Gas prices to increase for the holidays.
By on Dec 7th, 2006 at 10:26 am
Gas prices to increase for the holidays.
Since early October, the “nationwide average retail price of a gallon of regular gasoline has risen 8 cents.” Prices will likely continue to rise through December, even though “it’s rare for gasoline prices to go up this time of year.”
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It’s Clinton’s fault!
December 7th, 2006 at 10:32 amThis has nothing to do with the election being over, does it?
December 7th, 2006 at 10:32 amPrices will likely continue to rise through December, even though “it’s rare for gasoline prices to go up this time of year.â€
They’re just going back up from the artificial low that was supposed to help Republicans stay in power.
Ooops.
December 7th, 2006 at 10:33 am.
SURPRISE!!!
Suckers….
December 7th, 2006 at 10:36 amBut, last year they waited until holiday shopping season was over to raise prices, confidence must be up, or Republicans are angry at the voters.
December 7th, 2006 at 10:36 amcan we please freeze all the assets of the oil companys and nationalize them? please please please … the buggers deserve it.
December 7th, 2006 at 10:36 amTime to give more subsidies to the oil companies…
December 7th, 2006 at 10:40 amI did my extra driving & chores before the election. I even bought a couple extra gallons for later….
humbugh
December 7th, 2006 at 10:45 amCheat the Americans with repuglican propaganda man, AWAYYYY!
(Soon to be Rudy Guiliani)
December 7th, 2006 at 10:45 amMaking up for all that money lost during the Republican’s political grasping of straws… Imagine how much money they lost by lowering prices to help their partners in crime – congress.
December 7th, 2006 at 10:47 amLOL the election is over so gas prices are rising again! Expect the price to be at the same level or higher than before it dropped to help GOP! By next summer gas prices will probably be around 4 bucks nationwide and 8 bucks a gallon if Bush attacks Iran!
December 7th, 2006 at 10:50 amIt’s Clinton’s fault!
Comment by Republicans Are The Fear And Smear Party
No it’s Carter’s fault….no wait….it’s Pelosi’s fault….
December 7th, 2006 at 10:51 amIn the small town where I live, we have an independant gas station, and a “chain” station.
December 7th, 2006 at 10:59 amThe independant is on average 20 cents lower per gallon than the franchise.
This morning the independant was lowering the price on his sign a penny, in response to the franchise raising his last night by a dime.
It was pretty noisy and congested at the independant pumps, and people driving by honk and wave at ol’ Winston….!
Don’t wanna be an American idiot.
-GSD
December 7th, 2006 at 11:00 amOoooo yeah… Squeel like a pig… doncha jus love bein’ raped?
December 7th, 2006 at 11:10 amwho sets the price?
December 7th, 2006 at 11:14 amMN has a law now that prohibits anyone from selling gas at less than 8 cents / gallon abovecost.
December 7th, 2006 at 11:18 amYes, we have a Republican Governor.
Yes, we are pissed off.
Supposedly, it was to ‘protect’ the small businesses from China-Mart coming in with gas stations & pricing them out of business.
This was in the name of Consumer protection…no more ‘gas wars’.
I don’t need corporate America protecting me, I need more protection from them!
#16
December 7th, 2006 at 11:21 amRichard Cheney
Unbelievable says it’s up $0.25 where she lives.
December 7th, 2006 at 11:42 amWhy is the Dem congress doing this to the american people?
December 7th, 2006 at 11:59 amWhy are the big oil companies in war with Christmas? Are they atheistic?
December 7th, 2006 at 12:20 pmStill 2.18 here, and after my Fry’s 10 cent discount, I can fill er up for just under 50 bucks, which will last 3 weeks.
December 7th, 2006 at 12:43 pmWhat Dem Congress are talking about? The Democratically controlled Congress in the United States doesn’t take over until January. This is still the republcans fu*king Americans.
December 7th, 2006 at 12:53 pmIt’s not like gas isn’t ridiculously higher since a couple years ago. What now? Did somebody sneeze?
December 7th, 2006 at 12:55 pmThe republican owned gas stations. But, what do you care, you got lots of money, a great job and a family. WHy should you waste your beautiful mind worrying about other people having a hard time with high gas prices. Go look over your stock portfolio and count the money in your bank account. Oh happy day! Kevin has his so screw everybody else. Jerk.
December 7th, 2006 at 12:56 pmThe price of unleaded in the burb’s of Seattle $2.68 a gallon yesterday….With all the tax payor’s money going to fund the big oils profits of 48 billion last quarter guess it wasen’t enough..Wanna bet they will ask for more blood money next quarter and the one after that…As long as this is allowed, it will continue, forever or untill the oil run’s out….Blessings
December 7th, 2006 at 1:00 pmWhy don’t you conserve? In addition to leading the War on Global Warming, you’d save money. In addition, by you conserving, it’d increase the supplies and thus lower prices.
Conserve!
December 7th, 2006 at 1:00 pm#12
It’s no one’s fault and everyone’s fault
December 7th, 2006 at 1:09 pmJust be sure to have a discussion based on facts and reality.
Check out the geographical variation and the historical variation:
http://www.gasbuddy.com/gb_gastemperaturemap.aspx
http://www.gasbuddy.com/gb_retail_price_chart.aspx?time=24
December 7th, 2006 at 1:11 pmelection over and they have to bring it back to where it was, also they are trying to get as much as possiable before the dems take away their tax gifts.
2.30$ in chicago w. burbs
December 7th, 2006 at 2:11 pmYep – I filled up my tank the day before the election – told everybody why – they laughed and said I was paranoid. Just because you’re paranoid, doesn’t mean some one isn’t following you!
December 7th, 2006 at 2:17 pmOf course gas prices are going up; elections are over. It was only meant to keep the Bushites in power.
December 7th, 2006 at 2:55 pm$2.57 in northern Idaho. Crap.
December 7th, 2006 at 6:21 pmsince we have been told at length about supply and demand and our producers have now reduced supply artificially and proven it to be a lie as we should have known. there is no great demand and unlimited supply. there should be an excess profit tax enacted now of at least 40 dollars a barrel so the lying that drove the prices up doesn’t further enrich the perpetrators
December 17th, 2006 at 10:26 pm