Hi Dave et al,
Yipes...!
Excuse me, then, whilst I "...exit stage right" to sweep the floor of my
tax-free gilded titanic pleasure palace!
~73~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ
Ontario CANADA (yes, Canada --- the single biggest supplier of oil to the
U.S.A., bigger even than Saudi Arabia, a fact that 99.9% of Americans are
completely unaware of)...
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----- Original Message -----
From: "David C. Hallam" <dhallam@rapidsys.com>
To: <Amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 8:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] FW: economics 3501
> Come On! You don't seriously think pumping a few barrels of oil into our
> strategic reserve had anything to do with the current price of oil. Sure,
> the demand for oil is up all over the world but the Middle East is still
> awash with oil and Saudi Arabia has a HUGE new oil field ready to come on
> line in about a year.
>
> The price of petroleum products is controlled by the producers of crude
oil,
> Saudi Arabia, et al, and not by the refiners and sellers of the products.
> 40 years ago when the sellers were involved in the production, that was
not
> true but not today. The producers keep the price of oil as high as
> possible, just below the point of doing serious damage to the world
economy.
> One of their current problems is they are running out of things to do with
> all their money. You can buy only so many solid silver Audi's or palaces
> the size of a small city.
>
> Also, do a little research on the total taxes on a gallon of gasoline.
Your
> friendly state and local governments are taking a major share of the price
> per gallon. As an aside on taxes, there is an "interesting" situation
> developing here in Florida over property taxes. Property is assessed at
the
> sale price. Once the value is set, taxes cannot rise more than 3% per
year
> as long as you live in the house. If the property changes hands, the
> assessed value becomes the new sales price. Given the dramatic increase
in
> home prices, taxes on new purchases have soared. Obviously real estate
> agents have not pointed this out to buyers, some of whom were not astute
> enough to figure this out. The state legislature is trying to do some
about
> the high real estate taxes. Of course the cities and counties are
screaming
> that their budgets will be reduced when taxes are cut. They immediately
> went into scare tactics mode and splashed all over the headlines about how
> they would have to cut police and fire protection. Not a word was said
> about cutting bloated salaries or pet neighborhood projects of dubious
> value.
>
> Admittedly, there is some predatory pricing on the part of gasoline
> retailers, i.e., setting different prices depending upon the affluence of
> the surrounding neighborhood.
>
> David
> KC2JD/4
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: amps-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces@contesting.com]On
> > Behalf Of Robert Bonner
> > Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 1:57 PM
> > To: Amps@contesting.com
> > Subject: [Amps] FW: economics 3501
> >
> >
> > That's great in theory Lou, and has been tried several times. We
> > don't need
> > to move the gas prices 4 cents, we need to move them all at once
> > 2 dollars!
> >
> >
> >
> > Our President came into office determined to pay his debt to the
> > oil mafia.
> > What did he do? They refilled the USA oil reserves! Created the
shortage
> > and drove the prices through the roof!
> >
> >
> >
> > This message needs to be sent EVERYWHERE.
> >
> >
> >
> > The government needs to cut taxes. I mean we need to operate the
> > governments on 25% total taxes. Start adding up you taxes now.
> >
> >
> >
> > CITY, STATE, Sales, real estate, excise, license fees ,
> > penalties, fines, it
> > goes on and on to about 50% of your income.
> >
> >
> >
> > Needs fixed
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: Gudguyham@aol.com [mailto:Gudguyham@aol.com]
> > Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 12:35 PM
> > To: rbonner@qro.com; edk0kl@centurytel.net; Amps@contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [Amps] economics 3501
> >
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 7/28/2007 12:18:45 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > rbonner@qro.com writes:
> >
> > FYI, If we stopped purchasing fuel for 1 week. The price would be $2.00
a
> > gallon
> >
> > Bob, we don't have to stop buying fuel for one week and staying
> > home. It' s
> > easier than that. All us US citizens have to do is BOYCOTT one
> > gas company
> > a week. For example, If no one bought gas at Mobil for a full week but
> > bought gas at ANY other station, what would Mobil do? I'll bet within
24
> > hours let alone one week, they would lower their prices AND when they do
> > everybody buys gas there and no where else. This will force the other
> > companies to meet the lower price. Done correctly we can start a domino
> > affect with downward spiraling gas prices.......BUT like you say
> > we are too
> > stupid. I see the local Mobil station busy as hell when the Getty
station
> > right next door is 4 cents a gallon cheaper. Go figure?
> >
> >
> >
> > I don't buy gas from Mobil at all. Lou
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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