tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post1982905063793202723..comments2024-01-16T03:42:46.705-05:00Comments on The Downward Spiral: Spoiled Rotten Nation Not Sure Who To Blame For High Gas PricesBill Hickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-439687565851221312012-03-24T18:38:39.407-04:002012-03-24T18:38:39.407-04:00What could the government do?
Well, I guess they ...What could the government do?<br /><br />Well, I guess they could invade somebody to seize their (whoops, sorry, our) oil. Or they could institute a fuel rationing program. Yeah, that would be popular. Hmmm, I'm sure there are lots of other possibilities. ;-)<br /><br />What will they do when gas is $5 or $6 a gallon?<br /><br />I really don't like to think about it, but I'm pretty sure that if I owned a gas station I'd be investing in bulletproof enclosures for my cashiers. Just sayin', won't be pretty, but should make fill-ups more colorful.bmersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-21817290340359668772012-03-24T14:05:23.287-04:002012-03-24T14:05:23.287-04:00You're right. I wish I had the time, and that...You're right. I wish I had the time, and that the publishing industry wasn't already collapsing. :)Bill Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-69582576124543519402012-03-24T13:29:32.503-04:002012-03-24T13:29:32.503-04:00Thanks for the cartoon at the top Bill, it's c...Thanks for the cartoon at the top Bill, it's creepy as hell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-15497014283362958722012-03-24T08:51:50.421-04:002012-03-24T08:51:50.421-04:00"Spoiled Rotten Nation" ... sounds like ..."Spoiled Rotten Nation" ... sounds like an interesting book. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-19625493397275640932012-03-24T08:37:07.986-04:002012-03-24T08:37:07.986-04:00they could always nationalize the oil companies an...they could always nationalize the oil companies and subsidize fuel costs like they do in other countries. LOL<br />oh, wait...that would be socialism wouldn't it? My bad.<br />and you're right Bill, people are not going to handle 5$ gas very well and they are so used to blaming the Gov for everything that they will never ever figure out that it's just what happens when oil gets harder and harder to produce.pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17070334354138888054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-33058727142305575162012-03-24T08:25:11.274-04:002012-03-24T08:25:11.274-04:00However, when gas prices have been above $3.00 for...However, when gas prices have been above $3.00 for over a year now, and oil prices have been stuck over $100 (for Brent Crude) during that whole time when the historic norms before world oil production first plateaued in 2005 were about $1.40/$20, I think you can safely say that peak oil is a factor.Bill Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-51783203291949702022012-03-24T06:53:02.262-04:002012-03-24T06:53:02.262-04:00and the reality is.... oil is too cheap in the USA...and the reality is.... oil is too cheap in the USA.Redreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08945189047249283578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-65188537778772779492012-03-24T06:41:31.013-04:002012-03-24T06:41:31.013-04:00Peak oil is going on, but that doesn't mean ev...Peak oil is going on, but that doesn't mean every little fluctuation in the oil price can be traced to it. Peak oil is a gradual global effect, occurring over years. Fluctuations over days, weeks or a few months are something else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com