Shortage? What Shortage?.........Sucks to Be Out of Gas.

Shortage. What Shortage?


Okay. I know I write about this alot.....but it never seems to end. Gas shot up to $3.09 this afternoon from its formerly “low” price of $2.79. There’s a “shortage,” I’m told. Interesting.

When’s the last time you went to the gas station and they told you, “Whoa, guy. There ain’t no gas left. We’re plumb out. Try next Tuesday!?”

My guess is that you haven’t heard that during our “gas crisis.” Well, that’s because there is no shortage. All it is is a manufactured crisis orchestrated by the very people who profit from the high prices.

Everyday, millions of gallons of gas are being pumped into cars and there has been no shortages or outages from any gas stations that I’ve heard about. Life goes on as usual, except that gas prices are through the roof, oil companies profits are beyond outrageous, and inflation is rearing its ugly head because gas prices are being passed on to consumers.

The government? Well, they do things like lowering the federal gas tax on ethanol and biodiesel fuels. But the problem with “lowering” the taxes is that the taxpayers have to make up the shortage. So again, we are paying indirectly for the higher gas prices and we are again subsidizing Shell, Mobil, and the rest of the oil guys.

I don’t know. Our government is like the Wizard of Oz. They are behind the curtain bellowing “Cut gas prices or you will be in trouble!!! I am the Wizard!!!! You will be harmed!!!!” All the while, the oil execs are looking under the curtain and laughing at the little guy (uncle sam) who has absolutely no power over them.

$3.09. It’s a good thing that the yellow brick road is a walking path.

Ozly Yours,

Blawgerman