[SixClub] QRP and Small Engines

[K8RI (Roger on six)]

On 2/2/2011 11:01 AM, Mike Pappas wrote:
> And in Germany where the gas prices are $7 per gallon, taxes account for 65% of the price.
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Depending on how the wind blows in Egypt gas could get really expensive. 
Crude is already near 100 due to the turmoil at present.  Gas is 
forecast to hit $3.50 by May.
> And those taxes help fund the "green" initiatives in Germany and the high prices force people into mass transit which also gets a portion of the gas taxes..
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> With the EPA now regulating CO2 and the Dept of Interior stopping all off shore drilling and stalling land permits and California Botox Boxer introducing a bill to kill drilling off California coast you will see these types of taxes and price increases coming soon to a pump near you.

Even if they opened up all restricted drilling immediately it would not 
prevent the prices from going to $4 or quite likely $5 a gallon within 
the next year or two.  There is nearly a 10 year lag between 
exploration, opening a field, and its effect on the pump price. Pump 
price is set by the price of crude which is controlled mainly by the Mid 
East. It's set by refinery capacity which is insufficient and as far as 
I know, no new capacity has been built for some time due to the mountain 
of regulations, Politics particularly in the Mid East (If the radicals 
get into power we'll be lucky to get crude) and finally, demand for the 
product (already hit supply)

The last time gas got expensive the drop in traffic and its speeds was 
quite noticeable at least around here. The demand dropped to the point 
where the price went down.

A new control by regulation instead of laws:

The EPA in their infinite wisdom is planning on (or is already) saying, 
as milk has oil in it a milk spill will have to be treated as an oil 
spill. That it's organic and thus biodegradable and probably good for 
the environment doesn't seem to register with them.  That means farmers 
will have to build containment ponds along with all the other regs 
including training with the local hazmat team.
> Here is a our Fearless Leader's comments on gas prices
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4Tmi_fpUHs
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> $4 a gallon won't stop me from driving but it will hurt the lower middle class and poor disproportionally.
We will be VERY lucky if it stops at $4.00.  I predict at least $5 
within a year or at the mosttwo.
Remember "fearless leader's goals".


73

Roger (K8RI)
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> Mike Pappas
> advanceddigital at mac.com
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> On Jan 31, 2011, at 9:20 AM, K8RI (Roger on six) wrote:
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>> Most of Europe and Asia pay at least 50% more than we do currently and a
>> good portion of that is because the us currency is the world standard.
>> If we loose that then you will be looking at $6 or $7 a gallon. At $3 or
>> $4 we have some of the cheapest gas in the world.
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