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Originally Posted by Jefferson The price of gas is NOT going down because people are NOT conserving.
Despite $3 per gallon gas, Americans are buying more gas than ever before.
BP and the other gas companies are simply cashing in on our stupidity. | That's true. Although I think its deeper. There's this whole status symbol mentality that people have to buy these walls-on-wheels, these large rediculous trucks that get like 15 miles a gallon, even when they may live in the city or don't even need that power to tow anything. That and because people are pretty short-sighted too. As gas goes up, SUV's and truck sales go down. But once the gas goes down again, the SUV and truck sales go back up again. I don't understand how people can be so short-sided. They don't understand that gas fluctuates...the price is just going to go back up again. "If you want to achieve peace of mind and happiness, then have faith; if you want to be a disciple of truth, then search" -- Friedrich Nietzsche
Economic Left/Right: -9.50
Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.72 |