Why wont the government stop the oil companies from gouge the people with gas prices?

Because Bush is an ';Oil Man';. Those oil companies are the ones who contributed all the money when he was campaigning 8 yrs ago dude. (Now he is returning the favor)


(how about that for a huge return on some fat, corporate, pigs' investment?)


Our whole encomomy centers around gas and oil products.


We already have cars that run on water, hydrogen, electricity ect. but do we actually drive them? Nope, and the reason why is because they don't care about the welfare of the planet. They care about making money.


I don't care if you vote Republican or Democrat the people who are really in control our our nation are the elite, rich, few.


(Bildeberger) read up on them, if you can find information on them, because they are the ones who tell the governments of many nations what to do! The meet once a year on an island that has better security than the pentagon I bet. They are not going to play ';Bingo'; I assure you.........Why wont the government stop the oil companies from gouge the people with gas prices?
Simply put, not until we get rid of that energy policy that Cheney and big oil put into effect and we are not even aloud to see. This is what everyone gets for allowing that faith based hypocrite in the White House. They are the soul reason that gas is the price that it is. Also sad to say but we have as much oil as anyone else if the Gov. would go for it in a way that is environmental safe. It would cost a whole lot less then the price of the crude we get from over seas.Why wont the government stop the oil companies from gouge the people with gas prices?
Look at the federal and state taxes. Lower them and you would get a better price.
What I don't get is the gas companies keep bragging about their multi billion dollar profits each year but yet they say there is no price gouging etc. I don't mind the taxes as they are needed to pay for our roads etc. But if the price before taxes were lowered then it wouldn't be so bad.
Because gov't is owned by business and does their whim, not ours.





We arent being gouged though--the real issue isnt the price, they do have the right to charge what people will pay as long as theyre not taking advantage of a disaster or anything.





What we do need to do is demand that the gov't stop giving them money! Theyre reporting record profits, and part of that is because the gov't is giving them huge tax cuts, tax rebates, and just direct tax money. We have to make the gov't interested in looking out for the people instead of looking out for the businesses.
Because the road taxes on each gallon of gas is determined on a percentage basis, therefore the more gas costs the most taxes you have to pay as well! And yet we pay road taxes for gasoline used on equipment that is never used on a highway such as a lawn tractor, weed whacker,leaf blower and chain saws!
We are NOT a socialistic form of government. We are a free enterprise system.





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We are not communists. The Federal government cannot go in and set artificial prices. The reason gas prices go up is because oil prices go up, demand goes up production capacity isn't expanding so supply is pretty much the same so the price will go up.