Sean Comey
Sean Comey
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Consumers are numb to these high prices. Some of this is what the market will bear. Part of the problem with higher prices is we set a new benchmark in our mind and $3 is the new record.
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It's a pattern. Prices go up, consumers get angry, politicians investigate, nothing changes.
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It's been brutal. We saw an unprecedented increase in the cost of gasoline, pushing past the $3 per gallon level, but we are starting to see prices creeping back down again.
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People who buy hybrids also want to support the innovative technology to spur a technological answer to the challenge of high fuel prices and dependence on foreign oil.
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Prices are high -- the question is why? We have enough crude oil and gasoline to meet current demand, and yet the cost of fuel continues to cause budget concerns for many consumers.
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By making price predictions, it can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. I don't want to be a part of the problem.
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It would make sense that we'd start to see prices fall now that the storm has had less impact than was feared.
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Drivers don't seem to be as concerned with current prices as they would have been in the past. Perhaps it's human nature. Once you've been through root canal without anesthetic, getting a filling doesn't seem nearly as scary as it used to be.
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This is not a lot to reassure the consumer. The only upside to high prices is that it should ensure a steady supply because there is an economic incentive to produce and ship it.
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I would not be surprised to see continued price increases at least in the short term. September could be an unpleasant month when it comes to fuel prices.
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Young, inexperienced drivers are much more likely to be in fatal crashes at this time of year.
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Normally, that happens. There's no normal right now.
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It's only inexpensive compared to an all-time, record-high price.
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It costs more to make and it protects your air quality.