How do we lower gas prices?

Question

How do we lower gas prices?

This has been the thing on my mind for about a year now.

Prices last year in houston were 2.22-2.36 max

now its 4 dolaars and 44 cent what the h**l?

How did this fiasco happen how do we reverse it?

Answer 1

i don't think that it is the gov't or whoever is running the business is to be blamed.

the ways to lower the prices are:

1. lower the demand. coz' quite frankly, the US is using way too much gas.

2. find a different kind of energy to power  the cars. or,

3. find new oil things.

4. just stop driving.

one day, the world's oil wells will dry up. think about it.

hope i helped.

Answer 2

Where?

Back home?

If we are not in the oil and gas and oil field equipments business.

One stay away from it.

Look in the real world.

When one want to be a major player in town.

With cheap-skates  glory in becoming a global player with two empty hands and two balls?

When one is only good in operation and  maintenance work.

While having to source all  goods, expertise and services from the pro of the fields.

When living human kind were living in misery with oil producing in own backyards.

All for cheap-skate glory in idol worshiping the dead Mummy with whiff of rotten stench of empty skeleton of skull and bones with two empty eye sockets of failures and horrors of the past from the graveyards of different ghostly ancestor's custom as cheap-skate glory of success of National Identity.

In short-changing, conning and deceiving little children with their self lack of knowledge.

Luke 6.39-40,41-45,46-49

What do you think?

Answer 3

Okay -- here's the simplest answer to your question (although you're probably not going to like it) . . .

We don't lower gas prices.  We don't, because we _can't_ lower gas prices.

We could do a quick little lesson on economics, talking about supply and demand; we could do a study of the industry, looking at costs and profit margins; we could look at historical trends or global comparisons congressional inaction or all kinds of things -- but it won't change the biggest relevant truth . . .

We are not the ones who set the price of gas and/or oil.

And beyond that -- the people who _do_ affect the prices are entitled to try (notice, I said _try_) to make as big a profit as they can.  And the reason that oil companies are currently reporting record profits is because, at the end of the day . . .

We're _letting_ them!

They have a product that we want.  A lot.  And we want a lot of it.  As current events are showing, they can basically charge whatever they want, and _we'll keep buying it_!  (Why on earth would they ever consider lowering the price?)

But here's the thing.  They're getting their profits from _us_.  And right now, they're getting _huge_ profits -- from us.  But that's not a guarantee that next year (next month, next week, tomorrow) they will _continue_ making profits.  It still depends on whether people will continue to buy their product -- and, if so, how much.

So let me change your question a little bit.  Instead of asking, "How do we lower gas prices?" -- what if we ask, "What can we do about higher gas prices?"

Easiest answer?  Stop buying gas!

If your initial answer is, "But I _need_ to buy gas," then don't be surprised that gas prices are so high.  The oil industry has you right where they want you.  But even if you can't wean yourself completely from gasoline -- could you do any of the following?

Walk sometimes, instead of driving?

Bicycle sometimes, instead of driving?

Rollerblade?  Skateboard?  Pogostick?

Take a train or a bus?

Get a motorcycle or a scooter (which has _much_ better fuel efficiency than a car)?

Combine errands so you make fewer trips in your car?

Drive slower, for better fuel economy?

Accelerate/decelerate smoothly, rather than aggresively, for better fuel economy?

Drive city streets rather than the interstate for better fuel economy?

Carpool?

Drive a smaller car?

Drive a hybrid car?

My 2003 Civic Hybrid gets 45 mpg in the _winter_, mid-50s in the summer, and low-60s if I really milk it.  I used to fill up once a week -- now I fill up once a month.  That lets me imagine that -- for me -- gas just finally climbed over $1 a gallon . . .

Wasting your emotions on something that is completely out of your control is probably not going to accomplish much.  Which is unfortunate, because the outrage you feel is real.  But restating the question in a slightly different way gives you back more control and power.  "Well, I know there's absolutely nothing I can do about the price of gas, but what can I do to make sure the oil companies end up getting _as little of my money_ as I possibly can?"  Isn't that thought a lot more fun?  It opens up a challenge!  "In how many different ways can I stick it to Big Oil?"

And then -- an even more _powerful_ thought . . .

"I wonder if I can get _more_ people to help . . ."

:-)

Answer 4

Brake up gas distribution monopoly.

Increase or eliminate margin on futures on commody.

Shorten amount of time futures can be held by anyone not taking delivery. If this doesn't bring gas below two dollars a gallon  than open market to foreign competition. Remove the import tax on Brazil alternative fuel. Pass Obama's attempt to mandate gas station have one alternative fuel pump. Think it was called E85.

Answer 5

Answer Guy got my vote!!!

Answer 6

Not a good answer but one that would actually work.

We first need a crazy person that can shoot a rifle and a list of CEOs and opec leaders.

It would be $1.75 after three hits.

Answer 7

All drivers should strike/protest until the prices r way lower