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<blockquote data-quote="The Other Side" data-source="post: 1035556" data-attributes="member: 17969">California gas prices are just another example how the &quot;FREE MARKET&quot; doesnt work with gasoline.&nbsp; The oil companies along with the refiners continue to create their own &quot;calamities&quot; which end up controlling the price of our gasoline here in california.Always at the begining of each quarter, the oil industry finds a new &quot;calamity&quot; that ends up costing the american consumer more money.Today, the industry is claiming that while the nations oil market is on the decline, here in california, a small heat wave with temps ranging from 95 degrees to 100 degrees &quot;knocked off line&quot; all the refiners supplying california.Really??&nbsp; What about JUNE, JULY, AUGUST when temps were in the 105 range everyday and on some days 99 degrees overnight???&nbsp; Those refiners never went down during those months, yet in october, a three day heatwave with lesser temps has caused the shutdown of all the refiners.These scams have got to stop if california is going to recover.&nbsp; There is no legitimate reason for these increases.GOV Brown is now assembling a task force to investigate the industry, and there is rumblings in Sacramento on price controls on the oil industry.In my opinion, I say its time for the goverment to take over the refining industry and take the oil companies out of the mix.&nbsp; The continued ripoff of the american consumer has to come to an end one way or the other.This isnt a case of supply vs demand.&nbsp; Its a case of deliberately limiting supply and price gouging.PeaceTOS</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Other Side, post: 1035556, member: 17969"] California gas prices are just another example how the "FREE MARKET" doesnt work with gasoline. The oil companies along with the refiners continue to create their own "calamities" which end up controlling the price of our gasoline here in california. Always at the begining of each quarter, the oil industry finds a new "calamity" that ends up costing the american consumer more money. Today, the industry is claiming that while the nations oil market is on the decline, here in california, a small heat wave with temps ranging from 95 degrees to 100 degrees "knocked off line" all the refiners supplying california. Really?? What about JUNE, JULY, AUGUST when temps were in the 105 range everyday and on some days 99 degrees overnight??? Those refiners never went down during those months, yet in october, a three day heatwave with lesser temps has caused the shutdown of all the refiners. These scams have got to stop if california is going to recover. There is no legitimate reason for these increases. GOV Brown is now assembling a task force to investigate the industry, and there is rumblings in Sacramento on price controls on the oil industry. In my opinion, I say its time for the goverment to take over the refining industry and take the oil companies out of the mix. The continued ripoff of the american consumer has to come to an end one way or the other. This isnt a case of supply vs demand. Its a case of deliberately limiting supply and price gouging. Peace TOS [/QUOTE]

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