Comments on: Easter Travel Costs Up As Pump Prices Soar

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:57:52 +0000

REGARDING:
“The funny thing is, they never seem to run out.”

Actually, they do. That is why the price had gone back down.

The prices of spices used to go up whenever there was a war anywhere along the spice road between Europe and China. People didn’t know why the prices went up and always thought somebody was gouging them, but they did anyway. (By the way, in those cases, shipments were lost due to war and reduction in law enforcement, extra guards were required to protect the caravans, safer but longer routes had to be used. Everything added expenses to the investors. Those who didn‘t raise prices to compensate for higher expenses went broke and ceased to supply spices to customers.)

David for the economics
of peace and prosperity

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:13:55 +0000

There is always some sort of crisis, driving up the price of gasoline. The funny thing
is, they never seem to run out.

By: molino jim

molino jim — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 02:24:50 +0000

Sorry David—many times in covert operation there is no news leak or information put out. The Special Forces/Seals/Special operations groups go in and leave. I can see your point of view — but there are operations that go on or happen that are not in the news. We have supported a large number of governments that had our governments “hand picked” heads. As time went on those people thought that they had more power and control that they did. So that countries military would over throw the country and a new “hand picked” leader would take power. The middle East oil countries is a prime example.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 22:28:30 +0000

REGARDING:
“Our country has been good at over throwing governments that we helped set up,”

Not real good at it or we wouldn’t be putting our service personnel in harm’s way so often.

David for maximum effect,
minimum effort,
minimum American casualties
and caution

By: molino jim

molino jim — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 17:57:54 +0000

@ David– try both–plus every president from Washington. We now use “hidden money” to cover most covert operations. As I recall Col. O. North took the heat to cover Reagan and there were a lot of questions about central America also. Our country has been good at over throwing governments that we helped set up, so is the game of politics played. The DOJ has funded a lot of “help” to countries that never shows up in the normal budget. So much for world politics on an Easter Sunday.

By: Jane

Jane — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 12:08:23 +0000

BTW…the government now wants to tax us by milage…a milage tax will only hurt the people in rural areas…farmers, etc. Email your congressman if you don’t want that one added to our list of taxes!

By: farm hill girl

farm hill girl — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 08:15:07 +0000

gas has been 3.58-9 a gallon aall weekend at at least 4 cantonment stations

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 01:57:11 +0000

REGARDING:
“Do you recall where a lot of the items he had came from? How about George the first.”

Nope, more like President Reagan. He played both sides against each other to some extent. Or at least he provided intellegence to Iraq and weapons to Iran (in exchange for American hostages and for money to send to the Contras, but still).

We had diplomatic relations with Iraq and didn’t care how many died fighting the Iranians (around half a million easily, not that anybody cared) until he set his sights on Arab countries.

David considering strange bedfellows

By: Jane

Jane — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 22:56:42 +0000

You are blaming the GOP congress…what about the democratic congress that Obama had the first two years? They wouldn’t even tell us what was in the health care law…so much for transperancy! And Obama wants to raise gas taxes! Do you think that won’t raise gas prices?

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 22:31:29 +0000

u know that most of us live where u have to drive some distence to go to work to the store. U know to survive. The govt made these automobiles arigonly so we would have reliable affordable transportation to make it a little easier for us to survive. Years go by our govt gets steadly more and more greedy. Republicans, i was led to beleave is for the super rich and the democrate for the middle and working class. But now can anyone tell them apart, i know i cant. Other than this republican means super rich and democrate for big bisness also super rich. Anyone see any difference i dont, your dommed with republican or democrate. And they all think they know whats best for the middle and working class americans correct me if im wrong but dictating how high u want gas prices to go and how much the middle and working class has to pay to survive is not a denocercey its a dictatership. Anyone remember Adolf Hittler he started as a soshelist then turned dictater.