Comments on: Gasoline in US Still a Bargain http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/gasoline-in-us-still-a-bargain-390/ Sports News - Tech Reviews - Entertainment - Life Tips for EveryJoe Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:39:57 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ren Garcia http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/gasoline-in-us-still-a-bargain-390/comment-page-1/#comment-328491 Ren Garcia Thu, 01 May 2008 14:26:55 +0000 http://www.doingbizabroad.com/gasoline-in-us-still-a-bargain/#comment-328491 From the imported crude to the gas pump are layers of expenses --transport, storage, some processing, wholesaler, etc. At each layer, cost & profits & value-added taxes are loaded --all charged to the end consumer. And, Mark is right --oil companies keep making inordinate profits. I wonder how much of the dollars we put in our gas tank is gas & how much is somebody's scam. From the imported crude to the gas pump are layers of expenses –transport, storage, some processing, wholesaler, etc. At each layer, cost & profits & value-added taxes are loaded –all charged to the end consumer. And, Mark is right –oil companies keep making inordinate profits. I wonder how much of the dollars we put in our gas tank is gas & how much is somebody’s scam.

]]> By: Jean Mercedes http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/gasoline-in-us-still-a-bargain-390/comment-page-1/#comment-328509 Jean Mercedes Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:24:57 +0000 http://www.doingbizabroad.com/gasoline-in-us-still-a-bargain/#comment-328509 @Ren - wow, $4.30 in the Philippines! I wouldn't have guessed that. That tells me the government must add a lot of taxes, would you agree? @Mark - you are right - it's business as usual (bau). When demand is high you can make a lot of money. Similar situation with the global rice market currently. Speculators trying to make quick profits have driven those prices up. That one bothers me more than gasoline - people are rioting because they can't afford basic foodstuffs. @Ren – wow, $4.30 in the Philippines! I wouldn’t have guessed that. That tells me the government must add a lot of taxes, would you agree?

@Mark – you are right – it’s business as usual (bau). When demand is high you can make a lot of money. Similar situation with the global rice market currently. Speculators trying to make quick profits have driven those prices up. That one bothers me more than gasoline – people are rioting because they can’t afford basic foodstuffs.

]]> By: This Week In Newsweek: Why Higher Gas Prices Are Good http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/gasoline-in-us-still-a-bargain-390/comment-page-1/#comment-328489 This Week In Newsweek: Why Higher Gas Prices Are Good Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:00:55 +0000 http://www.doingbizabroad.com/gasoline-in-us-still-a-bargain/#comment-328489 [...] should operate, citing such laudable goals as heavy handed government regulation, an affinity for diesel fuel and gas tax rates in excess of 50 [...] [...] should operate, citing such laudable goals as heavy handed government regulation, an affinity for diesel fuel and gas tax rates in excess of 50 [...]

]]> By: Mark http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/gasoline-in-us-still-a-bargain-390/comment-page-1/#comment-328499 Mark Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:08:27 +0000 http://www.doingbizabroad.com/gasoline-in-us-still-a-bargain/#comment-328499 The fact that reports of record profits for the first quarter for the oil companies are beginning to come in means more of the same - we're being ripped off and they don't care, regardless of where you live. The fact that reports of record profits for the first quarter for the oil companies are beginning to come in means more of the same – we’re being ripped off and they don’t care, regardless of where you live.

]]> By: Ren Garcia http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/gasoline-in-us-still-a-bargain-390/comment-page-1/#comment-328500 Ren Garcia Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:16:55 +0000 http://www.doingbizabroad.com/gasoline-in-us-still-a-bargain/#comment-328500 In the Philippines, it comes out to about $4.30 per gallon and rising. It's not just the cost, but the traffic which makes you bleed. There is now a boom in scooter sales. In the Philippines, it comes out to about $4.30 per gallon and rising. It’s not just the cost, but the traffic which makes you bleed. There is now a boom in scooter sales.

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