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Originally Posted by brabus
Spread the word Sam. Personally I can’t wait until fuel gets to the $5.00 a gallon range. It’s completely insane that in the age of computers we are still burning fossil fuels. The only reason for this is it’s cheaper to do this (with low fuel prices) than it is to change technology. Even as much as I hate the damage it does to the economy and how the wrong people get rich off of oil, these high gas prices are going to lead us to the right direction. Diesel has enough issues with it that I wouldn't have considered a diesel unless MB had one AND my wife needed to make a lot of out of town trips.
FYI seven out of the ten largest companies in the world either sell oil or cars. You think this has anything to do with it?
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Today, BD is over 3.50 a gal. How is that any better? Sure, it is easy to say "change technology". How to do it is totally different. Look at Germany where the fuel prices are so high and diesel is lower. Yet with all that, they are only at 40% for passenger vehicles. Even there, diesel is not the answer to every question. Now, with diesel the way it is over here, how would you implement it short of outlawing everything that uses fossil fuels and having something that is practical and economical in place.
I wouldn't worry about the right direction. If it goes to $5 a gal this summer, we will probably have an economic collapse. Now, if it slowly goes up, I wouldn't worry about it. Back in 91, I got gas for about $1 a gal. In 98 it was closer to $1.50. That with all the squealing. However, I don't know about you but I was paid $5 more in 98 than 91 too. When you get a raise, do you scream about it too? IOW, it falls under "What's your's is mine and what's mine is mine." doesn't it? You expect to get paid more each year or you look for a diffrernt job. However when the seller expects to get more, it is a crime onto humanity itself, right? Nice double standard. I expect to make more money this year than the last and more next year than this year. So does the worker involved in the gasoline chain. As such, costs go up and we pay more. What's your point? Would you accept the same pay as you did 20 years ago? I wouldn't. Why should they?
And before you say it, I don't work for any oil company nor do I have any affiliations with them other than as a consumer.