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5 Ways Government Could Cut Gasoline Prices Quickly
Investor's Business Daily ^ | 03/08/2012 | John Merline

Posted on 03/08/2012 7:41:05 AM PST by IBD editorial writer

When President Obama talks about today's sky-high gasoline prices, he almost always laments that there's little anyone can do in the short term to bring them down.

"There is no silver bullet" is his common refrain, one he used again at his press conference on Tuesday.

But as gasoline prices reach historic highs — they've shot up more than 28 cents a gallon in just the past month — the government could make a dent.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.investors.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government
KEYWORDS: gasoline; obama; oil; regulations
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To: Sarajevo

Like that graphic.

Cal, Ill, NY with the high prices.

Baraq’s folks getting the squeeze.


21 posted on 03/08/2012 4:43:55 PM PST by nascarnation (DEFEAT BARAQ 2012 DEPORT BARAQ 2013)
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To: IBD editorial writer

Why not offer companies incentives to have their millions of employees, who sit at a desk all day, using a computer and telephone, to do it at home?

We have the technology right here, right now.

It would not only save tens of billions of gallons of fuel, but would eliminate much of the traffic on our roads.

Is this just too damn simple?


22 posted on 03/08/2012 4:45:50 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Kaslin

Ah, I did not know that. Thanks for the info.


23 posted on 03/09/2012 2:25:37 AM PST by sthguard (The DNC theme song: "All You Need is Guv")
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