In a normal
business you buy a product wholesale, figure the cost of expenses, set your
profit margin and advertise your price.
Gas pump
prices can sometimes change hourly. The
buyer buys the gas, sets his profit margin and advertises his price; then that
evening he raises it by two cents and the next day raises it by a ten-cents, and that evening drops it by six-cents…
What the
fuck?
Gas is not
like most products where you can pick a replacement or just do without. We need gas to get to work, to get to the
grocery store, to get to the hospital or doctors appointment, to have our fuel
delivered, to receive protection from police and fire departments…
Fluctuating
gas prices are not necessary. The
government could regulate supply and price if they wished too.
It seems
that the only bipartisan thing our Senate and Congress are capable of agreeing
on, is supporting unregulated oil and gas companies.
I am not complaining about the cost of gas in the U.S as we are cheaper then many progressive countries. But why not have a regulated price: set a reasonable price and leave it the fuck alone?
the
Ol’Buzzard
