Cost of gas is beginning to hurt

On Apr 18, 12:45 pm, "Peter R." wrote:
On 4/18/2007 1:12:25 PM, wrote:

Just wait until they jack up the fuel tax to $0.70 a gallon and then
listen to the complaints! There will be a lot more planes parked on
the ramp and fewer in the air once this tax increase goes through.

If this tax does go through, expect the number of unfilled Angel Flight
missions (failure of a volunteer pilot to accept the flight) to sharply
increase.

--
Peter

Saudi Arabia must have some nice GA fields funded by the "tax" they
impose on us.

JG

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On Apr 18, 12:45 pm, "Peter R." wrote:
On 4/18/2007 1:12:25 PM, wrote:

Just wait until they jack up the fuel tax to $0.70 a gallon and then
listen to the complaints! There will be a lot more planes parked on
the ramp and fewer in the air once this tax increase goes through.

If this tax does go through, expect the number of unfilled Angel Flight
missions (failure of a volunteer pilot to accept the flight) to sharply
increase.

--
Peter

Saudi Arabia must have some nice GA fields funded by the "tax" they
impose on us.


Canada and Mexico should, since we buy more from them than Saudi Arabia

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On Apr 18, 12:45 pm, "Peter R." wrote:
On 4/18/2007 1:12:25 PM, wrote:

Just wait until they jack up the fuel tax to $0.70 a gallon and then
listen to the complaints! There will be a lot more planes parked on
the ramp and fewer in the air once this tax increase goes through.

If this tax does go through, expect the number of unfilled Angel Flight
missions (failure of a volunteer pilot to accept the flight) to sharply
increase.

--
Peter

Saudi Arabia must have some nice GA fields funded by the "tax" they
impose on us.

Tax??? It's their oil and I suppose in a free market you can charge what you
like - when you use more the price goes up and when you use less the price
goes down. Start using less.

It is the oil companies that are doing the stiffing.

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On Apr 18, 12:45 pm, "Peter R." wrote:
On 4/18/2007 1:12:25 PM, wrote:

Just wait until they jack up the fuel tax to $0.70 a gallon and then
listen to the complaints! There will be a lot more planes parked on
the ramp and fewer in the air once this tax increase goes through.

If this tax does go through, expect the number of unfilled Angel Flight
missions (failure of a volunteer pilot to accept the flight) to sharply
increase.

--
Peter

Saudi Arabia must have some nice GA fields funded by the "tax" they
impose on us.

Tax??? It's their oil and I suppose in a free market you can charge what
you like -

The open market determines the price and that's where everyone sells.

when you use more the price goes up and when you use less the price goes
down.

Supply is the big determination, and the demand part is being outstripped by
China and India.

Start using less.

Start producing more. Something like 75% of US capacity is "off limits"
thanks to Congress (who will always have all THEY need).


It is the oil companies that are doing the stiffing.

Bull **** in spades.

Oil Companies have averaged 12-15 cents profit on each gallon; government,
state and federal, gets 24 cents up to 60 cents for doing absolutly NOTHING
by signing papers.


You are utterly and totally clueless.

Oil Companies have averaged 12-15 cents profit on each gallon; government,
state and federal, gets 24 cents up to 60 cents for doing absolutly NOTHING
by signing papers.

Really? I thought that building and maintaining roads and bridges was
something, not nothing. Isn't the auto fuel tax used to fund highway
and road construction? Maybe I am mistaken.

By the same reasoning, the FAA does nothing for the tax they collect
on avgas. Is that correct?

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Oil Companies have averaged 12-15 cents profit on each gallon;
government,
state and federal, gets 24 cents up to 60 cents for doing absolutly
NOTHING
by signing papers.

Really? I thought that building and maintaining roads and bridges was
something, not nothing. Isn't the auto fuel tax used to fund highway
and road construction?

Very little...that's why they estimate our federtal infrastructure is "going
to hell". Mostly it goes to pork projects for connected pols and their
buddies.

Maybe I am mistaken.

More than half of fuel taxes wind up in the general fund, both federally and
in most states.

By the same reasoning, the FAA does nothing for the tax they collect
on avgas. Is that correct?

Nope.

Read the thread, then get a clue.

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On Apr 18, 12:45 pm, "Peter R." wrote:
On 4/18/2007 1:12:25 PM, wrote:

Just wait until they jack up the fuel tax to $0.70 a gallon and then
listen to the complaints! There will be a lot more planes parked on
the ramp and fewer in the air once this tax increase goes through.

If this tax does go through, expect the number of unfilled Angel
Flight
missions (failure of a volunteer pilot to accept the flight) to
sharply
increase.

--
Peter

Saudi Arabia must have some nice GA fields funded by the "tax" they
impose on us.

Tax??? It's their oil and I suppose in a free market you can charge what
you like -

The open market determines the price and that's where everyone sells.

when you use more the price goes up and when you use less the price goes
down.

Supply is the big determination, and the demand part is being outstripped
by China and India.

Start using less.

Start producing more. Something like 75% of US capacity is "off limits"
thanks to Congress (who will always have all THEY need).


It is the oil companies that are doing the stiffing.

Bull **** in spades.

Oil Companies have averaged 12-15 cents profit on each gallon; government,
state and federal, gets 24 cents up to 60 cents for doing absolutly
NOTHING by signing papers.


You are utterly and totally clueless.

redneck ****!

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It is the oil companies that are doing the stiffing.

Bull **** in spades.

Oil Companies have averaged 12-15 cents profit on each gallon;

Meanwhile, quarter after quarter they're making the highest profits in the
history of human civilization, while the national economy--not to mention GA
itself--slowly bleed out due to high costs of transportation.

-c

The national economy is booming. Anybody with a 401k can tell you that.
April has so far been one of the best months in a long time.



gatt wrote:

"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
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It is the oil companies that are doing the stiffing.

Bull **** in spades.

Oil Companies have averaged 12-15 cents profit on each gallon;


Meanwhile, quarter after quarter they're making the highest profits in the
history of human civilization, while the national economy--not to mention GA
itself--slowly bleed out due to high costs of transportation.

-c

In article ,
"gatt" wrote:

Oil Companies have averaged 12-15 cents profit on each gallon;

Meanwhile, quarter after quarter they're making the highest profits in the
history of human civilization, while the national economy--not to mention GA
itself--slowly bleed out due to high costs of transportation.

If they only get around $0.12 to $0.15 profit per gallon, and they still get
higher and higher profits, maybe it's because they keep selling more and
more of the stuff.

duh

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Bob Noel
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