[DVBC] $4 gas good for bike shops

[Douglas Bower]

I was just looking into what makes gasoline so expensive.  I was shocked to
find that the oil companies that explore for oil, drill for oil, transport
it to the refinery and refine it into gasoline make $0.08/gallon.  The state
of Pennsylvania gets $0.18/gallon and the federal tax is $0.60/gallon.  How
does this make any sense?

 

I guess that explains why the federal and state governments will do nothing
to help wean us off of oil.

 

 

 

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[mailto:dvbc-list-bounces at list.dvbc.org] On Behalf Of Dave Hartrum
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:36 PM
To: dvbc-list at dvbc.org
Subject: Re: [DVBC] $4 gas good for bike shops

 

My father worked for an oil company his entire life and when I use to
complain about the price of gas he would tell me to put that liter of Coke I
just payed the same price for in the tank of my car and see how far one
could drive on that. It's all a matter of perspective and priorities.


Dave Hartrum

dhartrum at mac.com

 

 

On May 12, 2008, at 10:16 PM, smitt542 at comcast.net wrote:





When people pay 4 bucks for a Starbucks cup of coffee a gallon of gas looks
cheep.    Tom

 

 

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