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PD Moderator	Message Posted: Dec 23, 2010 2:52:03 PM Ignore PD Report Abuse Take a look at this chart- many people have a theory that if oil is X that gasoline prices must be X, and so on. Unfortunately due to varying factors, the oil/gasoline relationship isn't always so easy to understand. Have a wonderful holiday from GasBuddy! We'll see you back here next Tuesday.... Visit GasBuddy Blog for full article

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Take a look at this chart- many people have a theory that if oil is X that gasoline prices must be X, and so on. Unfortunately due to varying factors, the oil/gasoline relationship isn't always so easy to understand.

Have a wonderful holiday from GasBuddy! We'll see you back here next Tuesday....

Visit GasBuddy Blog for full article

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DrCashFlow Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:7,201 Points:1,653,850 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Dec 25, 2010 8:49:53 AM Ignore DrCashFlow Report Abuse the new reality
GDJ Rookie Author Edmonton Posts:80 Points:24,560 Joined:Mar 2009	Message Posted: Dec 23, 2010 8:21:44 PM Ignore GDJ Report Abuse So basically this graph shows how badly we are getting bent over and robbed? Wow. Now I feel so much better. :P
Pete12 Champion Author Albany Posts:4,918 Points:1,659,880 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Dec 23, 2010 7:21:41 PM Ignore Pete12 Report Abuse This whole thing orchestrated by the speculators is disgusting!
BaronVonSagyPus Champion Author New York Posts:1,344 Points:272,985 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Dec 23, 2010 6:06:22 PM Ignore BaronVonSagyPus Report Abuse Pump Prices are too high.
tomok Champion Author Portland Posts:33,579 Points:2,372,235 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Dec 23, 2010 5:51:31 PM Ignore tomok Report Abuse And the price of fuel at the pump is still too high, comparison or not!
nervous Sophomore Author Ventura Posts:222 Points:4,565 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Dec 23, 2010 5:48:18 PM Ignore nervous Report Abuse no fundamentals to justify the gouging. "need all of the above energy". so that oil isn't the main energy source to make money off of.
ScottTee Champion Author Detroit Posts:4,527 Points:1,090,320 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Dec 23, 2010 4:09:23 PM Ignore ScottTee Report Abuse yes, it really is a "conundrum" as Greenspan would say
mikaye Champion Author Cleveland Posts:3,959 Points:890,185 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Dec 23, 2010 3:48:54 PM Ignore mikaye Report Abuse gas prices are what gas companies want. when crude went down, price went up, when crude goes up gas prices go up. no differencer