Big oil playing game with gasoline prices

Thursday, October 13, 2005

Gasoline prices have risen to all-time record levels in this country. The only reason for this is so big oil companies can take your hard-earned cash and put it in their pockets. Rising almost 300 percent, gasoline has become a political game with our politicians.

Remember, every major oil company has lobbyists who make donations to our government leaders for one purpose: to look the other way.

Has anyone but me ever wondered why prices of gas are skyrocketing while the prices on plastic goods made in this country and around the world have literally stayed the same? The truth is that plastic products are made from petroleum, the same petroleum you use in your vehicle every day. Go to your local department store and see for yourself. Plastic toys, televisions, computers and other things made with plastic have not gone up at all. Go down to your local car dealership and look at the prices for an automobile. I will guess that plastic makes up about 30 percent to 40 percent on a new vehicle, yet the prices have stayed pretty much level in price.

The reason is pure and simple greed by big oil, politicians with their hands and pockets wide open, and the lobbyists who make it all possible. Do you see the government addressing this issue at all?

George Bush and his family will be warm this winter. Will you, without going broke? Remember, you will not be alone.

Mark Pantermoller

Fairfield

pant101@verizon.net