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2016 Postmortem

Proud Liberal Dem

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8. There is something definitely (very) weird going on

Reply to Hawaii Hiker (Original post)

Sun Feb 19, 2012, 07:00 PM

Feb 2012

when the global price of gas goes down but the pump prices remain the same (or go up)?

BTW how exactly do Republicans (and the media) KNOW what is going to happen with gas prices? Good question to ask.

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Reader on NYT makes great point about gas prices [View all] Hawaii Hiker Feb 2012 OP

and they can't say it's because of any new taxes on gasoline ... zbdent Feb 2012 #1

Taxes did go up on gas Broderick Feb 2012 #13

Tax increase at the pump is 100% responsible for the rise in Gas Price. KrazeeKrewe Feb 2012 #14

Tax increase at the pump KrazeeKrewe Feb 2012 #15

US refiners are apparently making a nice profit exporting BootinUp Feb 2012 #2

US refiners are making a nice profit exporting it and raising the PRICES here Vincardog Feb 2012 #4

Read up on what JFK did when US Steel tried gouging MannyGoldstein Feb 2012 #3

speculation.. oldhippydude Feb 2012 #5

Market pricing theory does not apply here. stufl Feb 2012 #6

dont i know oldhippydude Feb 2012 #7

There is something definitely (very) weird going on Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2012 #8

Here is your answer: dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #9

Tax increase at the pump is 100% responsible for the rise in Gas Price. KrazeeKrewe Feb 2012 #10

Did you even bother to read the OP Son of Gob Feb 2012 #11

I read it! KrazeeKrewe Feb 2012 #12