Comments on: Northeast To Be Home Heating Oil Hell?

Soaring Prices Put Enormous Pressure On Consumers And The Companies That Deliver Oil

[vnveteran72]

...As I said before the price of oil in the US is the lowest in the unsubsidized world.

Posted by ausus at 10:05 PM : Aug 11, 2008

You are correct! Unfortunately, since the surge in price, the cost of our fuel has gone up faster than the rest of the world because our dollar is anemic.


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Posted by rave_on3 at 10:14 PM : Aug 11, 2008
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Americans incomes have been stagnant for years, even falling more recently, so add increased costs of everything they need to survive, and you have a Ruling Elite Wet Dream of an entire population of desperate slave workers.
It''s good to be a Stinking Rich War Profiteer in the days of Little King George.

[vnveteran72]

Elections are in November. Democrats stalling on energy. Perfect storm?

One question. If the Cheney transcripts are secret how do you know what they say? For all you Know they manipulated the markets and kept heating oil from being $20 a gallon.

Posted by cbscrash07

Yes, that makes sense. Oil people keeping the price of oil down. Did you vote for Bush? Your I.Q. seems to fit.




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Posted by cdfoxtrot2 at 09:02 PM : Aug 11, 2008
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LMMFAO.....Stupid is as Stupid does......
Neocon Cheerleaders and Apologists = Rock Stupid

[rave_on3]

...As I said before the price of oil in the US is the lowest in the unsubsidized world.

Posted by ausus at 10:05 PM : Aug 11, 2008

You are correct! Unfortunately, since the surge in price, the cost of our fuel has gone up faster than the rest of the world because our dollar is anemic.

[cbsblogger]

Bush and Cheney and Ken Lay mapped out the pillaging of America in 2001 by big oil and to this day they have kept it a secret.

[ausus-2009]

Real1413,

Your rants show that you don''t understand that oil is a world-wide problem. India and China combined are greater consumers of oil than the US. The EU is another huge consumer. As I said before the price of oil in the US is the lowest in the unsubsidized world.

[my2centss]

Now is the time to drill and build more power plants, or maybe that was 20+ years ago.

[ausus-2009]

At which level are you going to impose price controls? If you read the article, you would see that retailers are already going broke. If it is on the oil companies, they will find it more profitable to sell oil overseas.

As well, before you think any of these measures will bring oil prices down, look at the price in Europe or in fact in any country where oil is not government-subsidized, and you will find the price is higher.

[emelder]

During the Nixon presidency, price controls had to be initiated. The same rationale may have to apply in this case. I believe our best shot at fairness and accessibility for all Americans will come by electing Barack Obama to be our next President. John McCain won''t have a clue.

[wogerwabbit]

This is just more of the fleecing of the American people. We''ll all be turned into coolies if this keeps up. Thanks, George!

[ausus-2009]

Many of the critics seem to miss the point. The consumers who are struggling with oil prices cannot afford to switch to any other heating source without a huge government subsidy.

Nationalizing the oil industry would only be a short-term fix, as oil is a limited resource, and would set a dangerous precedent. This means that any industry that is perceived to be making excessive profits would be subject to nationalization. What next - collective farms, government-owned department stores, government-only radio and TV stations?

[Marie Zarankevich]

A lot of very poor people are going to Bite It this winter. -- Many of them will be elderly, and many will be disabled. -- A lot will be little kids. -- This will be a winter to remember.

[cdfoxtrot2]

Elections are in November. Democrats stalling on energy. Perfect storm?

One question. If the Cheney transcripts are secret how do you know what they say? For all you Know they manipulated the markets and kept heating oil from being $20 a gallon.

Posted by cbscrash07

Yes, that makes sense. Oil people keeping the price of oil down. Did you vote for Bush? Your I.Q. seems to fit.

[tedsgmc]

Part 2 From TedsGMC:
Also, no wonder why some of these oil companies went out of business, well when folks had "purchased" oil a set price and quantity, You kind''a "threw the dice" on it as that EVERYONE and I mean EVERYONE WAS NOT "predicting" that oil was going to be so high within a lets say 6 months or a year ago.
God bless you Connecticut for trying to "keep-up" on the affordability of heating oil this year and and stay warm I know it''s going to be "hard" this year,but the feeling is the same for me down here in TX with the air conditioning season,I can not wait for October to come.The heat down here is on a "average" of about 95 to as high as 110 degrees.The summer of ''05 was the "hottest" though as it got as high as 115 degrees in San Antonio.I do miss a good ol''e fashioned New England (Connecticut) fall and winter season.It is "refreshing"!

[cattlekate]

Posted by ramos937 at 07:39 PM : Aug 11, 2008

Exactly. When President Obama gets into office, maybe we will know what went on during those secret meeting.

[tedsgmc]

Yes! I am from Connecticut "origanally" and I feel bad for you folks "up there" and I now live in Texas since 2004 and here in Texas summer time down here is like winter "up there". My electric bill last year was approxamatly $150 to $175 a month(summer time 2007) and now this year 2008 my electric bill as of August 1, of this year is now about $225 to $275 a month as air conditioning down here runs from about mid May till about early October.
You also have to realize that we go through economic "***" about every 10 years or so and it is not much different then that in 1991.Trust me life here in the "good ol''e Lone Star" state isn''t that much better.I still wish I was back in CT as I am a true "Nutmegger" than someone from Texas.
P.S I am from the Torrington area of CT for those of you who are wondering.I miss it "up there" and someday I will be back.

[Syndicate]

Elections are in November. Democrats stalling on energy. Perfect storm?

One question. If the Cheney transcripts are secret how do you know what they say? For all you Know they manipulated the markets and kept heating oil from being $20 a gallon.

[u-r-right]

I hope it''s an unusually mild winter and then big oil can drown in the heating oil.

[ramos937]

I quote an early internet report. At the beginning of Bush''s first term, VP Cheney held a series of meetings with high level oil executives. These meetings, although held on government time and using government resources, were barred to the public. At these meetings, it was agreed that the administration would not aggressively seek to develop alternative fuel sources. Ever since then, despite numerous FOIA actions and court decisions, the government has never allowed transcripts of these meetings to be made public. The shortage of heating resources is one of the major consequences of these meetings.

[cbsblogger]

While Americans will sacrifice, the Bushies and the Chenies and big oil will only get richer.

Every energy and utility company in the USA should be forced to sacrifice for the benefit of the USA.

This energy crisis should be shared by all including the overpaid CEOs of big oil and their shareholders.

I totally support the need for a excess profits tax on energy companies to ensure that they are also sacrificing for the USA.