|
Tractor Talk Discussion Board |
Re: gas price game
[ Expand ] [ View Replies ] [ Add a Reply ] [ Return to Forum ]
Posted by Ludwig on May 03, 2007 at 10:09:22 from (198.51.119.155):
In Reply to: Re: gas price game posted by Howard H. on May 03, 2007 at 06:52:35:
Yup, fleet economy (that is the economy of all the vehicles on the road averaged together) has slipped badly with the rise in popularity of SUVs and pickup trucks driven by people who don't really need them. If you want gas prices to go down theres only one thing you as an average person can do, use less...
If everybody used less gas the price would come down.
Actually now that I think of it if everybody bought less junk from China/India (frankly if we all just bought a little less stuff) the price of oil would go down too... Its ALL supply and demand. The problem is most people can't look at things in any more of a macro sense than themselves. Humans are pretty much by nature very selfish creatures... Think big picture for a second, folks in the USA (of which I am one) think we're real bigshots but we've got a teeny proportion of the world's population. India and China, they're big shots. China's economy grows at a rate that makes us look like nickel cigar makers... All those poor people in China have gotten a taste of our American lifestyles, they want 2 cars, cable tv, tv dinners and an ulcer too although some days I'm not sure why...
Replies:
Home
| Forums
| Order Support
Today's Featured Article -
On the Road with Dave Gohl: Deere Departed Friend - by Dave Gohl. Have you ever had to part with a dear friend? It's not easy. If it's due to death, your feelings could be in disarray for days, months or even years. Even now after almost 4 years, I still miss my dad. I remember when I was a kid my dad sometimes would tuck my brother and I in at night and we would ask him questions about his childhood on the farm. To this day, it's some of the best stories I've ever heard. And now, I'm so glad that I asked those questions, and if I were a little smarter i
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
1965 International Harvester McCormick Farmall cub tractor 2,500. Two owner tractor. My grandfather bought new in 1966, then we inherited it. Have all the paperwork original manual and all maintenance records. It starts and moves. Comes with underbelly mower, plough, and some other attachments.
[More Ads]
Copyright © 1997-2026 Yesterday's Tractor Co.
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V. Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor HeadquartersWebsite Accessibility Policy |
|
