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mbperrin

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30. http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?f=W&n=PET&s=EMM_EPMR_PTE_NUS_DPG

Reply to loudsue (Reply #22)

Sun Mar 9, 2014, 08:59 PM

Mar 2014

The price of gas inauguration week 2000 as Bush comes in: $1.269
The price of gas inauguration week 2008 as Bush goes out: $3.068

I had to find this link because of all the stupid Republicans who think gas was $1.50 when Obama took office, and now it's $3.259, when it started at $3.068 and is NOW, 6 years later, $3.292

Yes, now that food, energy and rent have been removed from the cost of living index, it seems the only things left are meth and huffing fluids. The argument for removing those other things? "Too volatile."

Sigh

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why is American internet so slow? [View all] littlewolf Mar 2014 OP

I posted this in Jan. I am not sure but I'll bet most countries with really fast and wide internet TexasProgresive Mar 2014 #1

So they can charge you more for speed. nt bemildred Mar 2014 #2

Exactly....ever notice how amazon site pops up immediately dixiegrrrrl Mar 2014 #4

Well, they have to sell something that costs nothing or they won't get filthy rich. nt bemildred Mar 2014 #5

Nailed it ! russspeakeasy Mar 2014 #14

Americans are already too impatient. House of Roberts Mar 2014 #3

Americans are living awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #16

Rec to the greatest Cali_Democrat Mar 2014 #6

Throttling. Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #7

spying on everything slows it down. n/t 2pooped2pop Mar 2014 #8

"Don't like it? Why don'tcha sign up for the . . . OTHER INTERNET COMPANY?" NBachers Mar 2014 #9

We have high speeds here in NW Ohio using fiber optics, but Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 #10

Just checked my Frontier fiber optic DSL connetion rickford66 Mar 2014 #11

Where I live Old Codger Mar 2014 #19

dialup might be faster rickford66 Mar 2014 #20

What I get MattSh Mar 2014 #29

Unregulated capitalism. Eom corkhead Mar 2014 #12

Well, this is unacceptable! Give me faster internet, or give somebody else death! tclambert Mar 2014 #13

And so few Americans are actually aware of what a mess this is. loudsue Mar 2014 #15

Because far too many Americans... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #17

We spend more than anyone and receive less for our money than anyone else. mbperrin Mar 2014 #18

We do. And the quality of EVERYTHING we buy, keeps getting worse. loudsue Mar 2014 #22

+1 an entire shit load! Enthusiast Mar 2014 #27

http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?f=W&n=PET&s=EMM_EPMR_PTE_NUS_DPG mbperrin Mar 2014 #30

+1 a whole bunch! Enthusiast Mar 2014 #26

Because Americans don't realize how vital fast Internet is to commerce today NickB79 Mar 2014 #21

And universal health care. That sucks a ton of money out of our economy. Enslaves people. loudsue Mar 2014 #23

Because Big Comm is trying to force you to pay more Skidmore Mar 2014 #24

The 1996 Telecommunications Act Enthusiast Mar 2014 #25

They can easily up the speeds if they wanted to... Lancero Mar 2014 #28