Theres also the very real impact that the cost of repairs and updates at refineries are creating. For years the big oil companies have neglected to maintain their equipment, and now we are paying extra at the pump to help offset this. Thats not helping the dramatic increases we're seeing.
The part of this that makes me mad isn't that "Bob" is raising the prices of his gas daily (although I hate paying more for the same gas that was in his tank an hour ago), but more the oil cartels refusal to increase productivity so they can increase their profit. Is it our fault for being oil dependent? Absolutely. Does it impact the amount of money I have to spend on other things as LIforrelaxin eluded too? Absolutely. At the end of the day I'm afraid its the guys who make their livings selling us things we really don't need who will loose out when we have less disposable income.
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