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No relief for drivers: Gasoline prices to rise

Florida Today -- Crude oil prices have reached a record high, leading AAA officials on Sunday to predict even higher gas prices in the coming weeks.

The Florida average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas was $4.039 on Sunday, compared with the national average of $4.079, according to AAA's daily fuel gauge report.

The Florida price was a record high for the state, and is up almost 40 percent from a year ago, when it averaged $2.922 a gallon.


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Submitted Jun 30, 2008 By: JT
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All-Star Author Los Angeles

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Message Posted: Dec 5, 2008 1:04:47 PM

Let's not get off the subject, we all need to conserve!
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Rookie Author Florida

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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 8:59:08 PM

I dread having to evacuate for a hurricane this year. Bet gas will be extremely expensive.
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 7:41:15 PM

How about a new story?
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Sophomore Author Atlanta

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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 2:41:09 PM

At least the cost of fuel is increasing purchase of American products; because transportation costs are making imports more expense. Even Walmart is going to local producers. Problem is so many factories have been dismantled and shipped to China.
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Champion Author Fort Worth

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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 2:06:26 PM

CyanSquirrel...good point. This is a 'depression', a word you will not see used by the media until long afer tha fact.

They can't even say "recession" as it is, now.

It'll be interesting to see how the global economy is affected when the main purchasing engine, the US, stops. China will wither, as will every other place which makes cheap, sub-standard goods.

Don't get me started on how "cheap" is many times actually more expensive. Buy a good $10 item one time, it lasts five years OR buy a cheezy $6 item every-other-year for the same length of time. Which costs more?
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All-Star Author Virginia

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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 11:50:13 AM

Wonder what would happen if, since we spend so much more of our budget on fuel than other economic sectors, the rest of the economy slowly withered away because fuel costs, like a flesh-eating bacterium, caused spending in every other area to atrophy? What then?
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All-Star Author Ohio

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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 11:33:16 AM

I agree Texjohn, if that happened, maybe they would drop it a little....

Also, why do you like to blame Bush for everything?? I know he's not a perfect president, but we could have a lot worse president in office. And I bet you do some stuff other people don't like, do they blame you for everything? I doubt it, although they may want to! So give him a break!

[Edited by: CatbirdWoman at 7/2/2008 11:35:17 AM EST]
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 11:20:44 AM

everybody involved is trying to take a peice of the oil pie
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 11:14:34 AM

Oh, really.
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 11:14:13 AM

Its not the oil companies who determine the price, oil goes to the highest bidder. If you think they're getting rich, put your money where your mouth is and buy their stock.
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Rookie Author Los Angeles

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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 11:05:58 AM

These oil companies are a complete sham. The problem is they are buying the government with the fat cat profits they are making

[Edited by: dtoker915 at 7/2/2008 11:06:24 AM EST]
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 11:05:11 AM

I agree with doing something about the speculators, but as we have seen, when we decrease demand the refiners just cut production to keep prices high.
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Veteran Author Dallas

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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 11:01:45 AM

The United States needs to prosecute the oil speculators as "economic terrorist". This would begin to solve our oil price situation here in the U.S. Email your congressman!
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 11:01:26 AM

News?
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Champion Author Texas

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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 11:01:13 AM

Yeah, so much for supply and demand. The demand goes down 17% and the price goes up, up and away.
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 10:58:51 AM

Like this surprises anyone?
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Veteran Author Oregon

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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 10:58:35 AM

They have been at 4.25 in the Portland area for almost 2 weeks now.
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 10:56:20 AM

will it go higher this weekend?
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 10:52:31 AM

The same one again.
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 10:52:04 AM

here we go again
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 10:51:16 AM

No; really? Saw a pump yesterday w/ a credit app where the card reader goes....not really but it's coming!
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 10:47:54 AM

ring out your wallet!!
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 10:43:02 AM

no kidding...
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Sophomore Author Houston

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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 10:39:44 AM

going to have new record highs from now on.... Duh
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 10:35:57 AM

And it will just continue.
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 10:34:42 AM

prices are rising? gee whiz
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 10:34:10 AM

I thank god for my electric car every single day.
250mpg and 0 regrets.
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 10:32:45 AM

Home-based business is sure to see a boom in the coming months. Not necessarily a bad thing, either!
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 10:32:08 AM

I'm so tired of the same old BS. We need to hear about how the prices are going to go down or at least stabilize.
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 10:25:50 AM

Florida we will trade you for what we are paying here in California, today, $4.51. Democrated "Do Nothing Congress" goes on vacation and the prices of gas just keeps climbing, and Reid sounds as stupid as ever. Who should we vote for??? Give me a break. DRILL, DRILL, and DRILL AGAIN. Stop the B/S the democrates sound silly with the same old story and if you believe it you are stupid.
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 10:21:12 AM

i filled up yesterday, cuz i think were in for another round
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 10:20:34 AM

Who would have thought, higher gas prices.
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 10:18:28 AM

ahhh. but what happens if supply goes up???? We need to drill, and if the democrats don't get out of the way, their stay will be very short lived.
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 10:17:02 AM

ITs Independence weekend. Stick it to us!
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 10:12:11 AM

Must be too early for "new" news.
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have us coming and going...but for how long?...before we vote all the a-holes out
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 10:10:21 AM

Demand goes down, the price goes up

Demand stays the same, the price goes up.

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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 10:09:50 AM

Try Michigan, 4.25
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 10:08:58 AM

Like I have said before: Only in oil does demand go up, the price goes up.
Natural yes, but with oil, demand goes down, the price goes up because they still want the same return or more.
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Like I said before, Investor Bankers at work again!!!!
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 10:07:33 AM

At least diesel prices have come down a dime in the past month. Part of this is #2 diesel is a summer blend, vs #1 for winter usage.
But at the whole sale level diesel is only 40 cents above gas, but at the pump diesel is 70 cents higher. Looks like the stations are screwing the diesel consumer, which is why everything else is going up in price.
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 10:04:08 AM

ouch I say!
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 10:03:35 AM

And I continue to drive less, and am getting the bikes fixed.
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 10:02:34 AM

1. holiday weekend
2.We already know it's at a record high
3.wake up and see what everyone already knows
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 10:01:38 AM

Seems around where I live, that Gas prices are going up, but Diesel prices are staying the same, Why is that?????
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 9:58:40 AM

Only time will tell...
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 9:56:46 AM

So who expected any relief?
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 9:55:31 AM

I'm thankful to live in an area that is below national average.
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 9:54:23 AM

tell us something new like when they are going to help us out with the rising cost
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Message Posted: Jul 2, 2008 9:51:54 AM

Tell me something I don't know
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