I thought most of our oil was coming from Canada?

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According to the Department of Energy, 50% of our oil comes from the western hemisphere (e.g. US, Canada, Venezuela, etc.), and, FWIW, only 17% from the Persian Gulf region.

Well, then, I guess that just about does it. After 47 posts, I see there is just no hope to EVER lowering the fuel prices. Might as well just give up and pay whatever the big gas companies demand. Apparently calling our political hacks every other day and demanding that they do something to get the prices lower is too much work. Not patronizing certain gas stations won't work either.

Yep, just no use. Guess we will just have to let our entire economy and life styles fall into the ocean.

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John

Don't be so cynical John,
It's much better now that we are using 2 gallons of petroleum to turn food into 1 gallon of fuel that will only take us 60% an far as 1 gallon of gasoline!

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So many people complain a lot about the high gas prices BUT won't even attempt to try something that will possibly work. We can't just cut back on our driving. Easy to say but hard to do. Gas prices will continue to rise so the greedy gas companies can make up the difference. So how do we counter this? The gas companies greed and our government's failure to allow drilling in the US is destroying our country. It is destroying our lifestyle. So much of what we do revolves around vehicles, and the vehicles that use fuel to get stuff to the stores. Soon life will be so boring that your only entertainment will be TV as you won't be able to afford to go anywhere. Most people can afford the tickets at a race, concert, etc, but they can't afford the gas to get there. That high fuel price GREATLY adds to the overall cost of doing everything. Like boating? Talk about gas hogs! ATV's don't get the best mileage either.

Is that what we want? Or are we willing to try some tactic that will get the message across to the political hacks that we want the fuel prices reduced.
Rumor is that we, the people, run this country. Not so sure now. But one thing is for sure. We can fire our politicians and replace them if they don't do what we want.

BUT, something has to be done. NOW!

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NITRO! Some is good, more is better and too much is just enough.

John

I agree with the statement "Something has to be done". That being said, it IS up to all of us to do that something. I drive 125 miles round trip to work every day. I am constantly being passed by people who drive 10-15 and 20 mph over the posted speed limit, and they do so with arrogant impunity!
The supply and demand premise is not debatable. As long as there is demand, (read that to be SUV's, fast drivers, ATV's, boats, racing of every kind) then the supply has to be divided amongst them.

THE ONLY WAY TO REDUCE THE PRICE IS TO REDUCE THE DEMAND, PEOPLE!!!

Boycotts won't work, price controls won't work, mass e-mails to our legislators won't work, economics 101 teaches that the only thing to counter price is to reduce demand, or increase supply. WE can't control the supply, only the demand.

Start preaching this to everyone, "JUST SLOW DOWN!"

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Redneck