Todays Presidential "statement of the day".... (2 Viewers)

[Goatman Saint]

The gas station owners that I know are not liking the higher prices at all. People are buying less sodas and junk food at the stores which is where they make the bulk of their profit.

 

[efil4stnias]

The gas station owners that I know are not liking the higher prices at all. People are buying less sodas and junk food at the stores which is where they make the bulk of their profit.

That is correct. Thier "markup" on gas is about $.03-04 cents per gallon on the few stations that I insure. The bulk of thier profit comes from the "grocery" part of the business.

 

[bigwheel]

And if we could get rid of the bulls--t enviromentalist wackos and he socialist democrats we get lower the price of gas by expanding the necular generating plants, more drilling off the east coas t and west coast and in the artice circle

 

[Saint by the Bay]

That is correct. Thier "markup" on gas is about $.03-04 cents per gallon on the few stations that I insure. The bulk of thier profit comes from the "grocery" part of the business.

Even from that they don't make much. I was thinking of opening one and I was shocked to learn that a lot of them were clearing a lot less than I make. Those places aren't the cash cows people think they are. The people that do well with them are the ones that own a bunch.

 

[Goatman Saint]

Nuke plants will have nothing to do with the cost of gas. Although I am very strongly for the increased use of nuclear power. The only things that are going to work is to end the addiction. That means increasing the mpg of the vehicles on the road. This can easily be done, and we are seeing it in action right now by all manufactures. Electric vehicles are being limited by currant battery technology, and this problem is not being easily overcome. Ethanol is not an answer either, it is terribly inefficent for what the results are.

 

[Saint by the Bay]

Nuke plants will have nothing to do with the cost of gas. Although I am very strongly for the increased use of nuclear power. The only things that are going to work is to end the addiction. That means increasing the mpg of the vehicles on the road. This can easily be done, and we are seeing it in action right now by all manufactures. Electric vehicles are being limited by currant battery technology, and this problem is not being easily overcome. Ethanol is not an answer either, it is terribly inefficent for what the results are.

Nuke plants would reduce demand which in turn would reduce costs. There are other problems with nuke plants though and some debate if there would be a net gain however.

 

[Bless U Boys]

Nuke plants would reduce demand which in turn would reduce costs. There are other problems with nuke plants though and some debate if there would be a net gain however.

Problems? Besides disposal of the uranium? (which is overemphasized) Security? Please explain.

 

[THAJCODE]

And if we could get rid of the bulls--t enviromentalist wackos and he socialist democrats we get lower the price of gas by expanding the necular generating plants, more drilling off the east coas t and west coast and in the artice circle

Diabolik the Saint is right there with you.

 

[TPS]

>>And if we could get rid of the bulls--t enviromentalist wackos and he socialist democrats we get lower the price of gas by expanding the necular generating plants, more drilling off the east coas t and west coast and in the artice circle

Beyond dreadful. Do they even have a word for this kind of spewage? I'm going to have to go ahead and report your post for a gross violation of the terms of service. It is spelled out rather readily that when you intend to cuss, you mask the entire word. Had you said b.s., that's okay, but what you did will require :moderation-on:

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boTtom2easilyPS

 

[Saint by the Bay]

Problems? Besides disposal of the uranium? (which is overemphasized) Security? Please explain.

GE wants the government to flip nearly the entire cost for building plants because the cost is so astronomical due to govt. regulations. I don't know all the details, it's not something I follow closely, but I saw Senate testimony about it on CSPAN (yes, I'm that lame). There was an executive for GE there and he said the existing 100 plants are nearing the end of their life span and we need to get working on more now but that the cost (something like 2 billion each) needed to be subsidized by the government.

That's a pretty big hurdle to get over.

 

[Bless U Boys]

Good point, I didn't think of that aspect. I know a little about the government regulations, but figure there could be other incentives to reduce construction cost. Seems too logical for me.

 

[The SAINTaholic]

shhhhh, there's a Nark in the room.... ha ha..

 

[efil4stnias]

GE wants the government to flip nearly the entire cost for building plants because the cost is so astronomical due to govt. regulations. I don't know all the details, it's not something I follow closely, but I saw Senate testimony about it on CSPAN (yes, I'm that lame). There was an executive for GE there and he said the existing 100 plants are nearing the end of their life span and we need to get working on more now but that the cost (something like 2 billion each) needed to be subsidized by the government.

That's a pretty big hurdle to get over.

teh, so its not just the poor looking for subsidies ....nevermind GE's profit over the last, ummmm, 85 YEARS. (ps it costs about $.05 to make a bulb )

 

[cruize]

It just gets old looking at the same administration bashing posts everytime he opens his mouth.

It's just so obvious and frustrating in listening to him and judging him and his administration over the past six years that he doesn't have a clue or care about the average American citizen.

 

[efil4stnias]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/29/gas.squeeze.irpt/index.htm



average price is $3.16?