Gather round kiddies, It's story time. It goes like this- this morning I was rolling down the street on my way to work. Passing the 7-Eleven I noticed that gas was $3.23 per gallon. About the current (over inflated) national average. Then at lunch I passed that same gas station. The same fucking gas was 3.43. A 20 cent jump and a 6 percent increase.
Disclaimer: Before I really start to bitch, I don't want any fuckers coming on the board to point out how Europe pays way more, or that you filled up for $5 this morning.
Prices for everything are high in those countries (and are near inflation). Also, they are less affected by it because those countries are smaller, and drive way less.
In September 2003, the price of crude oil under $25 a barrel on the NYMEX. Adjusted for inflation, oil prices remained this way since the mid 1980's. Today, Oil reached $109.20 a barrel on the exchange. This price is the new inflation adjusted record high, surpassing the record in March 1981. See the chart below.
The chart above shows the Average annual Gas prices in nominal terms (what you actually pay) and in inflation adjusted terms (red line). In 2008, the prices in current dollars continued to rise, and, is now the all time high. The price of oil from rose from $20.37 on January, 1, 2002 to $100 January 1, 2008 represents a 491 percent growth rate in six years. That's a little more than the 3 percent rate.
Are we supposed to believe that a weak dollar, fears of natural disasters and middle east tensions, and day to day happenstance are driving the prices that hard- especially when supplies are at a 15 year high. Meanwhile, Bush's (took office in 2001- look at the chart) oil buddies are raking it in, recording record profits in the billions. They know they won't be around in a few years, so as far as their concerned, they're being opportunistic.
I'm tired of getting fucked. Aside from driving to work and making necessary trips (grocery store etc), I'm done driving. You should be too. Sadly, Bush and friends knows most American's are just as stupid as he is, so they won't stop driving.
So, just how stupid are you? Ok, I'm done fucking ranting now.
5 comments:
If you want to hear some bitching I've got some for you. First off I sell Jeeps that get 12 miles a gallon.(on a good day) Then I have to hear about these people bitching about gas prices like they didn't know what they were getting into before they bought the car. I also sell Nissans that get more than double the gas mileage and wont break down on you the day you buy it, but people dont want to buy them because they are not "American". Great news everyone they are built in America too. I know I'm a little off topic but the gas prices hurt so many other factors of peoples lives and the government is not going to do anything about it because they are Bush's friends, and he is not going to stop them espically if the oil companies are cutting him in on the profits. Its unfortunate that we are so dependent on cars and oil otherwise we may be able to hurt the oil companies enough to lower prices and the bad part is that we all know prices are going to continue to soar. Maybe the next leader of our country can do something about it.
dont even get this nigga started on gas prices.........its like getting raped in the ass with no lube by a fucking gorilla
cproc..thanks for reading...i was gonna touch on how gas prices are dragging down the rest of the economy...but im for real about cutting off my car dependency...if i dont have to use it, i wont
I guess we all need to gay up and start buying hybrids.
im gonna gay up and buy a motherfucking SWINN in this bitch!
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