[AT] Gasoline $ another view

[Roger Welsch]

If the oil companies are just squeaking by on a reasonable mark up, how is
that last year they recorded record profits?  I'm not good at math but I do
know something about logic.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "LeRoy Price III" <leroy_price3 at hotmail.com>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 8:10 PM
Subject: RE: [AT] Gasoline $ another view


> >Why do any of us have to commute long distances?  Because of poor choices
> >we made about where we live or work... that isn't the fault of our fuel
> >supplier, nor should it be the responsibility of the taxpayer to give us
> >relief.>
>
> George,
>
> Regarding your comment above.
>
> I have a 45 mile commute one way from PA to NJ.  I personally couldn't
> afford to move to NJ just to have a shorter commute.  Houses are just to
> expensive and taxes to high.  Its a choice that I had to make to afford
> something decent.
>
> With that said, I wonder why the governement gave up on trying to get
> employers to require telecommuting?  Personally, I don't need to be at
work
> to do my job.  I have support what I have from my home however I'm not
> allowed to telecommute for anything more then 2 days a month.  Basically,
> the problem is the emploers don't trust peolple and want them there.  Of
> course sometimes you have to be there for meetings and such but
> telecommuting could get people off the road.  We can off shore things
> without any issue but not let an employee telecommute, give me a break.
>
> Second, poor public transportation.  If I could grab a train to get to
work
> I'd do it but there is nothing here or very little.  Where are the
policies
> to provide better public transportation like Europe?
>
> Of course I do drive a Jeep Grand Cherokee at 17 mpg and probably the
wrong
> choice.  But we do need more hybrids and I'll probably buy one next time
> around, this ain't going to get any better.  Wonder what Dodge and Chysler
> are going to do with all of those Hemi's?
>
> LeRoy
>
>
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