The price of gas

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
Yeah, but will we be able to afford all that cool technology?

It doesn't become "viable" until oil is unaffordable.

Probably not, Jay. I would like to think that capitalism will keep prices
in check. It's always worked in the past. I've no doubt it will work in
the future.

The bonus for us is that we can finally tell the OPEC nations kiss our
shiny, hairy, American asses for good. Let 'em all kill themselves and we
will all live happily ever after.

--
Jim Fisher

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wrote on 5/17/04 6:33 PM:

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
Yeah, but will we be able to afford all that cool technology?

It doesn't become "viable" until oil is unaffordable.

Probably not, Jay. I would like to think that capitalism will keep prices
in check. It's always worked in the past. I've no doubt it will work in
the future.

The bonus for us is that we can finally tell the OPEC nations kiss our
shiny, hairy, American asses for good. Let 'em all kill themselves and we
will all live happily ever after.

--
Jim Fisher

Some day, historians will view our current obsession with petrolium much the
same way we look upon ancient commodities such as spices and silk. Just as
we wonder what all the fuss was about, they'll marvel at how much strife has
resulted from this particular natural resource.

Jim Fisher wrote:

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
Yeah, but will we be able to afford all that cool technology?

It doesn't become "viable" until oil is unaffordable.

Probably not, Jay. I would like to think that capitalism will keep prices
in check. It's always worked in the past. I've no doubt it will work in
the future.

If you look at the history of similar items (petroleum is a good example), they start
off with pretty high prices and then get cheap as people switch over and economies of
scale come into play.

George Patterson
I childproofed my house, but they *still* get in.

Jim Fisher wrote:

The bonus for us is that we can finally tell the OPEC nations kiss our
shiny, hairy, American asses for good. Let 'em all kill themselves and we
will all live happily ever after.


I doubt that will happen any time soon. America accounts for 25% of
the worlds oil consumption all by itself.