Why did gas prices go up?

Question

Why did gas prices go up?

Answer 1

GREED.

Answer 2

Al Gore wanted high prices, George Bush wanted low prices. Al was more likable so he won.

Answer 3

Speculators. Crude oil is being bought and sold up to 5 times before it gets to a refinery. Result, Joe Public gets ripped off.

Answer 4

gas price cant go up because of one reason,,,alot of reasons contribut in that,,most of them are hidden for many politcal reasons, in general not even an economist can tell you a stright answere

Answer 5

I personally think we all know why gas went up ,,, its not in short supply ,,, money ,,, greed ,,, and lies ,,, next you will see food have ah shortage ,,, and all the prices will go up ah lot ,,, This short supply bull will stop after the first of the year ,,, but itll be too late then ,,,    older people and people living in poverty here in Amerrica will be catastrophic ,,, I hope and pray i,m wrong but the signs are all there ,,, my friends in the oil business said they could make ah good living if oil would go to 30 ,,or 40 $$$$ ah barrel ,,,, It,s $140 ++++   right now , so 100 $$$ is ah bomus on every barrel ,,, I shut my business down in 2007 after 35yrs in the construction business ,,,, we haven,t pushed snow in the winter for 3 yrs now ,,, it cost too much for fuel and labor ,,, as of sept 28 ,,,2007 ,,, i don,t own ah viehickle ????   don,t have tv since 2005 ,,, don,t have ah phone since last month ,,, so far I don,t miss them ,,, I recon next they can have this electric bill and then ,,, and then ,,, have ah great sunday ,  ,,, oll nick ,,,

Answer 6

Here is why they went up , check out this site and remember that we invaded Iraq in 2003   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Gas_P...