National Average Price of Gasoline Hits an All-Time High

[hog88]

Figured you could’t reply with even a decent argument

 

[Velo Vol]

Figured you could’t reply with even a decent argument

Neither profits (assuming a competitive marketplace) or taxes explain why gas price has gone up the last year. Both have remained fairly constant.

What's there to argue?

 

[hog88]

Neither profits (assuming a competitive marketplace) or taxes explain why gas price has gone up the last year. Both have remained fairly constant.

What's there to argue?

Why criticize private industry and not governments?

 

[McDad]

How so?
Billions in profit = advantageous gouging but double to 6x the profit in taxes is no expense to consumers???

 

[McDad]

Neither profits (assuming a competitive marketplace) or taxes explain why gas price has gone up the last year. Both have remained fairly constant.

What's there to argue?

The argument you jumped into is the argument that billions to petroleum corps is bad for consumers and my counterpoint about absent outrage for billions more paid in taxes.

You created a straw man and then called me out for red herring when you're not even on point.

 

[McDad]

Why criticize private industry and not governments?

Exactly!
A billion out of consumer's pockets is either bad or inconsequential. It cannot be both.

 

[landscapingvol]

Figured you could’t reply with even a decent argument

He is too busy trying to pretend to be a moderate to formulate a coherent argument

 

[MOOOOONEY]

Neither profits (assuming a competitive marketplace) or taxes explain why gas price has gone up the last year. Both have remained fairly constant.

What's there to argue?

 

[AM64]

Neither profits (assuming a competitive marketplace) or taxes explain why gas price has gone up the last year. Both have remained fairly constant.

What's there to argue?

Have you also noticed a bunch of articles about electric rates increasing and shortages lately? Think about commonality. Some large nuclear and coal power plants are being phased out - because of age and ... coal. There's a very similar story with respect to refineries. Energy policies haven't favored investment in either, and extreme regulatory measures haven't helped at all. As the population grows and some forms of stable supply decrease, the outcome is pretty predictable. Put the blame where it belongs on policy and on the fact that investors are only interested in short term returns - it's going to take some sort of positive government backing to prevent a crash of the power grid and fuel for transportation. Investors aren't going to shell out for something the government is trying desperately to kill. This is the world when you try to kill Plan A and have no viable Plan B.

 

[allvol123]

Germany restarting some coal plants.

 

[rekinhavoc]

'Breaking Bad' actor says Americans should 'stfu' about gas prices if they 'love capitalism so much'

Oh look another millionaire celebrity telling us suck it up.

 

[tim]

'Breaking Bad' actor says Americans should 'stfu' about gas prices if they 'love capitalism so much'

Oh look another millionaire celebrity telling us suck it up.

Wonder if he’s paying extra taxes

 

[BreatheUT]

The POTUS so desperately wants people to think he's fit and agile as a 25 year old but it ain't working.

Wrong thread but I'll leave it.

 

[Orangeslice13]

Revenue is 50 year high

 

[norrislakevol]

So I read that as mfg process controls am I right? My first technical job was at the end of my freshman year when I started coop/intern at TI Johnson City in their industrial controls division in 1984. Working of course on PLC designs.

Yes, basically. I work for a company that builds customized conveyor systems for the auto electronics manufacturing industry. Process control and data flow integration with 3rd party machines are my biggest responsibilities programming wise. Denso is our biggest customer if you are familiar with them. I am at their Maryville location a lot.

 

[rekinhavoc]

Wonder if he’s paying extra taxes

Still pissed he isn't getting a federal tax refund from claiming his mansion.

 

[StarRaider]

'Breaking Bad' actor says Americans should 'stfu' about gas prices if they 'love capitalism so much'

Oh look another millionaire celebrity telling us suck it up.

FED! FED! FED!

 

[Orangeburst]

'Breaking Bad' actor says Americans should 'stfu' about gas prices if they 'love capitalism so much'

Oh look another millionaire celebrity telling us suck it up.

Dang...I like him..but his messaging sucks..He is not Hank Shraeder

 

[RikidyBones]

Or they could contract someone to do 8 days of work for a month. Or they could create a position that combined other duties. Someone being able to work from home seems like it’s a pretty expendable position.

Lol working from home makes the job expendable? Thats based on absolutely nothing but a mistrust in yourself to work while at home.

 

[VolStrom]

So I read that as mfg process controls am I right? My first technical job was at the end of my freshman year when I started coop/intern at TI Johnson City in their industrial controls division in 1984. Working of course on PLC designs.

That's interesting, I had forgot about TI being in the PLC business back in the 80's I think? If I remember, they got swallowed up by what became Ge/Fanuc, but I don't remember that great anymore about things that happened 40 years ago.

 

[NorthDallas40]

That's interesting, I had forgot about TI being in the PLC business back in the 80's I think? If I remember, they got swallowed up by what became Ge/Fanuc, but I don't remember that great anymore about things that happened 40 years ago.

Siemens bought them.

 

[0nelilreb]

Corporate profits are at a 50 year high … it’s almost like the left doesn’t understand what an actual capitalist system looks like or how it’s supposed to function . You do understand that higher corporate profits means more jobs , higher wages , better benefits, more donations into the communities , more workers being able to better themselves and their families straight across the board , right ?

 

[volfanhill]

Corporates profits are at a 50 year high … it’s almost like the left doesn’t understand what an actual capitalist system looks like or how it’s supposed to function . You do understand that higher corporate profits means more jobs , higher wages , better benefits, more donations into the communities , more workers being able to better themselves and their families straight across the board , right ?

Where the hell did they expect that stimulus money to go? So it increased costs by increasing demand across the board, disrupted supply chain further, increased money supply, their shutdowns helped create the oil supply problem which they think is as simple as turning a switch back on, and then they have the gall to biatch about inflation and corporate profits. These people expose their own ignorance of how anything works with posts like those.

 

[VolStrom]

Siemens bought them.

Ugh. Did you ever try and use a Siemens S5 PLC? It was akin to the microprocessor trainers I used to learn on. LDA xxh, LDB xxH, ADD or something to that effect. It was a horrendous POS.

 

[0nelilreb]

Where the hell did that expect that stimulus money to go? So it increased costs by increasing demand across the board, disrupted supply chain further, increased money supply, their shutdowns helped create the oil supply problem which they think is as simple as turning a switch back on, and then they have the gall to biatch about inflation and corporate profits. These people expose their own ignorance of how anything works with posts like those.

It’s a fascinating social experiment to watch play out . The haves ( politicians / law makers , scientists, upper crust elites , actors , philanthropists ) convince the have nots ( working class and poor ) that we need to shut down the country and the biggest economic machine on the planet for a year because of a virus . Force corporations to adjust and change their models , hand out checks to the masses for basic needs like door dash , grub hub and Amazon , while not curbing their government spending , then open it all back up and blame corporate greed , Trump and Putin for our inflation , distribution problems and high gas prices . Just fascinating.