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jdanton · 05-01-2008, 06:24 AM

While we all complain as they go up, and all the candidates have some ideas, I find this a good area in which to ask what people here expect the government to be able to do about gas prices.

The government, I don't think, can tell the oil companies what to charge for their product, what to pay their execs, or what kind of retirement packages they can give.

The government can stop the subsidies, but that will more likely drive prices further up.

Just as people complain about the cost of pay per view boxing, yet keep paying to watch, and people complain about the cost of food and drinks at ball games, but keep going and paying, gas prices will go up as long as the people keep paying and driving.

From my perspective, our government isn't able to much about gas prices.

What ti CAN do is investigate for any illegal practices within the industry, and that may or may not yielf lower prices down the road a while.

Past that, I'm not sure we can reasonably expect our government to do much about this.

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jdanton Puddy Tat Watch Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 3,806 My Mood: Thanks: 38 Thanked 51 Times in 38 Posts	Gas prices While we all complain as they go up, and all the candidates have some ideas, I find this a good area in which to ask what people here expect the government to be able to do about gas prices. The government, I don't think, can tell the oil companies what to charge for their product, what to pay their execs, or what kind of retirement packages they can give. The government can stop the subsidies, but that will more likely drive prices further up. Just as people complain about the cost of pay per view boxing, yet keep paying to watch, and people complain about the cost of food and drinks at ball games, but keep going and paying, gas prices will go up as long as the people keep paying and driving. From my perspective, our government isn't able to much about gas prices. What ti CAN do is investigate for any illegal practices within the industry, and that may or may not yielf lower prices down the road a while. Past that, I'm not sure we can reasonably expect our government to do much about this. __________________ Author: Memoirs of a Sleepless Mind, a book you CAN judge by its cover.
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