[Winona Online Democracy]
I think those are great points--I agree that the
profits are likely going somewhere other than our local small business, station
owners.
What I fear is that there will not be much
conservation. Has anyone seen that "forward" about how much we pay per
gallon for bottled water (e.g., $21.19 per gal. for Evian H2O--spelled
backwards, that's "naive") and various other liquids?
I also happened to observe several moped riders
lately and every one had gray hair! I get the sense that the average young
person (I'm certain there are exceptions) is not as frugal as some of our
elders. I know my Mom will drive out of her way to save a few cents per gallon,
but I just stop by one of Tom's stores because they have coke products at the
fountain!
Kathy Seifert
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Subject: Re: [Winona] Fw: The price of
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[Winona Online Democracy]
I don't think station owners are really benefiting from the high gasoline
prices. In fact, I think it may end up hurting their bottom line.
The increase in the cost of a barrel of oil comes far before any
involvement from station owners.
I imagine most stations set their prices near to, or at, the minimum
gasoline price allowable by law. With this, their profit per gallon of
gas would remain relatively constant. With higher gas prices encouraging
at least a minimal effort of forced conservation, the reduced consumption
would in turn lower their total profits from gasoline.
Christopher Popp
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