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Gas prices break record highs

Richmond-Times Dispatch -- Gas prices in Virginia are on track this year to be the most expensive ever.

The average price of gas year-to-date in the state is $3.55 a gallon, up from the previous yearly average high of $3.48 in 2008, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic.

September's monthly average in Virginia of $3.69 was the most expensive for the month, surpassing the previous record-high average for September of $3.65 a gallon in 2008.

Virginia prices broke daily record highs every day between Aug. 20 and Sept. 13, at which point prices started to decline — until Tuesday, when prices again set a daily record high for Oct. 2 of $3.62.

The national average price of gasoline has broken daily record highs every day for 43 consecutive days since Monday, Aug. 20. Tuesday's average of $3.78 a gallon was 16 cents

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Submitted Oct 03, 2012 By: aservant

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remay Champion Author Houston Posts:7,078 Points:2,143,965 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Oct 4, 2012 8:02:57 AM Ignore remay Report Abuse As has been stated in TX...
TCon313 All-Star Author New York Posts:611 Points:608,190 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 8:22:08 PM Ignore TCon313 Report Abuse Be grateful, in Queens, NY prices are averaging $4.15/gallon
Ply440GTX Champion Author Texas Posts:1,009 Points:313,555 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 8:13:38 PM Ignore Ply440GTX Report Abuse No sh*t!
PurplepassionNC All-Star Author North Carolina Posts:838 Points:157,310 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 2:31:10 PM Ignore PurplepassionNC Report Abuse Gas prices is going down here in my area of North Carolina.
myambro Champion Author Sacramento Posts:3,262 Points:1,076,085 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 1:23:28 PM Ignore myambro Report Abuse Don't blame it all on the Pres or the Congress. But isn't it funny how when there's a Repub in the White House it's completely his fault?
wild3bill Champion Author New York Posts:2,551 Points:1,695,490 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 12:06:06 PM Ignore wild3bill Report Abuse Don't blame it ALL on Obama... BUT he is just the most recent to do it he did more of it than his predecessors he is the only one running for re-election he is the one who wants to do more of the same for four more years and get different results His policies failed because they were passed 3 to 4 years ago, not because they were opposed AFTER they didn't work! [Edited by: wild3bill at 10/3/2012 1:08:44 PM EST]
wild3bill Champion Author New York Posts:2,551 Points:1,695,490 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 11:55:18 AM Ignore wild3bill Report Abuse Coincidence on a national level we have UNEMPLOYMENT numbers"adjusted" by the Gov't to hide EMPLOYMENT being at record lows, and length of unemployment getting to record highs, Disability clains at record highs too!
slvrdo_dsprdo Champion Author Nashville Posts:4,788 Points:928,265 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 11:26:31 AM Ignore slvrdo_dsprdo Report Abuse Don't put this all on Obama. We've been deficit spending like drunken sailors under presidents of both parties, which drives up the debt, which causes the Fed to "print" more money, which makes the value of the dollar go down, which drives up the price of everything for you and me. The out of control spending in Washington is more important than just some nebulous debt out there that no one is asking us to pay back, or a sovereign credit rating that might make certain kinds of investments worth less. This hits you right in your pocketbook. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantitative_easing Also, the outstanding sovereign debt is about $16 trillion, which is more than all the money currently in circulation. It we confiscated everything from everybody, we still couldn't pay off the debt. It's ridiculous, and it's been that way under three presidents, although it's spiked since 2008 or so. We're not only running in the wrong direction, we're speeding up! http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=current+us+money+supply+vs+sovereign+debt
siralexe Veteran Author Illinois Posts:313 Points:73,635 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 10:29:17 AM Ignore siralexe Report Abuse I love those prices here in Illinois
doctorindyj Champion Author Santa Fe Posts:3,543 Points:865,285 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 9:34:56 AM Ignore doctorindyj Report Abuse Under the current plan energy prices would necessarily sky rocket. Change the plan in one month.
bigmoo63 Champion Author Kalamazoo Posts:1,284 Points:84,610 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 9:12:57 AM Ignore bigmoo63 Report Abuse Just what they wanted in Washington. European levels. Right, Secretary Chu??
itzagasgasgas1 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:4,114 Points:1,626,970 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 8:44:34 AM Ignore itzagasgasgas1 Report Abuse Everyone living in VA who drives and pays for their own fuel already knows this.
investmentdr Champion Author Cleveland Posts:4,127 Points:1,480,910 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 7:40:35 AM Ignore investmentdr Report Abuse gasbuddy sets a record for complaining
lcleveland Champion Author San Antonio Posts:2,756 Points:676,005 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 7:28:22 AM Ignore lcleveland Report Abuse true everywhere
scu227 Champion Author New Haven Posts:4,308 Points:799,580 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 7:25:06 AM Ignore scu227 Report Abuse SPECULATORS need to be STOPPED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
rick_evans Champion Author Boston Posts:3,859 Points:1,057,990 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 7:14:19 AM Ignore rick_evans Report Abuse @bkplenge -- "I'm sure the speculators and oil companies are proud of themselves." Of course they are and they should be. Greed is job-one of speculators and oil companies. It's consumers' job to restrain their greed by consuming fuel wisely. American consumers are not smart consumers.
bkplenge Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:1,635 Points:124,690 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 7:03:20 AM Ignore bkplenge Report Abuse I'm sure the speculators and oil companies are proud of themselves. What are the records profits going to be this quarter?
w4kh Champion Author Tennessee Posts:11,806 Points:2,256,560 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 7:01:35 AM Ignore w4kh Report Abuse And through all this, Big Oil and their bought-and-paid-for Congress Critters still refuse to give up the subsidies and tax breaks that push their HUGE profits to absurd levels while we, the regular folks the Congress Critters are SUPPOSED to represent, get ridiculous prices to deal with. Perhaps it is time to clean (the) House and Senate and elect people who really will represent us and not their lobbying patrons.
Tnerbeel Champion Author Houston Posts:8,970 Points:1,776,515 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 7:00:03 AM Ignore Tnerbeel Report Abuse Not exactly the headline I wanted to begin my day.
Buck_on_Bass Champion Author Tennessee Posts:7,710 Points:1,481,960 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 6:57:52 AM Ignore Buck_on_Bass Report Abuse Uncertainty in the investment environment is discouraging businesses from investing in capital projects to help avoid such spikes.
f4driver Champion Author Maine Posts:2,633 Points:699,405 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 6:54:38 AM Ignore f4driver Report Abuse Right.
hotrod1120 Veteran Author Utah Posts:362 Points:787,465 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 6:54:20 AM Ignore hotrod1120 Report Abuse Slowly raise the temperature of the water and boil the frog to death. Slowly raise the price of gas and nobody will complain.
us412 Champion Author Arkansas Posts:23,029 Points:2,444,930 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 6:54:10 AM Ignore us412 Report Abuse But NOT high enough to make you quit gas and buy an electric car, Obozo's dream.
armstrmb Champion Author Houston Posts:10,701 Points:2,117,830 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 6:53:31 AM Ignore armstrmb Report Abuse Prices here are starting to trickle down. I pumped for 3.35 last night.
taxiken Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:6,085 Points:1,574,450 Joined:Feb 2003	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 6:51:58 AM Ignore taxiken Report Abuse Old news.
werich44 Champion Author California Posts:1,999 Points:496,505 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 6:50:55 AM Ignore werich44 Report Abuse Don't forget to thank King obama in November for everything he has done!
arinkrat17 Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:6,425 Points:1,358,950 Joined:Aug 2009	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 6:50:39 AM Ignore arinkrat17 Report Abuse greed
vcsuksu21 Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:2,519 Points:724,430 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 6:50:20 AM Ignore vcsuksu21 Report Abuse inflation, flooding the market with cash gets you less gas per dollar
Rancher23 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:3,333 Points:687,045 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 6:49:41 AM Ignore Rancher23 Report Abuse Oil companies and Obama to blame!!! Obama has a deaf ear to the Gas Crisis in this country or he doesn't even care!!! I'll bet on the last one, If he rattles the Oil Industry cage now he won't his kickbacks for his campaign!!! One and done!! If he can't do the job, cut him loose!!!!!
foggiest1 Champion Author Wilmington Posts:8,456 Points:1,690,505 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 6:49:33 AM Ignore foggiest1 Report Abuse I've noticed
danny999 Champion Author Florida Posts:8,863 Points:1,666,760 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 6:49:31 AM Ignore danny999 Report Abuse Gas went nuts on comex last thurs.and fri.UP TO 3.34 wholesale,and over weekend dumped.below 3.00 on comex.
CSharpGuy Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:9,612 Points:1,926,085 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 6:48:56 AM Ignore CSharpGuy Report Abuse Good one, Obumer.
braves89 Champion Author Chicago Posts:7,788 Points:1,658,185 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 6:48:53 AM Ignore braves89 Report Abuse not news a sad reality
MBAcura Champion Author Orlando Posts:2,385 Points:690,490 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 6:48:10 AM Ignore MBAcura Report Abuse Remember in November. Think what prices would be like with 4 more years of Obama.
jiml1965 Champion Author Harrisburg Posts:3,082 Points:704,675 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 6:47:51 AM Ignore jiml1965 Report Abuse 3.85-3.95 here in central PA
skanytank Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,386 Points:586,825 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 6:47:16 AM Ignore skanytank Report Abuse No NEW news here...tell me something I don't already know...just saying...
JCUBE Champion Author Michigan Posts:8,726 Points:1,942,920 Joined:Aug 2003	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 6:46:36 AM Ignore JCUBE Report Abuse Speedway/Marathon can be thanked for that, that bunch of pond scum are continuing to ruin things in the 6 or 7 Midwest states in their market area
swede Champion Author Cleveland Posts:3,902 Points:1,703,475 Joined:Feb 2003	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 6:46:26 AM Ignore swede Report Abuse That is probably because the Obama EPA has shut down a couple of refineries.
FuelBarge Champion Author Long Island Posts:9,340 Points:2,103,990 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 6:46:18 AM Ignore FuelBarge Report Abuse 3.69 would be a bargain in New York. I paid 3.939 at a BP and that was a fluke because the next cheapest in the area was 4.079. There were cars lined up to get in.
Skipper52 Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:7,548 Points:1,619,435 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 6:45:49 AM Ignore Skipper52 Report Abuse Say it ain't so.
pper Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:3,224 Points:697,570 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 6:45:31 AM Ignore pper Report Abuse It's the same all over and Obama says he can't do anything about it.
Hunter724 Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:8,257 Points:1,673,550 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 6:45:06 AM Ignore Hunter724 Report Abuse The speculators should be banned from the energy market...
MarAzul Champion Author London Posts:3,893 Points:703,885 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 6:44:44 AM Ignore MarAzul Report Abuse YUUUP.
pmc3 Champion Author Missouri Posts:3,609 Points:1,025,590 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 6:44:24 AM Ignore pmc3 Report Abuse Tell me something I DON'T know!!!!
biza4u Champion Author New Haven Posts:8,664 Points:1,655,600 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 6:43:29 AM Ignore biza4u Report Abuse We've noticed
muquee Champion Author Harrisburg Posts:2,536 Points:548,645 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 6:42:55 AM Ignore muquee Report Abuse Stating the obvious.
car253 Champion Author Ohio Posts:6,430 Points:1,495,345 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 6:42:51 AM Ignore car253 Report Abuse Obama will tell you it is the fault of George Bush.
72_Monte Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:7,912 Points:2,024,160 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 6:42:30 AM Ignore 72_Monte Report Abuse Lovely...
misuds Veteran Author New Haven Posts:447 Points:515,185 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 6:42:11 AM Ignore misuds Report Abuse Is this REALLY news ? I don't think so, unless you've been hiding under a rock.
Dennis783 Champion Author Des Moines Posts:13,735 Points:2,730,835 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Oct 3, 2012 6:42:03 AM Ignore Dennis783 Report Abuse we need a new president