Gouged at the Gas Pumps
The price of filling your car,heating your
home,travelling,trucking of goods,quads,boating,even running
your lawnmower have all skyrocketed. Increasing Energy prices
,production costs ,affects anything or anyone that uses gas or
it's byproducts.
General Motors said last year that it would cut 30,000 jobs from
its north American workforce.
Recently Ford Motor Company announced 30,000 layoffs with 7
North America plant closing. Ouch.They have to restructure to
build smaller ,more economical vehicles.No Guts,No Glory. The
spinoff effects from this will cost the economy billions.Detroit
- Ford and GM's home town - is now the poorest big US city. When
Henry Ford built his first cars, gas was not an expensive
Commodity. Maybe 25cents a gallon.
Then along came $OPEC$
The principal aim of the OPEC, according to its Statute, Is the
coordination and unification of the petroleum policies of its
member countries and the determination of the best means for
safeguarding their interests, Individually and collectively;
devising ways and means of ensuring the stabilization of prices
in international oil markets with a view to eliminating harmful
and unnecessary fluctuations. Giving due regard at all times to
the interests of the producing nations and to the necessity of
securing a steady income to the producing nations, an efficient,
Economic and regular supply of petroleum to consuming nations,
and a(fair)what's a better word here?Hosing? return on their
capital to those investing in the petroleum industry.
Formed in 1965 and consisting of Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq,
Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab
Emirates and Venezuela.
These 11 nations, including seven Arab countries,with $338
billion in revenue, have total control over the levels of
production. Supply and Demand..
Of course the world price of oil is going to rise.OPEC decisions
influence international oil prices.
Why do you think the U.S. is involved in Iraq? To be rid of
Saddam or Oil?
And to complicate things,enviormental hypocrites keep
complaining about polution.
Gas prices on average today are $2.33 US Gal. and .94Lt. or 4.23
CA. It could get Worse..Don't Worry Be Happy. When adjusted for
inflation (constant dollars), gasoline cost more in 1981 than it
does today.
There are alternative, comparable costing,cleaner burning fuels.
Ethanol,Propane and many in development.
Wouldn't it be better to lower the cost of gas, stimulating
consumer ,buying spending to improve the economy?
Meanwhile, Some will ride environmentally friendly bicycles,Some
will drive Corn fed cars,Go Solar Power,Battery
Powered,Propane,Natural Gas, yet others will keep on paying
through the nose.
What do you Think? Imagine...A world without Oil.. Shieks Gone
Wild!!
Do you want a Smart Car?"No Guts,No Glory," It should be renamed
"The Battery Box" or Lada2.
These are only my thoughts and opinions.. And remember
this..Don't Get Hosed..
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