You can't tell me that the Gas companies are not price fixing

liberal N proud

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Wed Jun-28-06 03:41 PM
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You can't tell me that the Gas companies are not price fixing

Last weekend I paid $2.53/gallon for gas.
Today driving home from work, gas price $3.05
:wtf:

After all the July 4th holiday weekend is coming up.

So what is the Bullshit excuse this time???

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Hugin

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Wed Jun-28-06 03:42 PM
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1. The Minimum Wage Hike didn't pass?

:shrug:

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uppityperson

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Wed Jun-28-06 03:42 PM
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2. why do you hate america you treasonous gas user you?

very much so.

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Hugin

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Wed Jun-28-06 03:51 PM
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3. It's Hump day?

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MADem

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Wed Jun-28-06 03:51 PM
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4. Well, we CAN tell you

but since you have a brain and can think for yourself, you quite sensibly do not believe it!

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liberal N proud

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Wed Jun-28-06 03:56 PM
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6. LOL

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NMDemDist2

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Wed Jun-28-06 03:52 PM
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5. no kidding! nothing like a 3 day weekend for the Oil Corps to fleece

us once again!

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Ikonoklast

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Wed Jun-28-06 04:01 PM
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8. And we have a winner!

Yep, just before every holiday gas goes up. Sort of a pre-emptive strike against anticipated demand.

I am so glad our military is protecting the big oil interests world-wide.

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LSK

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Wed Jun-28-06 03:57 PM
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7. i havnt seen that much of a hike in the past week

But it is now 3.09 here.

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NMDemDist2

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Wed Jun-28-06 04:12 PM
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9. last week in PHX $2.77, today $2.97 in less than 8 days n/t

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JohnnyRingo

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Wed Jun-28-06 04:17 PM
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10. In the 60s there were hundreds of oil companies... gas was $.30/gal

Now there are five.
When I saw the heads of the companies testify before congress earlier this year, I knew it wasn't the first time they were all in the same room together.

Well stand by, because most of our food is now grown and produced by....five companies, and I'm sure they've been taking notes.

The Republican "happy days" will be here again when only the successful will be able to eat steak. Sean Hannity will be in his glory.

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On the Road

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Wed Jun-28-06 04:29 PM
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11. Actually, I Doubt They Usually Talk to Each Other

It's just of these unspoken agreements that materializes. That and the fluctuations in the price of crude oil that affects all companies.

But it makes you wonder about the point of anti-trust laws when this kind thing can happen without any formal deal taking place.

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foreigncorrespondent

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Wed Jun-28-06 04:33 PM
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12. I won't tell you they are aren't...

...because I have been saying it for quite some time now.

Their excuse will be "the price of oil" and "that oil companies cannot be held responsible for that."

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