[Topspinmo]

Anybody willing to guess how high gas prices will be in year and 4 years. IMO $3.50 and above $5.00. So will say that good thing, and some will say its economy killer. It will affect everything, most all food prices. There will Alway be demand for crude oil and coal.

[stanley]

It will definitely go up, but don't worry......the national minimum wage that's going to go up will offset the cost.....

[PugMom]

the worst it ever got for us was in Ct., with prices of 4.85. it's anybody's guess what it will be now, got to wait & see what the new climate director, of whatever, does. (if we stick to point, we should be able to discuss the thread further-am keeping names out.) it would be nice if we could keep current prices stable.

[billethkid]

Ya can't keep spending billions and trillions without some source of revenue!!!!

[Moderator]

Please try to stay on the topic and avoid turning this into a partisan or political discussion...or the thread will be closed.

It's worth a try to see if focus can be maintained....

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[Stu from NYC]

At least $ 4. They will put a large tax on gas so we can help people here illegally get free stuff.

[Viperguy]

Ever been to Hawaii?

[sail33or]

Buy Oil and Refinery Dividend Paying Stocks. Your profits will far exceed your cost of gasoline.

The more you "clamp down" on something the more it rises in value. (Supply and Demand).

Windmills, Batteries and Solar Panels (are made of Oil)(Require Oil to be delivered and require Oil to be installed and maintained." The irony of "Clamping down on Oil".

[gatorbill1]

No individual or even country controls gas prices. Oil is sold on the commodity market based on supply and demand. A lot of supply is controlled by Middle East countries including Saudi Arabi. Russia seems to have a hand in pricing also. We are a small player.

[biker1]

Yes, oil is a global commodity but the US is far from a small player. In fact, the US is the largest producer of oil in the world.

Originally Posted by gatorbill1

No individual or even country controls gas prices. Oil is sold on the commodity market based on supply and demand. A lot of supply is controlled by Middle East countries including Saudi Arabi. Russia seems to have a hand in pricing also. We are a small player.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

Originally Posted by gatorbill1

No individual or even country controls gas prices. Oil is sold on the commodity market based on supply and demand. A lot of supply is controlled by Middle East countries including Saudi Arabi. Russia seems to have a hand in pricing also. We are a small player.

let’s not a sensible answer get in the way of another conspiracy thread

[Kenswing]

Originally Posted by gatorbill1

No individual or even country controls gas prices. Oil is sold on the commodity market based on supply and demand. A lot of supply is controlled by Middle East countries including Saudi Arabi. Russia seems to have a hand in pricing also. We are a small player.

Quite the opposite. We are the LARGEST player.

Top ten largest oil-producing countries in the world

[DeanFL]

Originally Posted by Kenswing

Quite the opposite. We are the LARGEST player.

Top ten largest oil-producing countries in the world

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[kkingston57]

Matter of supply and DEMAND. People now more likely to work from home, travel is down, fuel efficient cars getting more prevalent etc. We in TV should have the least worries about gas prices. Since moving here I buy less than 10 gallons of gas a month for the cart and car gets filled(20 gallons)up once a month. Even if gas goes to $4 a gallon, this additional cost will be negligible.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by gatorbill1

No individual or even country controls gas prices. Oil is sold on the commodity market based on supply and demand. A lot of supply is controlled by Middle East countries including Saudi Arabi. Russia seems to have a hand in pricing also. We are a small player.

Yep, when fracking no longer allowed, natural gas cheap right now, won’t be where fracking stops. Next step back to coal.