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  • TierbsHsotBoobs
    TierbsHsotBoobs Member Posts: 39,680
    HuskyInAZ said:

    When obama took office in December of 2008, gas prices were around $1.60/gallon. Today, the gas prices are around $1.90/gallon. Please enlighten me how the average American family is better off.

    Obama didn't take office in December 2008.

    HTH
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  • oregonblitzkrieg
    oregonblitzkrieg Member Posts: 15,288
    Doogles said:

    2001400ex said:

    HuskyInAZ said:

    RaceBannon said:

    And its like a pay raise for the middle class who have to commute. Obama is on record as wanting 5 dollar a gallon gas but he is for the little guy

    Allegedly

    Obama, after taking credit for the drop in gas prices, said the average family would save $750/year at the pump. WTF? Are we a nation of long haul truckers?
    12,000 miles a year at 25 miles per gallon, $3.50 a gallon is $1,680. $1.75 a gallon is $840 for a savings of $840. Are you really that hard up to hate Obama you can't even use calculator?
    I was paying damn near 5 bucks a gallon living in Santa Barbara for a truck getting maybe 20 mpg if I drove like a nun. Having gas reduced to about 3.50 in the Bay has singlehandedly paid for my Booze and Blow.

    The fact you guys are paying under 2 bucks is mind blowing to me.


    Edit: Just did a little research and the #1 most expensive gas in the U.S is Santa Barbara followed by San Francisco at #2. Maybe I deserve a gooch punch for my living choices.
    Only liberals, gays, idiots, foreigners and Cal fans would willingly live in San Francisco.
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  • TierbsHsotBoobs
    TierbsHsotBoobs Member Posts: 39,680
    oregonblitzkrieg said:

    Doogles said:

    2001400ex said:

    HuskyInAZ said:

    RaceBannon said:

    And its like a pay raise for the middle class who have to commute. Obama is on record as wanting 5 dollar a gallon gas but he is for the little guy

    Allegedly

    Obama, after taking credit for the drop in gas prices, said the average family would save $750/year at the pump. WTF? Are we a nation of long haul truckers?
    12,000 miles a year at 25 miles per gallon, $3.50 a gallon is $1,680. $1.75 a gallon is $840 for a savings of $840. Are you really that hard up to hate Obama you can't even use calculator?
    I was paying damn near 5 bucks a gallon living in Santa Barbara for a truck getting maybe 20 mpg if I drove like a nun. Having gas reduced to about 3.50 in the Bay has singlehandedly paid for my Booze and Blow.

    The fact you guys are paying under 2 bucks is mind blowing to me.


    Edit: Just did a little research and the #1 most expensive gas in the U.S is Santa Barbara followed by San Francisco at #2. Maybe I deserve a gooch punch for my living choices.
    Only liberals, gays, idiots, foreigners and Cal fans would willingly live in San Francisco.
    Holy repetition.
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  • Doogles
    Doogles Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 12,794 Founders Club
    oregonblitzkrieg said:

    Doogles said:

    2001400ex said:

    HuskyInAZ said:

    RaceBannon said:

    And its like a pay raise for the middle class who have to commute. Obama is on record as wanting 5 dollar a gallon gas but he is for the little guy

    Allegedly

    Obama, after taking credit for the drop in gas prices, said the average family would save $750/year at the pump. WTF? Are we a nation of long haul truckers?
    12,000 miles a year at 25 miles per gallon, $3.50 a gallon is $1,680. $1.75 a gallon is $840 for a savings of $840. Are you really that hard up to hate Obama you can't even use calculator?
    I was paying damn near 5 bucks a gallon living in Santa Barbara for a truck getting maybe 20 mpg if I drove like a nun. Having gas reduced to about 3.50 in the Bay has singlehandedly paid for my Booze and Blow.

    The fact you guys are paying under 2 bucks is mind blowing to me.


    Edit: Just did a little research and the #1 most expensive gas in the U.S is Santa Barbara followed by San Francisco at #2. Maybe I deserve a gooch punch for my living choices.
    Only liberals, gays, idiots, foreigners and Cal fans would willingly live in San Francisco.
    I want to upvote, downvote, awesome, and wtf all at once. So i'll just flag it as spam.
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  • HeretoBeatmyChest
    HeretoBeatmyChest Member Posts: 4,295
    edited January 2015
    High oil prices contributed greatly to job growth in the energy sector, where a good fraction of overall job growth came from. Overall, the lower prices are probably a slight net benefit for the economy. But the energy boom contributed materially to job growth. Also, a lot of banks lent to these companies who are going to go under. There is going to be some negative fallout coming in the quarters ahead.
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  • oregonblitzkrieg
    oregonblitzkrieg Member Posts: 15,288
    edited January 2015
    HeretoBeatmyChest said:

    High oil prices contributed greatly to job growth in the energy sector, where a good fraction of overall job growth came from. Overall, the lower prices are probably a slight net benefit for the economy. But the energy boom contributed materially to job growth. Also, a lot of banks lent to these companies who are going to go under. There is going to be some negative fallout coming in the quarters ahead.

    The rest of the nation doesn't give a shit if the oil sector goes under. They've been living high off the hog for many years now at the expense of everyone else, and to the detriment of the overall health of the economy. So fuck them. Cheaper gas will be better for the rest of the economy and benefit nearly everyone - individuals, small businesses, large companies and the government. It also has the benefit of weakening enemy countries like Russia and crippling the raghead governments' ability to exert their will on a global scale.
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  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457
    HuskyInAZ said:

    When obama took office in December of 2008, gas prices were around $1.60/gallon. Today, the gas prices are around $1.90/gallon. Please enlighten me how the average American family is better off.

    Don't be a twister. First, Obama didn't take office is 2008. Second, there was a crash in prices just before took office. The highest gas prices ever were in July of 2008. They spiked then crashed. So stop twisting.
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  • HuskyInAZ
    HuskyInAZ Member Posts: 1,732
    2001400ex said:

    HuskyInAZ said:

    When obama took office in December of 2008, gas prices were around $1.60/gallon. Today, the gas prices are around $1.90/gallon. Please enlighten me how the average American family is better off.

    Don't be a twister. First, Obama didn't take office is 2008. Second, there was a crash in prices just before took office. The highest gas prices ever were in July of 2008. They spiked then crashed. So stop twisting.
    Sure, Obama took office in January of 2009. Should BHO take credit for the crash before he was elected? I used December 2008 because it was easy to find EOY gas prices. After digging a bit more, gas prices in January of 2009 were $1.84 per gallon. Doesn't change the fact that none of us pay less for gas today than the day BHO took over the White House.

    Being the President during the most recent rise and fall of gas prices, yet taking credit for only the fall......typical political BS. That goes for both democrats and republicans.

    It's right up there with taking credit for the record number of college graduates, but failing to mention that federal student loans have doubled in the past 6 years. Or proclaiming the virtues of 10 million new insured Americans, yet ignoring the fact that it's on the backs of middle class American's paying for it via skyrocketing deductibles.
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  • topdawgnc
    topdawgnc Member Posts: 7,839
    oregonblitzkrieg said:

    HeretoBeatmyChest said:

    High oil prices contributed greatly to job growth in the energy sector, where a good fraction of overall job growth came from. Overall, the lower prices are probably a slight net benefit for the economy. But the energy boom contributed materially to job growth. Also, a lot of banks lent to these companies who are going to go under. There is going to be some negative fallout coming in the quarters ahead.

    The rest of the nation doesn't give a shit if the oil sector goes under. They've been living high off the hog for many years now at the expense of everyone else, and to the detriment of the overall health of the economy. So fuck them. Cheaper gas will be better for the rest of the economy and benefit nearly everyone - individuals, small businesses, large companies and the government. It also has the benefit of weakening enemy countries like Russia and crippling the raghead governments' ability to exert their will on a global scale.
    Disagree.

    It does give us benefit in hurting russia.

    Strong oil prices have been good for America. It has created a lot of jobs.

    It will hurt my company, we are an ambulatory benefactor of the oil boom in the fracking parts of the country (Texas, Dakotas, Colorado, New Messico).

    Sure lower gas is good, however, certain parts of the economy are going to suffer.
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  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457
    HuskyInAZ said:

    2001400ex said:

    HuskyInAZ said:

    When obama took office in December of 2008, gas prices were around $1.60/gallon. Today, the gas prices are around $1.90/gallon. Please enlighten me how the average American family is better off.

    Don't be a twister. First, Obama didn't take office is 2008. Second, there was a crash in prices just before took office. The highest gas prices ever were in July of 2008. They spiked then crashed. So stop twisting.
    Sure, Obama took office in January of 2009. Should BHO take credit for the crash before he was elected? I used December 2008 because it was easy to find EOY gas prices. After digging a bit more, gas prices in January of 2009 were $1.84 per gallon. Doesn't change the fact that none of us pay less for gas today than the day BHO took over the White House.

    Being the President during the most recent rise and fall of gas prices, yet taking credit for only the fall......typical political BS. That goes for both democrats and republicans.

    It's right up there with taking credit for the record number of college graduates, but failing to mention that federal student loans have doubled in the past 6 years. Or proclaiming the virtues of 10 million new insured Americans, yet ignoring the fact that it's on the backs of middle class American's paying for it via skyrocketing deductibles.
    http://zfacts.com/gas-price-history-graph

    And it was $4.38 in July of 2008, like i said you are twisting facts.

    Same as you saying deductibles are skyrocketing. Complete bullshit. Insurance costs have increased slower than they have in a long time.
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