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01-20-2021 08:05 PM |
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Originally Posted by gatorbill1
(Post 1890173)
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.
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You are absolutely correct as it pertains to the pure commodity price of a barrel or unrefined crude oil. However, a country can greatly influence the price it’s citizens pay at the pump. Restrictions on refinement, mandating ethanol additives, traditional taxes per gallon, and the threat of green new deal carbon taxes are all examples of why prices at the pump could, and probably will, skyrocket.
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