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Anyone capable of discussing gas without politics? Anyone?

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This is crazy. How can prices fall from 4 $ a gallon to 2 $ a gallon in eight weeks. Does it lift the economy? Is it a measure cup for OPEC to see how
low they can lower the barrel of crude oil before starting to jack up the price again. Its just not right to me. Exxon reports a 12 billion dollar profit in the 3rd quarter. And all of this just happening before the election. Go figure.
 
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Gas today @ $1.99 a gallon

Just had a crazy thought today while I was filling up in C-bus for $1.99 a gallon.

Did you ever think that the OPEC ers manipulated the price to influence the election? Think if gas was something like $6.00 a gallon would that help Barak Obama in the election? Think that people might be fed up with the economy and look more towards the promised "Change"?

With gas at $2.00 a gallon is McCain more like to get the nod based upon the fact that the economy may show signs of getting better and maybe just maybe things aren't what they appeared to be?

I do not have an answer and maybe it was posted on this thread earlier, but I was just thinking out loud. Maybe I am a complete dumb a&% but what do you all think?
 
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kippy1040;1313473; said:
This is crazy. How can prices fall from 4 $ a gallon to 2 $ a gallon in eight weeks. Does it lift the economy? Is it a measure cup for OPEC to see how
low they can lower the barrel of crude oil before starting to jack up the price again. Its just not right to me. Exxon reports a 12 billion dollar profit in the 3rd quarter. And all of this just happening before the election. Go figure.
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consider weaker world demand
the "strengthening" of the dollar
USDEUR - United States Dollar in?Euro - Google Finance

exxon paid an effective rated of 47% taxes. if you want to lower gas look at that. their margin was about 18% before taxes and less than 10% after taxes, granted connoco and chevron had identical numbers (% wise) on lesser sales...
 
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Apache;1313484; said:
Just had a crazy thought today while I was filling up in C-bus for $1.99 a gallon.

Did you ever think that the OPEC ers manipulated the price to influence the election? Think if gas was something like $6.00 a gallon would that help Barak Obama in the election? Think that people might be fed up with the economy and look more towards the promised "Change"?

With gas at $2.00 a gallon is McCain more like to get the nod based upon the fact that the economy may show signs of getting better and maybe just maybe things aren't what they appeared to be?

I do not have an answer and maybe it was posted on this thread earlier, but I was just thinking out loud. Maybe I am a complete dumb a&% but what do you all think?
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I think most people understand that gas is down because world need is down. No one has any money to spend and that includes retailers who need goods shipped to them by using precious gasoline.

Gas being down right now may be a small benefit to us, but its a sign the economy is the tank and on the edge of implosion.
 
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