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[Trev]

Originally Posted by Tommy

Trev
I dont know if it would be as much fun if the raise in price came from taxes

I would actually love to see like a dollar a gallon tax on gas for other reasons

see sort of part of the kick i get out of it is because i know it comes from bushs failed forgin policy AND thhis and cheneys loyalties to the oil industry

see all the idiots that voted for him
really did this to themselves

I work at home and I make decent money
so i dont give a fuck if gas cost 50 bucks a gallon :-)

Ahh, I see... if it's from taxes it would be a failed domestic policy. The foreign policies are so messed up that people barely even notice if he screws up something domestically.

Originally Posted by Tommy

Trev
ya know when i was 16 or so i had a job pumping gas and
the owner was a lazy cocksucker so after a few years i was just about running the place

I dont remember what gas was back then but we made 27 cents a gallon

today.... a gas station makes like 10 cents a gallon
if you think about that, its like the worst markup for any buisness
spend 3 bucks make 10 cents

10 cents
the corner deli makes four times that on a cup of coffee

Yep, and for places with a lot of competition it can be less than 10 cents a gallon. The stations that have their prices set 5-7 cents below everyone else are REALLY hoping that you'll come in and buy some over priced gum/chips/pops/beer etc. That's also why you see so many gas stations with donut shops, or Subway stores etc in them now. In effect trying to turn the gas station into the corner deli. They have to make money some way.

[Tommy]

Originally Posted by Trev

Ahh, I see... if it's from taxes it would be a failed domestic policy. The foreign policies are so messed up that people barely even notice if he screws up something domestically.

well no not really

the way i see it is
gas costs the government a lot of money
pollution, roads and bridges, Medical costs, security

just think of what it costs to put a aircraft carrier off an Arabic coast

this is anther thing with gas
when oil goes up or if supplies get VERY short
the oil companies have the American military as a bargaining tool

this country will go to war to protect its supply of oil

I think that warrants a huge tax

no other industry has the government helping them negotiate their costs