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John H
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Fuel Prices Feeding GOP Greed?
On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 00:05:19 GMT,
(Steven
Shelikoff) wrote:
On 04 Mar 2004 23:22:18 GMT,
(JAXAshby) wrote:
Consumer prices for gasoline are up sharply, without any apparent
reason.
gas prices are up because crude oil is priced in US dollars, and the US dollar
is falling relative to Euros etc.
That's not the only reason. Also included are a very cold winter in the
NE and the switch to different gas formulation. The reasons are very
apparent.
But adding to your point, just wait and see how much it'll cost you to
fill your boat when OPEC prices oil in Euros. Sailing will become a lot
more popular.
Steve
In 1990, I would have paid about $7.50 to fill the tank on my
motorcycle in the USA. In Germany I paid about $15 to fill the same
tank. In the Netherlands I paid about $25 to fill the tank, and in
Sweden I paid about $55 to fill the tank. We don't have much to
complain about.
I suppose the governments in all those other countries were run by
conservatives who were pocketing the excess profits.
John H
On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!
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