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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 09:06 AM Original message |
Poll question: Why are fuel prices so high? |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
1. Demand from China, India, and Japan. |
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Leo 9 (560 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 01:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
35. They didn't just now toss their bicycles. |
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El Pinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 09:13 AM Response to Original message |
2. Other - 50% Speculation, 50% supply tightness caused by the beginning of peak oil. |
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DadOf2LittleAngels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 01:13 PM Response to Reply #2 |
29. Im with you on the Speculation |
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El Pinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 06:42 PM Response to Reply #29 |
38. That's what peak oil is, though. |
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nichomachus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 09:21 AM Response to Original message |
3. The oil company executive are working hard to lower prices |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 09:25 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I think we should let them sit in prison until they figure it out. |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 09:28 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. good place for thought |
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judy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
6. Certainly not peak oil or high demand... |
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Andy823 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 09:55 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. I agree. |
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Cosmocat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 10:51 AM Response to Reply #6 |
22. we have a winner ... |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 01:33 PM Response to Reply #6 |
32. Isn't the cost of petroleum set by international markets? |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 01:51 PM Response to Reply #6 |
36. Not peak or demand. |
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dmosh42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
7. Bush, Cheney and congress leaders invested... |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
8. A combination of speculation, the decline of the dollar, and increased demand from the Far East. |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
9. Yes |
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AndyA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
10. OTHER - overseas demand. |
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wtmusic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 09:55 AM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Overseas demand has doubled in the last six months? |
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AndyA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 10:08 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. It's not just demand, but that does play a role. |
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magellan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
11. All the above excluding 3 and 6, plus speculation |
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hyphenate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
12. feh |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
16. Speculation in the commodities markets |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 10:15 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. thanks for the good info |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 10:41 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. That covers spot market futures |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
18. OTHER: long term contracts have been renegotiated |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
20. Other: Barrowing money to fund the Iraq war has driven the dollar |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 01:21 PM Response to Reply #20 |
31. Yup, Bush has destroyed the U.S. dollar to fund his wars |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 02:13 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. High oil prices are a success for B*sh, his core supporters and funders |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
21. Pretty much all of the above |
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lutefisk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
23. Momentum investing in oil- with plenty of manipulation to help it keep moving up |
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ToeBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
24. Because Capitalists control the oil supply, and.. |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
25. Iraq War is a huge success |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
26. Combination of factors |
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Leo 9 (560 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
27. War makes gas cost more. |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 01:05 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. I thought Iraqi oil was going to cover the cost of the war |
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Leo 9 (560 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 01:43 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. No, it's Iran oil now that will cover the cost. |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 01:16 PM Response to Original message |
30. Other - I think there are several causes |
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camero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-27-08 01:33 PM Response to Original message |
33. Market manipulation and a weak dollar |
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