From $2.00 gas to $5.00 gas in 4 years

ROFLMAO No, I think it's on a steady march upwards just about everwhere (Like the CEO's bank balance). Just stayed with simple numbers for the example. Bottom line is we're all being sc---ed no matter what we do.

Marina price

Just drove through our marina. Looks like we will be paying around 1.53 a litre for regular. Of course this will go up as the price on land continues to move. The manager at the marina advises they will try and keep the price down because he says it costs more to have the customers stay at the marina then to have them out cruising about.

Having CEO's sc--w you is obviously less expensive at the pump! I'm scared to look at the price!!!!!!

Not me ... I have a new investment strategy.

To invest in the most politically corrupt companies in the USA. Since the politicians and big business work together to screw the American public and we all continue voting them into office, I figure my only hedge is to invest in these companies.

And ... use those profits to pay for my overpriced fuel, scandalous taxes and private high priced healthcare.

So .... I guess I'm in with the "Elites now". My good buddy Barak Obama is paving the way for the corrupt companies I am investing in!

Hey ... what about that offshore windfarm O'malley was going to build in Maryland ... I wanted to invest!!!!

Let's keep the politics out of it. The quickest way to turn an honest man into a crook is elect him, and it really crosses all parties and borders. I like your investment strategy, except that when they fall they fall hard. There have been a lot of big names coming down in the last few years. They just made an serious inside trader bust the other day. On the bright side though, there is so much corruption that your investment is probably safe.

seriously??????

Like Venezuala? Do you realize that Venezuala, imports everything now because everything that the government has nationalized is not producing anything. Is there anything that a government does, more efficient than the private sector? Can you name 1 thing that the government does that is more efficient?

Only gasoline and home heating oil.

Watched a news clip from the IMF today , their prediction is that oil prices will stay high through 2011 ***** You know and I know as soon as the world economy slows to much the big boys will ease the price of oil…. Oil should not be in the hands of speculators that play the commodity markets , these speculators are not the small boys we are talking billions moved in and out of oil . We need stability *

You meant to post that in the jokes thread right?

Yup. The oil price spikes we are seeing are due to commodity market speculators who are trying to make a fast buck ... at the public's expense!

Once again, speculators are driving up fuel prices. The surprise? It's the Fed's fault, writes Ed Wallace in this Bloomberg/Businessweek article...

http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/apr2011/pi20110419_786652.htm

Good read.

$5.72/gallon as of last night.

I wish all speculators nothing but doom and unmitigated failure.

And what's the excuse for the whole rest of the world. You tea partiers keep trying to put American politics onto every forum. Get real and give it a break. The culprits are the oil companies and the commodity traders. This is what it's all about: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42668435/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/ Bribes, payoffs and obscene profiteering.

Nor mine. If you want to campaign for your party take it to a political forum.

OOh me me me I know... spend other people's money.

Somebody is listening

Justice Department to investigate the role of traders and speculators
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42699556/ns/politics-decision_2012/