$ 6.40 per gallon
...of water ! People are not complaining about paying $ 1.19 for 24 ounces of water in a store. That equals about 5 cents an ounce. There are 128 ounces in a gallon for those who attended school before 1969 when the schools went NEA/union/communist. ~ .05 X 128 = $ 6.40.
The price of gasoline is less than it was in 1974 in today's dollars. See attached link above.
Why don't we see hearings on the price gouging of water? Water costs about 2 cents a gallon at the tap. That would be about a 99% profit margin. Gasoline companies make about an 8% profit
There are alternatives to purchasing gasoline or driving a car. Walking, riding a bicycle, car pooling, public transportation, moving, working at home or on a farm. The real underlying agenda is to socialize or nationalize (control) a private company. This is communism.
posted by Chief RZ @ 19.4.06
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Yes, it was about $5 the last time I was in Europe, around 2000. No, I don't either, but it is about the same as always, just goes up and down with natural supply and demand. I do remember the large number of huge SUVs built in the last five years. I bought one that gets 30 MPG and am glad I did.
t.l.-- It is a matter of comfort.
9,000 miles a year/30MPG=300 gal X $3 per gal = $900 per year. Automobiles cost $20-30,000. I pay $50 to $60 per month for cable. That is $600-720 a year. We used to receive TV "free"! It is a bit of perspective, like the water example. Yes, people will modify their behaviors based on cost, unless someone proposes "gas stamps" again. Remember them? I saw a picture of them in a newspaper in the mid 70s -- for "poor" people who "had to get to work". That was the final straw that broke the camel for me.
Ever since, I have been pasionate about personal responsibility and working for your own living!
t.l. -- I just talked with some people from Florida. Their water bill averages $300 per month. Our city is raising revenue by raising our water fees in yesterday's paper. I can live without gas, but not water. This is a form of blackmail. Taxation without representation. We have no vote on this scam.
I'm looking up the Senator's retirement fund. CEOs earn in the millions. This is a case of socialists attempting to 'equalize' salaries. Of course, the proletariat in USSR made 10 times as much as the 'workers'.
Chief, Good write up. I have a correction to note:
That equals about 5 cents an ounce. There are 128 ounces in a gallon for those who attended school before 1969 when the schools went NEA/union/communist. ~ .05 X 128 = $ 6.40.
The word "before"... I think you intended "after".
TL: Even if the CEO's and the exCEO's received NOTHING... gas prices wouldn't change by a penny. These people (the CEO's) work hard to increase the profits for the shareholders. They are compensated thusly. Does some of it "feel" unfair to you? Perhaps you should try to spend a few weeks in their shoes. Most of them work amazing hours and are extremely good at what they do. Like Michael Jordan... these CEO's turn businesses around from failure to success and are rewarded. If you did that, you'd get a reward too.
Seth- My sentence structure may be a bit confusing. Of course I mean to communicate that 1969 was about the last time real education went on in the public school (and the NEA/union/communist agenda began). I visually saw the contrast between my university's yearbooks 1968 and 1969.
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