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JT Moderator	Message Posted: May 11, 2008 12:01:00 AM Ignore JT Report Abuse Regardless of your own opinion (we asked about that last week), which action do you think the government is most likely to take to try to impact fuel prices? Lower/suspend the federal tax on fuel Set a price ceiling to oil companies Tap government oil reserves Let the market handle it Give subsidies to users - like a "tax rebate" Reinstate rationing (like in the mid-1970s) Lift oil drilling r Post your thoughts about this poll below.

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Regardless of your own opinion (we asked about that last week), which action do you think the government is most likely to take to try to impact fuel prices?
Lower/suspend the federal tax on fuel
Set a price ceiling to oil companies
Tap government oil reserves
Let the market handle it
Give subsidies to users - like a "tax rebate"
Reinstate rationing (like in the mid-1970s)
Lift oil drilling r
Post your thoughts about this poll below.

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MnSwede Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:5,063 Points:824,325 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Jul 11, 2009 5:10:56 PM Ignore MnSwede Report Abuse Lift off shore drilling rights
janmj Champion Author Baltimore Posts:1,162 Points:1,750,010 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Jun 15, 2009 5:05:39 PM Ignore janmj Report Abuse none as usual
ried Sophomore Author Ventura Posts:101 Points:159,260 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Apr 26, 2009 12:17:36 AM Ignore ried Report Abuse Close gasoline on Sundays Cut twenty-five cents a gallon in CA lower gas tax
tigerwoods7 Rookie Author Calgary Posts:6 Points:445 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2009 10:52:37 PM Ignore tigerwoods7 Report Abuse Give subsidies to users - like a "tax rebate"
rjr54 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:1,105 Points:393,320 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: Jan 11, 2009 7:22:32 PM Ignore rjr54 Report Abuse I voted for "Let the market handle it". And that is what happened.
higginbotham194 All-Star Author Alabama Posts:516 Points:82,025 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Jan 10, 2009 10:00:42 AM Ignore higginbotham194 Report Abuse The goverment is not going to do anything.
Blubberpuppy Champion Author Baltimore Posts:18,338 Points:1,899,860 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Nov 23, 2008 4:15:46 PM Ignore Blubberpuppy Report Abuse They did nothing. Which was all that they could do. Now that prices are lowering, we'll see how long the market will maintain this decline. If it lasts for more than 6 months, you will probably see some in Congress pushing to raise the Federal gas tax so consumers don't start getting complacent with the cheaper gas.
Lefty06 Veteran Author Rochester Posts:345 Points:24,000 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Oct 22, 2008 7:34:31 PM Ignore Lefty06 Report Abuse Let the market handle it
Z51Corvette Champion Author Austin Posts:8,469 Points:1,667,400 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Sep 28, 2008 9:26:48 PM Ignore Z51Corvette Report Abuse The best move would to create addition refining capacity... What will they do... who knows, Pelosi and Reed have the controls...
Bill313 Champion Author Kansas City Posts:5,520 Points:772,565 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Aug 18, 2008 12:55:36 AM Ignore Bill313 Report Abuse let the market handle it
narcar1973 Champion Author St. Louis Posts:1,637 Points:172,475 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Aug 14, 2008 8:28:05 AM Ignore narcar1973 Report Abuse They need to make oil compinies take more resopnsabilty for gas prices and stop giging tax brakes to the oil compinies.
pumppal Sophomore Author Louisville Posts:114 Points:39,350 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Aug 13, 2008 12:33:25 PM Ignore pumppal Report Abuse The U.S. needs to become more fuel independent. We also need to undo the mess we have made legally to begin off shore drilling. As it stands, no oil company is going to research drilling offshore, so long as the legislation we have currently, remains. Even then, the market drives the price of petroleum, and we as consumers must do what ever is necessary to reduce demand. Make multiple stop trips. Ride with a friend. Carpool to work. Use public transportation. Reduce the need to fill up your Cadillac Escalade every other day. Park your Hummer3, and ride a bike.
Bernie07 Rookie Author Houston Posts:14 Points:525 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Aug 12, 2008 5:11:09 PM Ignore Bernie07 Report Abuse i don't think they'll do anything. what are they doing now that's making the price of fuel go down?
narcar1973 Champion Author St. Louis Posts:1,637 Points:172,475 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Aug 12, 2008 5:06:39 PM Ignore narcar1973 Report Abuse Do more work on alt. fules
in_orbit Champion Author Orange County Posts:334,750 Points:1,656,790 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Aug 12, 2008 8:19:45 AM Ignore in_orbit Report Abuse Give subsidies to users - like a "tax rebate"
MnSwede Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:5,063 Points:824,325 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Aug 11, 2008 9:01:33 PM Ignore MnSwede Report Abuse Let the market decide. Government intervention to help either producer or consumer makes things worse. Eliminate any tax credits for alternative fuels because they adversely effect food prices, and the reduce tax collections that fund road maintenance Avoid price controls they only hurt the consumer in the long run.
Bill313 Champion Author Kansas City Posts:5,520 Points:772,565 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Aug 11, 2008 7:48:43 PM Ignore Bill313 Report Abuse I think the government will probably allow more drilling, especially in Alaska. Unfortunately, the fuel companies are so powerful that I think they will get what ever they want
china211 Veteran Author Long Island Posts:497 Points:84,400 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Aug 6, 2008 9:29:26 AM Ignore china211 Report Abuse Start off shore drilling now!!!!!!
Dorkchop Champion Author Maryland Posts:11,375 Points:1,792,540 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2008 11:06:55 AM Ignore Dorkchop Report Abuse Let the market work it out. Especially now that prices are going down. There isn't much the government can do otherwise that would have an immediate or near future impact on oil prices.
YB1234 Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:7,565 Points:1,739,315 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2008 7:50:59 PM Ignore YB1234 Report Abuse Let the market handle it
YB1234 Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:7,565 Points:1,739,315 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2008 7:50:54 PM Ignore YB1234 Report Abuse Let the market handle it
YB1234 Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:7,565 Points:1,739,315 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2008 7:50:48 PM Ignore YB1234 Report Abuse Let the market handle it
YB1234 Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:7,565 Points:1,739,315 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2008 7:50:43 PM Ignore YB1234 Report Abuse Let the market handle it
YB1234 Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:7,565 Points:1,739,315 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2008 7:50:37 PM Ignore YB1234 Report Abuse Let the market handle it
narcar1973 Champion Author St. Louis Posts:1,637 Points:172,475 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jul 27, 2008 5:14:16 PM Ignore narcar1973 Report Abuse let the market handel it.
rivasj19 Rookie Author San Diego Posts:50 Points:15,960 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jul 17, 2008 3:55:39 PM Ignore rivasj19 Report Abuse i would think that federal taxes
lucky69 Champion Author Austin Posts:2,761 Points:1,464,240 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jul 16, 2008 5:52:04 PM Ignore lucky69 Report Abuse They have to set a limit on how high prices will get.
rlingk Rookie Author Colorado Posts:10 Points:1,530 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jun 25, 2008 8:00:27 AM Ignore rlingk Report Abuse First of all, I do agree that we have reached oil's peak but the problems lie in the fact 1) Bush is an oil man, and lining his and his cronies pockets (very well I might add) 2) We haven't really done anything to explore alternatives. I do not believe ethanol is the answer, it is also taking food and leaving carbons in the atmosphere. I am not really sure what the solution might be, but we should be working on a more viable solution.
roadkillGA Champion Author Georgia Posts:3,382 Points:485,950 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jun 21, 2008 3:07:39 PM Ignore roadkillGA Report Abuse Tap or reserve. As for Bush, he has been blamed for gas prices WMDs 9-11 on and on and on. Now its time to blame him for Katrina and the development in areas that cleares the Earth for housing, industry, and farming some of which attributed to LA flooding. Oh yea, wht about Iowa GW needs to get the blame for that along with the California wildfires.
broadway96 Rookie Author Philadelphia Posts:3 Points:360 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Jun 11, 2008 4:56:45 PM Ignore broadway96 Report Abuse Do what they were doing 5 years ago before this all went crazy. Oh and get rid of Bush.
gasisoutrageous Champion Author Lansing Posts:8,570 Points:923,805 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jun 11, 2008 1:29:27 PM Ignore gasisoutrageous Report Abuse I think that the government will do 2 things: -Tap government reserves -Lift oil restrictions, such as the restriction on oil drilling in Alaska I am not in support of drilling in Alaska, but the government may come under a lot of fire to do this if gas continues to rise.
radarman Champion Author Florida Posts:9,132 Points:2,599,675 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Jun 10, 2008 10:18:29 AM Ignore radarman Report Abuse The government can't do anything to improve our situation.
barsantij Champion Author Oakland Posts:1,268 Points:487,730 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jun 9, 2008 9:26:27 AM Ignore barsantij Report Abuse Subsidies for non-SUV hybrids. Rebates for bus/rail passes. Increase funding to Amtrak.
AlanLynn Rookie Author Tampa Posts:1 Points:2,870 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jun 8, 2008 11:34:02 PM Ignore AlanLynn Report Abuse If anything you can bet that the market is not going to handle it all very well...so the thing to do is just stop using it so freaking much. I mean if the entire US didn't use it for just 2 days the oil company would pretty much die cause we all didn't pay them 2 million dollars or more in just one of those days. I would hope that the government sets a price ceiling on oil company, but the chance of this happening is like getting struck by lightning...so heres hoping. Good luck to us all.
radarman Champion Author Florida Posts:9,132 Points:2,599,675 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Jun 1, 2008 8:57:46 AM Ignore radarman Report Abuse Play with the tax on fuesls so you have to pay more for something else.
SweetBippy Champion Author Oakland Posts:1,265 Points:446,730 Joined:Aug 2003	Message Posted: May 28, 2008 6:47:55 PM Ignore SweetBippy Report Abuse It isn't a problem for Bush, so why would he want to do anything about it?
benniec Rookie Author Detroit Posts:1 Points:120 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: May 28, 2008 9:53:07 AM Ignore benniec Report Abuse jail, price gougers and profiteers, nationalize big oil, charge kuwait and said arabia for saving them from husain.
PLAYETT25 Rookie Author Fresno Posts:59 Points:4,425 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: May 27, 2008 1:46:01 PM Ignore PLAYETT25 Report Abuse NONE!
GreenflashMD Sophomore Author Maryland Posts:119 Points:965,280 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: May 23, 2008 4:47:20 PM Ignore GreenflashMD Report Abuse Couldn't agree more barsantioj. We Americans have always acted like we have a birthright to cheap energy of all kinds -- right up there with life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Thomas Jefferson just forgot to include energy. Interestingly, CNBC is conducting a poll on who's responsible for the present situation. As of late this afternoon, here are the results: OPEC 4.4% President Bush 16% Congress 36% Speculators 25% Big Oil 3.7% Consumers 15% Those are the most favorable numbers the President has seen in a while -- only 16% blame him but look at Congress' numbers. [Edited by: GreenflashMD at 5/23/2008 4:49:41 PM EST]
barsantij Champion Author Oakland Posts:1,268 Points:487,730 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: May 23, 2008 4:36:46 PM Ignore barsantij Report Abuse The current oil crisis is not a supply problem, as it was after Katrina, it is a demand problem. We have gotten away with cheap gasoline for a very long time. I remember when gas and milk were both a dollar per gallon. The cost of fuel is finally catching up with 30 years of modest inflation. A tax holiday will negatively impact our infrastructure. It may not even have much of an impact. I would hope that the federal government will toughen the CAFE standards and encourage the purchase of hybrids and alternative fuel vehicles, while dissuading SUV purchases. We got ourselves into this mess, we can get ourselves out.
petej0 All-Star Author Allentown Posts:692 Points:20,395 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: May 22, 2008 8:27:45 AM Ignore petej0 Report Abuse This is the 45th time in the last 4 years they have been in front of congress. There is nothing this meeting would change that the other 44 havent. So, no its not going to do any good and it shouldnt. If there were any kind of price gouging or anti-trust laws being broken I am quite sure we would have heard from other countries.
oldavalon Sophomore Author Maryland Posts:134 Points:1,267,455 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: May 21, 2008 8:45:59 PM Ignore oldavalon Report Abuse A Senate Committee interrogated oil companies executives today attacking them for the high price of gasoline. Great publicity for the Senators fighting on behalf of their constituents. Do you think this is going to do any good? HAH! The oil executives pointed out the price of their raw material, crude oil, has risen 78 per cent. Does that matter to our fine public servants?
petej0 All-Star Author Allentown Posts:692 Points:20,395 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: May 21, 2008 8:43:21 AM Ignore petej0 Report Abuse 2coolhipdude, "You keep assuming that I care what the government is, or isn't going to do. And I've made this clear to you many times." I have not. Like I said before, it is for the others on this forum who are expecting the government to do something. Do you get it? Here let me say it this way. For everyone else on this forum, stop expecting the government to do something and cut your own gas consumption. Yes you won the argument, does that make you happy? Yes, if you take all the averages, you are right. I am not stupid, I know basic math. My problem is that I find it hard to believe the average family drives 24k miles a year when many trips are shared, especially on the weekends. But if you want to walk the average route then you are right. $50 dollars for 3 months. Or a whopping $3 a week. Or the equivalent to a government slap in the face. Maybe we can get some rich Europeans or some rich U.S. Politicians to sponser American families for .43 cents a day. Like I said again. YOUR "AVERAGE" FAMILY WOULD SAVE MORE GETTING RID OF THE GAS GUZZLER. That last sentence wasnt for you 2coolhipdude.
oldavalon Sophomore Author Maryland Posts:134 Points:1,267,455 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: May 21, 2008 5:58:43 AM Ignore oldavalon Report Abuse Sorry uncoolhipdude. Didn't realize you and petejo were having a private discussion on this forum.
2coolhipdude Sophomore Author Wisconsin Posts:107 Points:89,890 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: May 20, 2008 11:33:06 PM Ignore 2coolhipdude Report Abuse A quote from RayRatt: If the facts can't win the argument, name calling is not the way to make your point!!! Problem is, I stated the facts, won the argument, but you were too stupid to understand this. Also, I didn't call you names, I stated a fact. You should be called a Village Idiot. Anyone can read your posts and realize this. You attacked my first post because of your ignorance. I was nice and took the time out of my day to make it easier for you to understand. You again failed to grasp the meaning of the topic. Then, to make yourself appear to be more intelligent, you made the statement that the AVERAGE American drives 12,000mi a year. And, how can the AVERAGE American family use 100 gallons of gas a month. So, in an effort to clarify things for you even further, I stated FACTS to support my earlier post. Guess what happened next? You discount those FACTS as "mumbo jumbo" and how AVERAGES don't mean anything. That, my friend, is a statement that deserves a "Village Idiot" label attached to it. And, in your last statement, you say "Besides, arguing over $15 is pointless." Who's arguing over $15? All I have done since my first post is state facts. You keep assuming that I care what the government is, or isn't going to do. And I've made this clear to you many times. oldavalon You were not part of this debate. Adding a childish comment will not help your image favorably.
GreenflashMD Sophomore Author Maryland Posts:119 Points:965,280 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: May 20, 2008 10:24:58 PM Ignore GreenflashMD Report Abuse oldvalon -- as Dave Barry used to say when he reported some outrageously stupid action or comment by a public official -- "I couldn't make this stuff up."
oldavalon Sophomore Author Maryland Posts:134 Points:1,267,455 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: May 20, 2008 6:47:29 PM Ignore oldavalon Report Abuse Oh yeah of little faith. The Government won't do anything? HAH! The House of Representatives has courageously passed legislation that would allow us to sue OPEC!!!!! And you thought the government was not paying attention.
ezgilbert Rookie Author Illinois Posts:4 Points:1,560 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: May 20, 2008 5:39:01 PM Ignore ezgilbert Report Abuse JUst make it $10.00 a gal. and then we can open up poor-houses again for the working man .Get it over and stop putting all of us through the pain!!! The government will do nothing for anyone but themselves and we all know that. [Edited by: ezgilbert at 5/20/2008 5:40:44 PM EST]
petej0 All-Star Author Allentown Posts:692 Points:20,395 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: May 20, 2008 9:01:53 AM Ignore petej0 Report Abuse When you have to resort to name calling you have lost your argument. Besides arguing over $15 is pointless. One family may save $35 another $50, so what. The point is everyone is holding onto the hope that it would save them hundreds when many have failed to actually do the math and understand how little .18 cents really saves them. They cant or wont do the math to figure out that driving a more fuel efficient car can save them hundreds or in some cases thousands over the course of a year. Or they are so stuck up they are unwilling to sacrifice. [Edited by: petej0 at 5/20/2008 9:02:26 AM EST]
oldavalon Sophomore Author Maryland Posts:134 Points:1,267,455 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: May 20, 2008 8:52:59 AM Ignore oldavalon Report Abuse Calm down, uncoolhipdude.