Soaring gas prices? Individuals can choose to stop being victimized.
So glad to plug our two electric cars into our solar panels. Gas prices going up? Just smile and wave as we drive past the gas stations.
And for those who want to demean others for cleaner choices, just remember how much we are helping you out.
There are no over a million (possibly two million) electric cars on the road. Not only does that take a huge bite out of consumer DEMAND for gas (and the corresponding downward pressure on consumer pricing), but it also sends a message to Big Carbon that people today have CHOICES. Gasoline is no longer as inelastic in terms of price as it used to be. This further creates pressure to keep gas prices down.
So gas prices are becoming exorbitant (or so I hear). Just think how much higher they would be without those of us helping to reduce demand and demonstrate that there are viable options these days.
The problem is the monopoly in the gasoline suppliers. A friend’s dad around ‘59 owned an oil company, wells, refinery, gas stations, local and small, and with gas around 23 cents a gallon his wisdom was “Owning an oil company is a license to print money”. Now that all those small independents have been wiped out it’s a license with free rein.
The state and federal governments make more money off of that gallon of gas than anyone else in the supply or production line does. And I read somewhere recently that CA is trying to increase their gas tax even more because of a bill the politicians voted for, but now mysteriously cannot figure out why the cost of gas is so high.
China has over 18,000 miles of high speed railways, America has 22 trillion in debt from needless wars thousands of miles away. Wall Street owns most of congress, so if the corporate democrats screw over Bernie again, things will continue in the wrong direction. We are no longer a democracy. None are more enslaved than those who think they are free.
DD Wiz Premium Member about 5 years ago
Soaring gas prices? Individuals can choose to stop being victimized.
So glad to plug our two electric cars into our solar panels. Gas prices going up? Just smile and wave as we drive past the gas stations.
And for those who want to demean others for cleaner choices, just remember how much we are helping you out.
There are no over a million (possibly two million) electric cars on the road. Not only does that take a huge bite out of consumer DEMAND for gas (and the corresponding downward pressure on consumer pricing), but it also sends a message to Big Carbon that people today have CHOICES. Gasoline is no longer as inelastic in terms of price as it used to be. This further creates pressure to keep gas prices down.
So gas prices are becoming exorbitant (or so I hear). Just think how much higher they would be without those of us helping to reduce demand and demonstrate that there are viable options these days.
Radish the wordsmith about 5 years ago
The Dem gov is looking into it.
Concretionist about 5 years ago
Amusing that Ramirez is blaming California for hurting US taxpayers when they put a lot more into the federal budget than they take out. A lot more.
Dtroutma about 5 years ago
The problem is the monopoly in the gasoline suppliers. A friend’s dad around ‘59 owned an oil company, wells, refinery, gas stations, local and small, and with gas around 23 cents a gallon his wisdom was “Owning an oil company is a license to print money”. Now that all those small independents have been wiped out it’s a license with free rein.
"It's the End of the World!!!" Premium Member about 5 years ago
The state and federal governments make more money off of that gallon of gas than anyone else in the supply or production line does. And I read somewhere recently that CA is trying to increase their gas tax even more because of a bill the politicians voted for, but now mysteriously cannot figure out why the cost of gas is so high.
Morons. How can people act or be so stupid?
https://reason.com/2019/04/24/california-politicians-hiked-gas-tax-now-demand-investigation-into-states-4-per-gallon-gas-prices/
randolini Premium Member about 5 years ago
China has over 18,000 miles of high speed railways, America has 22 trillion in debt from needless wars thousands of miles away. Wall Street owns most of congress, so if the corporate democrats screw over Bernie again, things will continue in the wrong direction. We are no longer a democracy. None are more enslaved than those who think they are free.
oscs over 4 years ago
The carbon footprint from the manufacture of your “green” automobiles is larger than my SUVs total lifespan!