Two reasons we're seeing higher gas prices per gallon here in NC than  
the national average:

	1) Middlemen suppliers add their costs
	2) NC has got one of the highest gas taxes per gallon in the country

Kat


On 25 Apr 2006, at 18:18, Deri James wrote:

On Tuesday 25 April 2006 17:29, ken barber wrote:
My computer says there are 42 US gallons in a petroleum barrel so  
when crude
oil hits $84 a barrel  the actual cost will be 50 cents a gallon. Now  
we know
those evil oil producers have quadrupled the price of crude over the  
last few
years so gas must have cost 12.5 cents before. So assuming the cost of
transport/refining should remain fairly constant why hasn't gas only  
gone up
by 37.5 cents?

Ken thinks the high cost of gas is solely a result of "market  
forces" (see
previous post: "it is pure supply and demand"). The large oil  
companies think
people are stupid and will swallow the line "Crude goes up 4 times =  
Gas goes
up 4 times. It is pure supply and demand." There is nothing "pure" in  
the
multi national oil conglomerates - each of which is reporting record  
profits
"in these difficult times"!!!

Now, just to make you all feel better, the UK price of gas is about  
$6.67 (£1
a litre) (and most of the difference is tax).

Cheers

Deri

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