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Easy prediction here: oil companies about to be accused of gouging
The Orange County Register blog Orange Punch ^
| 2-17-2012
| Mark Landsbaum
Posted on 02/17/2012 1:26:00 PM PST by landsbaum
Gasoline prices are on their way up again.
So too is the ire of gasoline purchasers who skipped Econ 101 in school...
(Excerpt) Read more at orangepunch.ocregister.com ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Politics; Travel
KEYWORDS: barackobama; drilling; gasprices; oil
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posted on
02/17/2012 1:26:05 PM PST
by
landsbaum
To: landsbaum
“So too is the ire of gasoline purchasers who skipped Econ 101 in school...”
Let’s face it, those who skipped would have received an “F” in it.
After all, math is NOT the friend of liberals.
Even dead simple economics math.
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posted on
02/17/2012 1:33:38 PM PST
by
Da Coyote
To: landsbaum
So it goes to $5 then in September it magically goes “down” to $4.00. Americans are stupid enough to think “Wow! Obama just lowered prices by a dollar!” End of story.
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posted on
02/17/2012 1:34:56 PM PST
by
albie
To: landsbaum
(Excerpt) Gouging? So how much do make per click from Free Republic's traffic?
For the awesome task of providing your opinion elsewhere?
Doesn't that kind of mean that you suck and are a blogpimp?
Or am I reading this wrong?
To: landsbaum
...the ire of gasoline purchasers who skipped Econ 101 in school...They also skipped how NOT to elect rectal orifice politicians who cancel pipelines that could lower gas prices.
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posted on
02/17/2012 1:38:33 PM PST
by
GoldenPup
To: landsbaum
Well, if Obama allowed drilling, and hadn’t killed the Keystone XL after sittting on it for three years [But.. he didn’t ave time to review it! they claim] we’d be better off.
BUT, no energy policy other than -apparently- “Buy a Volt!” and other greenie platitudes equals higher fuel costs.
And when fuel costs more, groceries and other vital supplies cost more.
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posted on
02/17/2012 1:41:06 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(You will never defeat Bok Choy!)
To: landsbaum
Of course they will be. That's straight from the Obama playbook. Once gas hits $4 a gallon, Obama will give a speech, demanding investigations, new regulations and massive tax increases on the industry to make sure they pay “their fair share”. Then when Republicans don't go along, he will claim that they are now responsible for the gas prices and his administration bares no responsibility because they tried. He might even send his OWS crew out to protest in front of gas stations. (and of course the MSM will parrot everything as the Gospel)
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02/17/2012 1:41:54 PM PST
by
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posted on
02/17/2012 1:44:01 PM PST
by
DJ MacWoW
(America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
To: landsbaum
that could cause a shortage
To: humblegunner
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posted on
02/17/2012 2:13:34 PM PST
by
Irenic
To: landsbaum
The biggest gougers are the tax and spend rats. Saudis are the gougers in charge of oil over $35 a barrel.
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posted on
02/17/2012 2:16:29 PM PST
by
mountainlion
(I am voting for Sarah after getting screwed again by the DC Thugs.)
To: Irenic
Read carefully.
I made no criticism of the excerpting.
If the blogtard has a point, he can make it here.
No? He should make it elsewhere and charge us for it? Really?
Screw that and him.
To: landsbaum
If they were genuinely, truly concerned about the gas price at the pump, they could always lower the taxes.
Didn't think so.
Instead they will vilify Big Oil, as usual. Never Big Gov.
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posted on
02/17/2012 2:17:33 PM PST
by
BitWielder1
(Corporate Profits are better than Government Waste)
To: landsbaum
The "evil oil company" meme runs deep in our marxist-lite culture. A friend of mine -- good Republican and small businessman (owns a hardware store and does plumbing) is convinced the oil companies run the country. Nothing I say will change his mind.
Obama will get a lot of traction out of demonizing Big Oil. It's a perennial crowd-pleaser here.
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posted on
02/17/2012 2:20:08 PM PST
by
BfloGuy
(The final outcome of the credit expansion is general impoverishment.)
To: landsbaum
Gasoline exports are at an all time high while they are closing refineries.
I guess price manipulation was in Econ 102
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posted on
02/17/2012 2:54:29 PM PST
by
Tulkas
To: GoldenPup
Has anyone checked Apple’s ROI recently. Talk about gouging. How much does it cost to produce a CD with Windows on it? How much does MS charge for it?
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posted on
02/17/2012 3:13:16 PM PST
by
RGF
To: landsbaum
The prices above were shown on SF KTVU this morning. They are blocking the prices of the higher grades which were over $5/gallon.
Remember the hate America Enviros have wanted $5/gallon for gas for years. If our economy was recovering, this will drive a wooden stake into its heart!
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posted on
02/21/2012 11:10:19 AM PST
by
Grampa Dave
(ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION IS DESTROYING AMERICA-LOOK AT WHAT IT DID TO THE WHITE HOUSE!)
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