Sean Comey
Sean Comey
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We are entering the time of year when historically gas prices have tended to rise because consumption increases. We are starting out this season at a level that is much higher than last year, and last year was certainly no bargain at the gas pump.
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It's not like the government is going to come in and set price controls. (Fuel) is a commodity that's governed by the free market. Gasoline is like anything else; (corporations) will charge what people are willing to pay.
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It's only inexpensive compared to an all-time, record-high price.
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Consumers are numb to these high prices. Some of this is what the market will bear. Part of the problem with higher prices is we set a new benchmark in our mind and $3 is the new record.
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I've heard some alarmist predictions, but the industry is still taking stock of the damage caused by the storm and how long it will take to repair the infrastructure.
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It's standard reasoning. When you have a commodity that's increased dramatically (in price), then it would attract the criminal element.
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It's a very loaded term. The actual definition is determined by state governments, who define what taking 'unfair advantage' of a crisis is. Attorneys General monitor these situations closely.
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It's been brutal. We saw an unprecedented increase in the cost of gasoline, pushing past the $3 per gallon level, but we are starting to see prices creeping back down again.
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It's a pattern. Prices go up, consumers get angry, politicians investigate, nothing changes.
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Unless international tensions ease to the point where the cost of crude oil drops significantly, there's nothing to suggest that consumer fuel prices will be falling anytime in the near future.
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With what's going on with the aftermath of the hurricane, I would expect prices to go up rather than down in September.
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They're having a very good year, and that money is coming out of your pocket.
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They're making as much money selling you a cup of coffee and doughnut as they do a tank of gasoline. They stay in business selling soda pop, cigarettes and lottery tickets.
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Young, inexperienced drivers are much more likely to be in fatal crashes at this time of year.