Comments on: What The Government Might Do If We Don’t Curb Demand On Our Own

By: dvalair

dvalair — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:45:36 +0000

if the american automakers would look more into the future instead of the now,,,,,,well they would have been doing like toyota and a ew other foreign car makers,,,,instead they keep making these gas hogs and look at gm today lost 35 billion 3rd quarter…….if i was the ceo of ford,gm,or chrystler,,,,,i would have put all moneys into what we have all seen comung for along time,,,,,major fuel crisis,,,,and trust me folks,,,,,we aint seen nothing yet…..
bring the jobs back to the us and put china in there place before its to late,,,,if its not already???

By: Bubbahlo

Bubbahlo — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 21:39:07 +0000

If we increase the circumference of the wheels would that not get better gas miliage ?

By: rnk

rnk — Tue, 29 May 2007 02:11:47 +0000

go wigs go!!

By: wigs

wigs — Mon, 28 May 2007 05:04:47 +0000

Spoken like a true wealthy republican!! Believe me, those who can afford to pay these increased taxes are the only ones in favor for it. The majority of suburbanite soccer moms dont care if taxes are imposed for SUV owners because their husbands have been at work all day figuring out how to squeeze more money out of the middle class worker. If any taxes are to be levied let it fall on the supplier….not the consumer. After all, after reporting record highs in profits, should only be a drop in the bucket for them.

By: rnk

rnk — Fri, 25 May 2007 19:46:23 +0000

Here Here Sarin! Why do we keep talking about taxing the already over-paying consumer? The real evil is big oil!! We are not the one reporting record profits. I just don’t understand how people feel it is ok that the oil companies claim that there is short supply so they jack up the prices and rake in record profit and sales numbers, during all of this oil per barrel is almost $10 cheaper than it was a year ago. While all we do is talk about how we can further tax and cause greater expense to ourselves!?! What are you all on because it must be powerfull!!

By: Sarin

Sarin — Fri, 25 May 2007 18:11:49 +0000

My god shoot the guy who wrote this.

We already pay 60% pluss in taxes!!!!!!!

And why should i suffer because i have a truck?

And also, I can’t afford gas at all, and i have a good paying job.
The only reason i can still drive is my company pays for my gas.

By: Kevyn Miller

Kevyn Miller — Fri, 25 May 2007 15:48:46 +0000

If you can’t reduce the distance you have to travel then change the type of engine you use. Modern diesels are almost as smooth and quiet as their petrol cousins but a damn site more fuel efficient.
Oh, and the Le Mans 24 Hour sports car race was won by a diesel. Twenty years ago Audi would have been laughed out of town if they had even suggested using a diesel engine in a race car.

By: Annoyed Texan

Annoyed Texan — Wed, 23 May 2007 21:43:01 +0000

Raising taxes on inefficient vehicles is asinine. While I agree soccer moms driving Land Rovers is stupid, raising taxes on “gas guzzlers” would only raise the prices of every single consumer good in the U.S. You can’t haul hay to the farm with a Yugo. You can’t haul head to market with a hybrid. You can’t stock shelves without semis. Leave the farm and commercial vehicles alone, and tax the vehicles for consumer use, instead of hurting everybody, including yourself.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 23 May 2007 14:18:22 +0000

Idiots. You are a bunch of idiots. The reason demand has not gone down is simply because we have become dependent on gas.
I for one, cannot change my driving habits. Most people are in the same boat.
Yes, we can make small changes to our driving (such as combining trips), but the bulk of the gas we use is for WORK. We go to work, and those who can use public transportation, already ARE.
The rest of use spend less money on other things in life, such as entertainment.
But guess what? When we spend less money on the things in life that bring us happiness, it does not save the planet, or reduce our dependence on foreign oil, it simply hurts the economy.

Government has already shown us the stick, now it’s time to show us the carrot. Give BIG tax breaks on the purchase of a car with better than 40mpg.

Push car companies (not just toyota) to make hybrids- real hybrids, not the garbage that GM is proposing. (to qualify as a real hybrid for the purpose of tax breaks, set the mpg threshold at 40mpg or better).

Encourage the US consumer with a $5k tax break for one of these cars, and watch the change. But don’t limit it to hybrids. Include diesel and anything else that can make the numbers.

Geesh, people, this is not brain surgery… You would think people in power would have figured this out by now.

Idiots.

By: rnk

rnk — Wed, 23 May 2007 00:54:26 +0000

Thanks Oigen!!! Some of the people that left posts along with the article writer speak as if they understand supply and demand, as well as try to justify the current high prices. Truth is the oil companies are doing this because they can. They know that people rely on their transportation to live. Not all of us are lucky enough to be able to take public transportation and/ or be close enough to walk or ride to work. Public transportation is great if you work downtown, but for those who work in the burbs you are SOL. I know that I am not the only one who is in this situation. The solutions listed in the article would cripple my family and continue to squeeze the already tight budget that we live on. I know that we are not alone.
If you want to continue to believe the BS about higher production costs and short supply, go ahead! All I have to say is… If production costs are so high and the short supply is causing this then why for fiscal year end 2006 profit and sales results did the 5 major oil companies report the highest profit dollars individually compared to any other company in the world? Exxon led the group with 39 billion in profits. They also held the 5 of the top 10 spots for total sales compared to any other company in the world, most of which were in the top 5. Once again Exxon lead with over 300 billion in sales. This marks 2 years in a roll that the oil companies reported this kind of record profits and sales. WOW that is right around the time that prices started to soar. But how could that be? It must be supply and demand. Sorry that is just not true. If it were then how could the price per barrel be only $66 per barrel vs. the $75 dollars per barrel a year ago but in Chicago we are at an average of 3.59 per gallon vs. only 2.99 per gallon on year ago. Yep sounds like big oil is honest to me. They are doing it because they can and as long as the rich keep getting richer it will not let up anytime soon!!!

source forbes.com
chicagogasprices.com