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02-23-2011, 11:33 PM

#11

rushdoggie

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BellaBoo

I'm glad the people of these countries know it's worth standing up for their rights to live free and have the courage to know they have the power to do so in sheer numbers. The Chinese are wising up fast about getting higher pay for the labor jobs that they use to do for pennies. Dictators and corrupt leaders can't keep knowledge away from the people like they could before. Everyone deserves the opportunity to have choices to better themselves.

Agreed, but the only reason the gas prices are up is because speculators are thinking there *might* be a shortage and of course the gas companies are not willing to make any less than the current record profits they make, so it trickles down to us.

They have us over a barrel, and they know it.

02-23-2011, 11:59 PM

#12

miss_ticky2

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Here in Australia where I live we're paying about $1.40AU a litre...that equates to about $5.29 AU a gallon. Our $ for $ is about the same I think, at the moment

02-24-2011, 12:33 AM

#13

cjtinkle

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Maybe it's time for us to rethink our tricycle days... don't they make adult versions with great big baskest on them for shopping? LOL

02-24-2011, 12:52 AM

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sandilee

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It was $3.15 here so far. We live very close to a refinery, but I guess that doesn't matter

The oil companys use this crisis to enable them to get richer!

02-24-2011, 02:18 AM

#15

Painiacs

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Wow. Better stock up on everything! ALL prices are going up! Clothes. Food. Pet supplies fabric!!

02-24-2011, 02:25 AM

#16

rutthy

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The price for our gas is £5.00 per gallon and rising all the time

02-24-2011, 03:51 AM

#17

Lacelady

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We have a lot of tax added to our gas prices here in Ireland, as does the UK. We are about to nudge up to €7.00 per gallon, which is about $9.65 a gallon.

I would trade your prices any day.

02-24-2011, 04:20 AM

#18

nana katie

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I sure haven't seen an increase in our SS checks.

02-24-2011, 04:24 AM

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noveltyjunkie

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Quote:

Originally Posted by miss_ticky2

Here in Australia where I live we're paying about $1.40AU a litre...that equates to about $5.29 AU a gallon. Our $ for $ is about the same I think, at the moment

Thanks for doing that conversion for me- I was struggling with gallon/litre proportions!

And lets not forget the the lion's share of theprice of fuel is....
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TAXES!

02-24-2011, 04:58 AM

#20

hobo2000

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WTOP our top radio station just said it will rise by $.30 by Saturday. This is due to the unstability. In the Mideast and north Africa. People are buying into oil and forcing the prices up.