What's going on with gas pricing?

bossman — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:48:54 GMT

Yesterday's news on KDKA let us know that gas prices in the eastern part of our state are around $3.32, or about 35 cents less than here in the Pittsburgh area.

Two weeks ago, I was in the Summerset area and the price at most stations there was $3.75, while prices in the Pittsburgh area were running around $3.89.

I know stations can set their own prices, but I don't see how there can be such large discrepancies without some other alterior motives coming into play, either by the distributors or local merchants. Supply and demand? If the demand is great, should prices go up or down? Is the demand in Philadelphia less or greater than here in Pittsburgh?

I'm sure a lot of the blame for high pricing can be placed on the oil companies and then trickle down to local merchants. Free enterprise. However, with gas prices affecting so many people and their lifestyles, where are our state and federal politicians? The question has been asked before, and politicians have replied with their non-answers.

They stick their collective noses into such things as cheating in the NFL and Janet Jackson's wardrobe. Where are they when it comes to something really important? "We can't get involved in free enterprise. It's supply and demand," and so on, they say

Just think, if all of our politicians, local, state, and federal got together for this cause, don't you think something would happen? But, as long as they have that "can't do" attitude and as long as many of them are being subsidised by the oil companies, nothing will get done.

There's no reason for such helter-skelter pricing of gasoline such as has been going on for the past few years. It's time, when you go to the polls, to stop pulling one lever and time to start looking at the person and what has the incumbant done for the masses and not just for me. Until our elected officials are held up to some type of higher standard, they'll just continue to dodge the bullets and just sit back and reap their high pays and lucrative benefits and percs. I don't believe they can't do something about gas prices

bossman

How have gas prices affected your driving habits?

PG Admin1 — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:32:57 GMT

Motorists in Pennsylvania and other states are driving fewer miles, due in part to the high cost of gasoline [ read Post-Gazette story ]. How have rising gas prices affected your driving habits?

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What's going on with gas pricing?

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