cartman,
"i sincerely doubt it will be much more than it was last year..."
Well, lets see, we'll do some basic arithmetic. Last year at this time, natural gas hovered between $5 to $7, and has been in that general range for years. Now, gas is at $11.72 (as of 9:50 a.m. CDT) and was, within the last few weeks, above $14.
So, it is probable that you, and everyone else, will probably pay about double for your heating bill this winter. Given that most people out there are not millionaires and are concerned with where their money goes, I would suggest that very few people have your attitude.
"buy stock in those companies... it is doing rather well of late..."
No doubt about that. 3rd quarterly earnings for the five largest oil companies were just announced................. just a hair under $100 billion!!!! The largest profit in history!!!! And its not only Dems charging gouging, the Reps are also now asking for an investigation into their gouging.
"naturally, they wouldnt be so "evil" if you had an ownership stake in them and were making some of those "obscene profits" for yourself..."
Sorry cartman, I wouldn't own their stock, I don't believe in hurting people for the sake of a buck. My parents taught me differently.
"yep.... demand is down"
Did you actually read your article? Why is demand down? Most people DON'T want to pay these rediculous prices, and many can't afford it. So their using less. Simple basic economics.
"more misguided ado about absolutely nothing..."
Maybe if your extremely rich, but if your like the rest of us that aren't, energy prices do have an effect on our lives.
"i sincerely doubt it will be much more than it was last year..."
Well, lets see, we'll do some basic arithmetic. Last year at this time, natural gas hovered between $5 to $7, and has been in that general range for years. Now, gas is at $11.72 (as of 9:50 a.m. CDT) and was, within the last few weeks, above $14.
So, it is probable that you, and everyone else, will probably pay about double for your heating bill this winter. Given that most people out there are not millionaires and are concerned with where their money goes, I would suggest that very few people have your attitude.
"buy stock in those companies... it is doing rather well of late..."
No doubt about that. 3rd quarterly earnings for the five largest oil companies were just announced................. just a hair under $100 billion!!!! The largest profit in history!!!! And its not only Dems charging gouging, the Reps are also now asking for an investigation into their gouging.
"naturally, they wouldnt be so "evil" if you had an ownership stake in them and were making some of those "obscene profits" for yourself..."
Sorry cartman, I wouldn't own their stock, I don't believe in hurting people for the sake of a buck. My parents taught me differently.
"yep.... demand is down"
Did you actually read your article? Why is demand down? Most people DON'T want to pay these rediculous prices, and many can't afford it. So their using less. Simple basic economics.
"more misguided ado about absolutely nothing..."
Maybe if your extremely rich, but if your like the rest of us that aren't, energy prices do have an effect on our lives.
you live in a largely socialist nation, which means the government pays for a lot of things... it also means the government must take that money from working people in order to provide those services... your gas, or petrol, as i believe you call it, is simply taxed an an alarmingly high rate... if your government gave back a chunk of the money it takes (taxes), the British people would have more money, but also be responsible for more of their own services... the sooner that happens, the better off you will be... the government NEVER is the best way to pay for something...
