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I am completley lost on why gas prices keep going up?

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Year Unleaded Regular Gasoline, U.S. City Average Retail Price
(Nominal Cents per Gallon Including Taxes)
1976 January 60.5
1976 February 60
1976 March 59.4
1976 April 59.2
1976 May 60
1976 June 61.6
1976 July 62.3
1976 August 62.8
1976 September 63
1976 October 62.9
1976 November 62.9
1976 December 62.6
1976 Average 61.4
1977 January 62.7
1977 February 63.7
1977 March 64.3
1977 April 65.1
1977 May 65.9
1977 June 66.5
1977 July 66.7
1977 August 66.7
1977 September 66.6
1977 October 66.5
1977 November 66.4
1977 December 66.5
1977 Average 65.6
1978 January 64.8
1978 February 64.7
1978 March 64.7
1978 April 64.9
1978 May 65.5
1978 June 66.3
1978 July 67.4
1978 August 68.2
1978 September 68.8
1978 October 69
1978 November 69.5
1978 December 70.5
1978 Average 67
1979 January 71.6
1979 February 73
1979 March 75.5
1979 April 80.2
1979 May 84.4
1979 June 90.1
1979 July 94.9
1979 August 98.8
1979 September 102
1979 October 102.8
1979 November 104.1
1979 December 106.5
1979 Average 90.3
1980 January 113.1
1980 February 120.7
1980 March 125.2
1980 April 126.4
1980 May 126.6
1980 June 126.9
1980 July 127.1
1980 August 126.7
1980 September 125.7
1980 October 125
1980 November 125
1980 December 125.8
1980 Average 124.5
1981 January 129.8
1981 February 138.2
1981 March 141.7
1981 April 141.2
1981 May 140
1981 June 139.1
1981 July 138.2
1981 August 137.6
1981 September 137.6
1981 October 137.1
1981 November 136.9
1981 December 136.5
1981 Average 137.8
1982 January 135.8
1982 February 133.4
1982 March 128.4
1982 April 122.5
1982 May 123.7
1982 June 130.9
1982 July 133.1
1982 August 132.3
1982 September 130.7
1982 October 129.5
1982 November 128.3
1982 December 126
1982 Average 129.6
1983 January 123
1983 February 118.7
1983 March 115.2
1983 April 121.5
1983 May 125.9
1983 June 127.7
1983 July 128.8
1983 August 128.5
1983 September 127.4
1983 October 125.5
1983 November 124.1
1983 December 123.1
1983 Average 124.1
1984 January 121.6
1984 February 120.9
1984 March 121
1984 April 122.7
1984 May 123.6
1984 June 122.9
1984 July 121.2
1984 August 119.6
1984 September 120.3
1984 October 120.9
1984 November 120.7
1984 December 119.3
1984 Average 121.2
1985 January 114.8
1985 February 113.1
1985 March 115.9
1985 April 120.5
1985 May 123.1
1985 June 124.1
1985 July 124.2
1985 August 122.9
1985 September 121.6
1985 October 120.4
1985 November 120.7
1985 December 120.8
1985 Average 120.2
1986 January 119.4
1986 February 112
1986 March 98.1
1986 April 88.8
1986 May 92.3
1986 June 95.5
1986 July 89
1986 August 84.3
1986 September 86
1986 October 83.1
1986 November 82.1
1986 December 82.3
1986 Average 92.7
1987 January 86.2
1987 February 90.5
1987 March 91.2
1987 April 93.4
1987 May 94.1
1987 June 95.8
1987 July 97.1
1987 August 99.5
1987 September 99
1987 October 97.6
1987 November 97.6
1987 December 96.1
1987 Average 94.8
1988 January 93.3
1988 February 91.3
1988 March 90.4
1988 April 93
1988 May 95.5
1988 June 95.5
1988 July 96.7
1988 August 98.7
1988 September 97.4
1988 October 95.7
1988 November 94.9
1988 December 93
1988 Average 94.6
1989 January 91.8
1989 February 92.6
1989 March 94
1989 April 106.5
1989 May 111.9
1989 June 111.4
1989 July 109.2
1989 August 105.7
1989 September 102.9
1989 October 102.7
1989 November 99.9
1989 December 98
1989 Average 102.1
1990 January 104.2
1990 February 103.7
1990 March 102.3
1990 April 104.4
1990 May 106.1
1990 June 108.8
1990 July 108.4
1990 August 119
1990 September 129.4
1990 October 137.8
1990 November 137.7
1990 December 135.4
1990 Average 116.4
1991 January 124.7
1991 February 114.3
1991 March 108.2
1991 April 110.4
1991 May 115.6
1991 June 116
1991 July 112.7
1991 August 114
1991 September 114.3
1991 October 112.2
1991 November 113.4
1991 December 112.3
1991 Average 114
1992 January 107.3
1992 February 105.4
1992 March 105.8
1992 April 107.9
1992 May 113.6
1992 June 117.9
1992 July 117.5
1992 August 115.8
1992 September 115.8
1992 October 115.4
1992 November 115.9
1992 December 113.6
1992 Average 112.7
1993 January 111.7
1993 February 110.8
1993 March 109.8
1993 April 111.2
1993 May 112.9
1993 June 113
1993 July 110.9
1993 August 109.7
1993 September 108.5
1993 October 112.7
1993 November 111.3
1993 December 107
1993 Average 110.8
1994 January 104.3
1994 February 105.1
1994 March 104.5
1994 April 106.4
1994 May 108
1994 June 110.6
1994 July 113.6
1994 August 118.2
1994 September 117.7
1994 October 115.2
1994 November 116.3
1994 December 114.3
1994 Average 111.2
1995 January 112.9
1995 February 112
1995 March 111.5
1995 April 114
1995 May 120
1995 June 122.6
1995 July 119.5
1995 August 116.4
1995 September 114.8
1995 October 112.7
1995 November 110.1
1995 December 110.1
1995 Average 114.7
1996 January 112.9
1996 February 112.4
1996 March 116.2
1996 April 125.1
1996 May 132.3
1996 June 129.9
1996 July 127.2
1996 August 124
1996 September 123.4
1996 October 122.7
1996 November 125
1996 December 126
1996 Average 123.1
1997 January 126.1
1997 February 125.5
1997 March 123.5
1997 April 123.1
1997 May 122.6
1997 June 122.9
1997 July 120.5
1997 August 125.3
1997 September 127.7
1997 October 124.2
1997 November 121.3
1997 December 117.7
1997 Average 123.4
1998 January 113.1
1998 February 108.2
1998 March 104.1
1998 April 105.2
1998 May 109.2
1998 June 109.4
1998 July 107.9
1998 August 105.2
1998 September 103.3
1998 October 104.2
1998 November 102.8
1998 December 98.6
1998 Average 105.9
1999 January 97.2
1999 February 95.5
1999 March 99.1
1999 April 117.7
1999 May 117.8
1999 June 114.8
1999 July 118.9
1999 August 125.5
1999 September 128
1999 October 127.4
1999 November 126.4
1999 December 129.8
1999 Average 116.5
2000 January 130.1
2000 February 136.9
2000 March 154.1
2000 April 150.6
2000 May 149.8
2000 June 161.7
2000 July 159.3
2000 August 151
2000 September 158.2
2000 October 155.9
2000 November 155.5
2000 December 148.9
2000 Average 151
2001 January 147.2
2001 February 148.4
2001 March 144.7
2001 April 156.4
2001 May 172.9
2001 June 164
2001 July 148.2
2001 August 142.7
2001 September 153.1
2001 October 136.2
2001 November 126.3
2001 December 113.1
2001 Average 146.1
2002 January 113.9
2002 February 113
2002 March 124.1
2002 April 140.7
2002 May 142.1
2002 June 140.4
2002 July 141.2
2002 August 142.3
2002 September 142.2
2002 October 144.9
2002 November 144.8
2002 December 139.4
2002 Average 135.8
2003 January 147.3
2003 February 164.1
2003 March 174.8
2003 April 165.9
2003 May 154.2
2003 June 151.4
2003 July 152.4
2003 August 162.8
2003 September 172.8
2003 October 160.3
2003 November 153.5
2003 December 149.4
2003 Average 159.1
2004 January 159.2
2004 February 167.2
2004 March 176.6
2004 April 183.3
2004 May 200.9
2004 June 204.1
2004 July 193.9
2004 August 189.8
2004 September 189.1
2004 October 202.9
2004 November 201
2004 December 188.2
2004 Average 188
2005 January 182.3
2005 February 191.8
2005 March 206.5
2005 April 228.3
2005 May 221.6
2005 June 217.6
2005 July 231.6
2005 August 250.6
2005 September 292.7
2005 October 278.5
2005 November 234.3
2005 December 218.6
2005 Average 229.5
2006 January 231.5
2006 February 231
2006 March 240.1
2006 April 275.7
2006 May 294.7
2006 June 291.7
2006 July 299.9
2006 August 298.5
2006 September 258.9
2006 October 227.2
2006 November 224.1
2006 December 233.4
2006 Average 258.9
2007 January 227.4
2007 February 228.5
2007 March 259.2
2007 April 286
2007 May 313
2007 June 305.2
2007 July 296.1
2007 August 278.2
2007 September 278.9
2007 October 279.3
2007 November 306.9
2007 December 302
2007 Average 280.1
2008 January 304.7

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Went to $329.9 here in WV yesterday. Last week it was 319.9 they raised it to 329,9 for one day then lowered it back to 319.9. It is BS Robbery

hey i got an idea for an 11% decrease in gas prices....


stop marketing.....

why the crap do they need to advertise this mess. were all starving bc we have to buy this mess. its a need, not something that needs to have a 10+% markup for marketing...

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If you aren't going to eat it, don't kill it...
Take your kids along, I don't know where I'd be if my dad hadn't...

and someone explain to me again why gasoline isnt factored into the cost of living??? i dont exactly use my majic cape to fly to work in the morning. in my eyes it takes gas to live in this country. not like we have any decent public transportation or anything

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If you aren't going to eat it, don't kill it...
Take your kids along, I don't know where I'd be if my dad hadn't...

11% marketing is;
Delivery charge from refiner to terminal, cost plus margin.
Delivery charge from terminal to gas/c-store, cost plus margin.
Charge to customer at the store, cost plus margin.

Heard this morning that several c-stores are not able to pay (meet the draft
note at the bank for their deliveries) and are defaulting. Retailers are not the
ones making any money currently. (on rising prices)

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PeanutMan

The only people that have any control over this problem has no plans of doing anything about it. Our Government has sided with the oil companies and the Pharmacudical companies and are getting major money from them for their election runs and everyone knows you never bite the hand that feeds you. I gave up on the American people doing anything about it because they have proven that they cannot stick together on anything any more. The Government ignores us now because they know we cannot stick together and now they don't only ignore us but they fight among themselves on issues if anyone in Government even mentions doing anything that would be good for the country. We have Presidential Elections coming up in November and have no one running with enough backbone to do anything except line their pockets with GOLD while in office. I have watched these election campaigns carefully and while the republicans have settled on a candidate teh Democrats are going to fight to the bitter end. McCain will walk in Bush's footsteps about the war. He has mentioned the economy on several occassions but we all know what is controlling the economy which is fuel and medicines. In his speech last night while accepting the nomination spoke of alternative fuels but nothing pertaining to applying any kind of pressure on the Oil Companies. Means he has no idea what so ever on how to approach the economy issues. I have also been watching what the news calls Delegates and then mentions to powerful delegates which even if the people choose on candidate they want to run for office the Powerful Delegates can still over rule the people and run who they want to run. If that is the case why does anyone bother to vote when you have several powerful people that can just throw your vote out and put in who they please. Sounds to me like the vote of the people does not mean an Damn thing anymore. Now I don't claim to know all the much about all of this form of how they pick candidates by ignoring who the people want but to me it sounds like we have fallen under a DICTATORSHIP more than a DEMOCRACY.
It was also mentioned that some states were not even ready for the numbers of voters that turned out to vote last night. I think it's time to put a uniformed type of voting and it needs to be the same in every state instead of allowing each state to do it the way they want to. To easy to rig voting polls that way. Many states we still using paper ballots while others were using electronic voting machines. That is exactly how Bush won the first election was with ballot counting in Florida and was given the election even before all of the votes were counted. Now I think if there is going to be anything the people can do it is going to have to be now and this is the last time I am ever going to mention this.
Everyone on this web site address one issue and that is that if something is not done about fuel prices nothing can be done about the economy because fuel is the common denominator causing the economic problems. Fossil Fuels control how much you pay for 85% of what you buy from a piece of bubble gum to a house.
Okay , everyone on this web site also have many family members that are not on this site but own computers and all of those folks know other folks that also have computers. Everyone needs to get on the same page before they do anything and see if everyone can stick together on one issue. The Economy. If everyone that has a computer and is on the same page will sit down and address an email to their CONGRESS PERSON and then continue right on and address an email to their SENATORS on the same exact issue and in this email tell their elected officals that if their candidate does not have a 100% fool proof program to discuss in their speeches on how they intend on approaching the Issue of the high cost of Fossil Fuels and the major gouging profits being enjoyed by the oil companies they will not under any conditions get their vote it will have a major impact on what happens. If the people let the elected officials know that they are going to be watching very closely what positions their candidate takes on this issue believe me it will make a difference. I have hundreds of letters stored on my computers of letters I wrote and replies I got from the Senators and Congressmen and women I have written to and in many of those letters I have been told that if they would get more letters from their constituants they could get more done but they seldom have enough letters on issues to take action on bills going through the Congress. Well I do my part and I write. If your going to not write but sit and complain about the cost of Fossil Fuels you are part of the Problem and not part of the Solution. It is going to require a show of force if we want things to change in this country. If you don't want gasolene to be $4.00 a gallon in Spring then gather your flocks together and get writing and if you don't then when your paying $4.00 bucks a gallon don't complain about it. Just succk it up and move on. All you have to do is stick with one issue FOSSIL FUEL COSTS because that is the one single biggest driving force effecting everything you buy everyday from A to Z.
Now I know many folks have seen these petitions going around the web site in protest of everything from soup to nuts and all are addressed to the President. Many of them have around a thousand of signatures on them. Guess what? All one person has to do is fail to pass it on and Poof it is gone. Also if one does make it all the way to the Presidents Email all it takes is one Presidential aid to open it and see it and push the delete button and Poof it is gone. With a flood of letters oming in every day to all of the Senators and Congress men and women many of those letters are going to make it through. That is all I have to say on the issue. You now have two options. You can be part of the problem or you can be part of the solution. The choice is yours.

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Life Jackets and Kill switch's save lives! Soft baits catch fish softer baits catch more fish!
I carry a gun cause a cop is to heavy and when seconds count the police are only minutes away!!

I can't say I read all that, but I know you're saying the government is at fault.

Consider these:

- Strong demand for oil in Asia is one reason for higher crude prices in recent months, although analysts also said that aggressive bets by large commodity speculators have contributed to the recent run-up in oil markets. Much of the attention on Asian oil supplies is related to the fast-growing economies of China and India.

- The EPA's Tier 2 sulfur control regulations implemented in 2004, to deliver improvements in air quality, are increasing gas prices. Refiners had to engage in research, reconfiguration of their production processes, and in equipment installation to meet the new low-sulfur requirements.

- Today, the US auto fleet is less efficient: 25.4 miles per gallon versus 26.2 m.p.g. in 1987. The large number of SUVs and light trucks, that don't fall under passenger vehicle requirements, lowers this number.

- Gas prices in the 1990s were low enough that companies did not invest in new capital ventures (refineries, drilling, etc) because of the need to meet shareholder expectations.

- Volatile gas prices (lots of highs and lows) cause companies to not commit to capital investment because they can't predict income as accurately, again driven by shareholders.

One thing to consider is these companies are not 5 or 6 guys who are bent on getting wealthy. They want to make $ like the rest of us and make a great living. But if the companies they run don't give the expected return or better, the shareholders fire them. These CEOs and top staff push their companies to make their bosses happy.

And before someone says "Yeah but there's no need for them to make millions and billions personally" think about this... with Sarbanes-Oxley legislation in place (thanks to ENRON), those top guys are criminally responsible for EVERYTHING submitted in reporting. That is if they are audited and someone 8 levels down hid something and it's found, the CEO and CFO can go to jail. You'd have to pay me a LOT of money too for me to sign my name on that line saying all that info is accurate.

But I agree... the prices suck.

...Gas here in SW Florida is $3.51 a gallom..!! ....and we keep sending the
same folks back to washington to do the same thing (nothing) all over again..!!

I have to say several things about what is happening. I just looked and oil is over $104 per barrel. Gas has to go up at this price. If no one is making any money how come in a mile range you can find up to $.25 differaece in price. As for Asia having a high demand for oil how the hell can there working people afford it. Where is all our own oil from our own country going? I understand most of the oil we use is from Canada and Mexico. Thanks NAFTA for the screwing. When the was started I was all for it. We did not find the WMD's but I believe they where there. We ousted Hussain and set up a democracy. Now we need to get out. If the people don't care enough to keep it where are we to tell them they must. It's sucking our country dry. It is our government that has put us in this mess. JObs are oversea's/healthcare through the rough and gas sucking our wallets dry to where we can't support our econemy. Writing our elected officials is a waist of time. What we need to do is have a Billion man march on Washington and let them know if things don't change not one of them will be around after there next election. Sorry about the spelling

Well, its all about the OIL The "war" in Iraq, the mess with Iran, Chavez in Venezuala, etc.

We have MORE oil in ANWAR than we could use in 50 years. The moose can't jump an oil line

The EPA should be eliminated as a Govt. department. Fire everyone. Get rid of the regs. Gasoline prices would drop. Of course we would have to re-engineer our vehicles because they probably would not run on the gasoline Henry Ford used

OH WELL if I were KING I could buy a BIGGER BOAT to carry MORE tackle to catch FEWER fish

Right Jim????

Gas prices really SUCK

I think gas prices are up too but we keep paying and haven't stopped using it like there is no tomorrow. Last time gas went real high in the 70s everyone bought jap cars and we quit using so much. Now they just keep buying gas hogs of all sorts and paying for the gas at any cost. I don't think it's coming down and being retired that scares the chit out of me. RM

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God Bless America, Land that I love

It's only a gambling problem if you lose

I sure wish Mike would have put this in NO Holds Barred...........

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Life Jackets and Kill switch's save lives! Soft baits catch fish softer baits catch more fish!
I carry a gun cause a cop is to heavy and when seconds count the police are only minutes away!!

moving to no holds barred...lol

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One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.....