needs a lot of technological growth in supporting areas before it will be ready to take over. Same way with the shift to electric cars; they’re getting better but aren’t ready to replace ICE vehicles yet.
 
Forced transition is what our elected globalist leaders are doing
I dont care about anything "green" & if I did have an inkling before, forcing it on me has had a negative effect.

Get me a "green" car that I can travel like my gas car-- any distance any time, for less than 40K ( affordable ) & I am on board
 
luckydawg said:
Well prior to 1/20/21 America was energy independent- was even exporting oil. America has enough oil if it wants to drill to supply all of our needs.
There is your answer. And the KXL pipeline would be on line by now if it wasn't whacked.
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Just facts right here...how and why would any American let this happen

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98CayenneTA said:
Do you think gas prices would be the same under Trump?
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What could have Trump done to keep it lower? Gas is crazy expensive across the globe due to recession and war…. Maybe cap gas tax but we would just pay it somewhere else.


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Coatingsarecrack said:
What could have Trump done to keep it lower? Gas is crazy expensive across the globe due to recession and war…. Maybe cap gas tax but we would just pay it somewhere else.


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Not a Trump fan but I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t have hit our oil sector in the knee caps on his very first day like this guy did, pretty sure the Saudis would at least return his call unlike this guy and I’m pretty sure he’d go less than 118 days without doing an interview. I think Trump would be more available for questions which brings pressure and with him being narcissistic I’d bet he’d at least try to do something. This current administration keeps telling us don’t believe what your eyes see and nobody I know gets any hope or inspiration from Biden
 
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