The price of gas. Go figure.

I dumbed it down as best I can

And still you do not understand basic supply and demand

Your gibberish about us not getting oil from Iran is irrelevant

What grade are you in this is taught in high school

Are you unable to understand or unwilling

If as it appears you are actually challenged just say so and I will account for this

 

The United States is not a few US companies are. Remember a few months ago when people were cheering all the tankers lining up in the gulf? That does us no good at all. It’s just Exxon/chevron etc making more money

 

Here’s what I don’t understand.The United States gets essentially 0% of its oil from Iran, and our domestic supply hasn’t changed. Oil is supposed to be a supply-and-demand game, right? So why are gas prices still so high in the USA?People say oil is priced on the global market. Why are we still tied to that system?The United States is the world’s largest oil producer and a net exporter of petroleum overall. I’m not an expert on this, but it almost feels like the USA is somehow carrying or subsidizing other nations that rely on oil from different parts of the world.Can someone explain why global events (like those involving Iran) still drive up prices at the pump here, even though our own production and supply situation hasn’t

This isn’t a USA supply issue. It’s politics. That’s why gas near you is so expensive. Enjoy California gas prices.

 

Jeh1856 doesn't live in California.
3.70 still here

 

Joel - jeh isn't anywhere near California - he's in PA as far as I know. But I am and it's mind boggling and frustrating. I realize the taxes out here are the main culprits but I share your frustration yet also realize the price equation doesn't make sense from a logic standpoint. Can the Venezuela oil deal really lower gas prices if they're set globally? I don't know.

 

It's $5.29 here in CA

 

YAAAAAY

I like beef!!!

 

why won't you help us?
we don't need no help but help us
wondering why there is no help when we don't need no help

please lower my beef prices by importing lesser value beef
what could possibly go wrong?

EXPLOSIVE SCREWWORMS
or as SOHIO would call it

GATOGATO IN YOUR AUTOMOBILE

 

our oil companies are subsidized

 

they were cheering?
who?
us? get it? U S , us , neat huh?
i must have missed the hurrah

 

I understand that you don’t understand

Good luck in high school when you get there

 

I don’t know where the massively ignorant JEH is located, whether he went to college, or exactly where he lives. I think he mentioned some small town in California. He can clarify if he wishes.But the deal the United States made with Venezuela can absolutely lower our price of gas. We help them with transportation, drilling for new oil, and refining it. They may give us crude at a lower cost when we need it.What I do know is that getting goods to market—meat, bread, and other groceries—has gone way up because of the price of gas. Iran is breaking. I predict they will offer a deal soon if they want to make money. If they stay their course, other refiners and pipelines around the world are already being built.

 

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