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kpete

(71,986 posts) Mon Jan 6, 2014, 01:38 PM Jan 2014

There is a real price for gas, but it's not just by the gallon.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/01/06/1267594/-The-real-price-of-gas

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There is a real price for gas, but it's not just by the gallon. (Original Post) kpete Jan 2014 OP

Actually... Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #1

A sane species would have rejected automobiles. hunter Jan 2014 #2

Why do we still give oil companies free money? Initech Jan 2014 #3

Kelvin Mace

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Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Jan 6, 2014, 01:44 PM

Jan 2014

$3.99 is not the price. When you factor all those prices in it is way higher. $3.99 is what you pay at the pump. The other costs are paid via your taxes and your life/health.