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Retail gas prices soar to fresh record
Thursday, May 08, 2008
CNN Money -- NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Retail gasoline prices have jumped to new record high, auto group AAA's Web site showed Thursday.

The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline rose to $3.645, surpassing the previous record set May 1.

Gas prices have been marching steadily higher since the start of the year


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Thursday, May 08, 2008
CNN Money -- NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Retail gasoline prices have jumped to new record high, auto group AAA's Web site showed Thursday.

The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline rose to $3.645, surpassing the previous record set May 1.

Gas prices have been marching steadily higher since the start of the year

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Gas_Buzzer
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Message Posted: 5/10/2008 8:01:08 AM  Ignore Gas_Buzzer Report Abuse
Because of Democrat policies-
(like Al Gore) who do not want additional wells drilled in the US.Dick King - your comments belong in the "Politics Topic"
kingdick
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Because of Republican policies-

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Inflation-Adjusted mid point Wages are 1/3rd what they were in 1980.

The Rich Republicans at the top are 1-2000 times richer at the expense of the middle class and poor.
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They do not need bush's tax cut, they just hire illegal aliens and cut the wages for the middle class.
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In the many years before 2006 the Republicans control of our government did not foster increasing the supply of oil.
They also deregulated the markets which has allowed the Speculators freedom to RAISE the price of Crude with no regard to supply and demand.
Another bad thing that happened on their watch is all the Control of fuel to very few companies, no competition.
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us4usa
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wish my truck run on crude oil
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Grow More BARLEY and HOPS!
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Message Posted: 5/9/2008 10:10:31 AM  Ignore EnderNY Report Abuse
$5 is right around the corner, forget about $4.
Joe25
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I'm sure that with the long weekend in Canada next week, we'll be seeing $5.00 a gallon REAL SOON!
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Message Posted: 5/9/2008 10:04:20 AM  Ignore aalix Report Abuse
In the news this morning...some people are buying crude oil futures at $150 per barrel. That's crazy and scary.
Joe25
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Message Posted: 5/9/2008 10:03:53 AM  Ignore Joe25 Report Abuse
Toronto is one of the lowest pump prices in Canada. Today our price was raised 2.5 cents per litre (9.5 cents per US gallon) so now we are paying $4.7386 per US gallon. It's nice to know that the sheep (silent consumers) North of the 49th Parallel (Canada-US border) are helping keep US prices down a little. :( BTW, I don't blame Americans, in general, for our higher prices.
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vote every one in office out, see if we get some change
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ty democrate congress keep up your good work on raising tax's and creating new gov programs and for not allowing the US to drill for oil in the past or future. Thank You
sailormon
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I try to ride my motorcycle every chance I get. The other day it was 35 degrees F. when I left the house. At 60 mph, the windchill was 17 degrees F.!! Still I had to smile at 50 mpg!
Kolinaa
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Message Posted: 5/9/2008 9:55:39 AM  Ignore Kolinaa Report Abuse
At this rate there is no end in site.
mailman79
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nothing new wait til $4.00
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I assume that those of us on limited budgets will do less driving, and less shopping with the governments stimulous package.
LukeIN
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I hope Republicans finally will have a change of heart and mind! Its time to put a Democrat back in office and lets start changing things back to whats fair for all not just the wealthy!
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At some point, political pressure from business will result in Congressional action. This can't continue at this pace. Big money that stands to lose billions because of this will start lobbying congress to do something to stop this madness. Demand will eventually drop and hopefully so will prices, but I'd expect $5 gas by Christmas the way this is going.
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Message Posted: 5/9/2008 9:51:22 AM  Ignore Aserdaten Report Abuse
More good news, right? C'mon now, can't we find something cheerful to report once in a while? These news items are getting to be like a broken record!
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Message Posted: 5/9/2008 9:50:53 AM  Ignore esquared Report Abuse
At this rate, prices may hit $4 gal BEFORE the Memorial Day weekend!
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Soon it's going to be cheaper to stay home and collect unemployment.

NOT.

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Message Posted: 5/9/2008 9:47:21 AM  Ignore RC_RACER Report Abuse
well the speculators said 4 so we still have a ways to go. will it even stop there. who knows.
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There seems to be now way the U.S. economy can keep hanging on with no end in sight to the oil bonanza. Transporation costs go up, food costs in turn go up, etc, snowball, etc. Wouldn't suprise me to find our "recession" go full out into a depression. Thanks, King George.
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It is 3.61 here. I had a 20 cent rebate so I felt like I was getting a deal at 3.41. That's sad. Well maybe I will be in better shape with all of this walking that I am doing lately.
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Where is the Iraqi oil that we went to war for????????
akrebecca
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Not over yet.
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The wallet is the limit.
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Wow no end in sight
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Since China and India are the global reason demand is increasing, the fact that we are all trying to consume less won't have an effect. I guess it's time to invade China and India - lol.
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I long for the days of $3.64!!!

We need to stop sending our crude oil dollars to sworn enemies of the US and start drilling for oil at home.

Reserves in ANWR and off-shore await.

Do you think either Clinton or Obama would approve?? Ha ha ha ha ha ha
Gerund1
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Yea. Right. Gas is $124.7 this morning. Can you say OUCH, OUCH,OUCH, OUCHIE, OUCH?!!!
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Carpooling rocks!
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"Gas prices have been marching steadily higher since the start of the year" Picked up on that one quick, did you?
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Whatever! I would like to be surprise one day and see prices drop like 50 cents/litre. Now that would be a nice article to read and the type of record breaking that I would pay to see. :)
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lucky you at $3.49 - we are at $3.85 and up
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Maybe this is like the real estate boom. The bubble will eventually break, and the prices will fall!! Oh yeah that's right its a supply and demand thing. We are demanding less fuel so the price is going up? Time to buy some horses.
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Jumped a dime last night, now up to $3.49
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Gas prices have been marching steadily higher since the start of the year.
Newspaper articles have been promoting steadily higher prices since the start of the year.

Why is it that such articles tell us what we already know ??????????
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As gas goes up the economy goes down.
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George is doing everything in can. He said so. But, George has never been able to do much.
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Looking for 4.25 in Michigan for the holiday . Thank the president for this .
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I think your right stvpete we do need new refineries and we must start drilling around home.
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be glad before prices goes through the roof!!!!!
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we are seeing 3.95 to 4.05 in the Chicago suburbs
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Offshore and ANWAR drilling along with new refineries and nuclear power plants will take care of the problem.
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Weak dollar, idiot president who cares only about his big oil and big business buddies, and the price of crude goes up and up, so the pump price goes up and up...

This morning an Independent on the corner was $3.989 for regular unleaded... $4/gallon is HERE!
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carpooling, planned trips and probably less leisure outings!!!!

[Edited by: well2 at 5/9/2008 10:13:02 AM EST]
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This is different from yesterday? Bummer though!
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USA ought to impose high tariffs on oil/gas imports from non-American tax based oil companies.

Non-American tax based oil companies should pay more in taxes to sell their energy in USA than the American companies..

USA ought to impose high tax on net revenues made by the American based oil companies.

Take all that tax money and issue it to me.
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We continue our dreaded march towards $4.00 and beyond.
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Just got another carpooler today...that makes it three and now I only use my truck to drive to work every 3 weeks. Expected savings = $1500/year @ $3.80/gal. over driving alone.
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Big surprise...
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