From: "Mark" 

Indeed Gary, it's a bunch of ill-informed little fiefdoms all across the
US, whose ears are influenced by the environmentalists, that brings us all
the mixes of gas to save us from ourselves -- all it really does is bollix
up the distribution and cause localized shortages and price spikes in those
same areas. The best thing that could happen is for the Feds to override
all their crap and make it one mix for all, like it was before the wackos
got out of control.

Let's take the most dimbulb, supposedly most "environmentally
friendly" current mix (that'd be the LA mix most likely (or do the SF
people have the prize at the moment?), and make it the norm nationwide.
That way the fiefdom that created that "best" mix has no friggin
leg to stand on in protest -- and they'll scream like stuffed pigs anyway


"Gary Britt"  wrote in message
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> George you are really out there in moonbat land on some of these
> conspiracy
> theories.  I've never noticed such differences in gasoline mixes and
> mileage
> as you have.  I can tell you that during the gas shortages from Katrina
> bringing down prices that most states granted a variance from what they
> normally require of gas mixes.  Yes the state governments regulate gas
> mixtures and they tell the oil companies what's got to be in the gas and
> what can't be in the gas for pollution control and other purposes.  There
> are also different mixes for summer and winter conditions that are
> mandated
> by the state governments.  So all those mixes you've experienced were most
> likely mixes that were specified by your state government and not some
> evil
> conspiracy by big oil.
>
> Gary
>
> "Geo"  wrote in message
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>> "Gary Britt"  wrote in message
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>>
>> > That's affected much more by the refining capacities of the oil
> companies
>> > than some evil plot.
>>
>> Oh bullshit, let me explain to you how it works. There are different
>> mixes
>> of gasoline, mix A gives me 22mpg in my truck, mix B gives me 18mpg.
>>
>> During the height of the refining capacity crunch they were churning out
> mix
>> A, I watch my mpg on every tank full and it was painfully obvious. Then
>> as
>> the price started to drop so did my milage, until as we touched $2/gal
> they
>> were fully back to mix B.
>>
>> Now work the numbers 22mpg vs 18mpg, that's a 20% difference which means
> by
>> changing mix they can affect demand by up to 20%. Ok now even though
>> gasoline prices are now at about $2.20/gal usage has climbed back up by
>> 9million barrels per day which one would expect if suddenly everyone were
>> getting 20% fewer miles per gallon.
>>
>> It's a game Gary, gasoline prices are being manipulated and the oil
>> companies are all too happy to help since it's making them rich. The
>> government is using gasoline prices as a secondary control over inflation
>> (higher gas prices means they can raise interest rates 0.25% to make
>> everyone think inflation is under control). This is why you don't hear
> every
>> congresscritter on the planet screaming that the oil companies are
> stuffing
>> it up our butts.
>>
>> Geo.
>>
>>
>
>

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