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Originally Posted by mwood
The only way people are going to conserve is if fuel prices go way up. Prices increase with demand, we use significantly more fuel than we refine; until we change that balance prices will never come down. Ironically we won't conserve until prices force us to, so the big gas guzzling SUV's may lead the way to conservation as they will be hit the hardest.  |
Haven't we had this before in the 70s? People bought lunchboxes on wheels. Now they don't. Soon as the crunch ends, people will discard their lunchboxes. I don't think it will go way up. Reason being is that going way up benefits nobody. Oil is something they pump up or don't pump up. They can always pump more if they want to lower the prices. Doesn't pay to kill the goose that lays the golden egg. That is what people do, they weather the storm.