Petrol prices
Yesterday on the way to the Toyota Open day, I was riding in the car with my sister in law. We got to talking about hurrican Katrina, and the conversation of gas prices was brought up among other things. What we both can’t understand, is why haven’t wages gone up? People have known that the prices of petrol were going to go up, and people say it’ll get up to 1.60 a litre by Christmas. So what exactly are people (mostly the government) doing to help us out? Why is it, that when we have oil refineries here in Australia, that it costs more to import the petrol than to export it? Why are we not using the petrol that we have here? Why do we have to go elsewhere to find a resource that could very well be beneficial to us if we used it? I know, it’s all about politics isn’t it?
People have explained that it’s not just one group of people’s position to lower gas prices. But then who’s is it? I can remember the day when it was like .90 a litre for petrol. It’s now 1.25 and it fluctuates every single day. I remember watching A Current Affair on tv, and they talked about how much of a profit Caltex has made in the past few years. It was 100 million dollars, then close to 200 million dollars, and now, it’s over 300 million dollars. Why is it, that over ½ of the amount we’re paying for petrol is going into GST, as well as in the pockets of Caltex and other oil companies? If they took the GST off, that would make things a whole lot easier for a lot of people. But the government isn’t changing it’s stance on petrol prices, and for that who suffers? None other than us the consumer.
Petrol is a necessity for a lot of people. It’s needed for transportation. But whether we’re driving or taking public transportation, it’s been costing us heaps extra to get where we need to go. People are having to cut their funds in order to keep a balance every single month. People are becoming more in debt, and that’s a bad thing because so many ppl are already in debt as it is. People are having to ration their food supply, or other oddities that may cost a bit extra. For heaven’s sake, people are having to cut their private health insurance, because they can’t afford to pay for petrol. Health insurance is important and even thou everyone here gets free health insurance, it’s very minimal.
Everyday I think about the petrol prices and I wonder why. I wonder why and wonder who it is people can be okay with what has been happening. I remember years ago when prices were under 1.00 a gallon and we thought it was great. Then when prices started creeping up to 1.50, we started freaking out. Now look at the prices, and it seems as thou we’re still being tolerant of what’s been happening. What causes the fluctuations in petrol prices? Is it natural disasters? Is it the so called war in Iraq?
Supposedly there is an email chain letter going around that September 22nd is the day where if no one buys petrol, that the amount of petrol there is, if it isn’t used, that the petrol prices HAVE to go down in order to use what has been kept in revenue. But really, the chance that everyone doesn’t buy petrol is pretty slim. But it seriously makes you wonder just how much petrol does a nation use in a day. I don’t buy petrol, I don’t drive at the moment. But I know that once I start driving again, or use public transportation, so much of my paycheck is going to go into petrol or the cost to get somewhere. Somewhere, someone needs to lower prices, or somehow raise the cost of living up for people. I seriously don’t know how people can survive. People who have money, that’s no problem for them. But there are a lot of people who live pay check to pay check, or are on welfare, how do they survive??
Let’s hope for the best in that petrol prices may go down, or the cost of living will go up. Some people seriously need to get their heads out of their bums and do something.
-current mood-ANNOYED that the government has done nothing to help.
People have explained that it’s not just one group of people’s position to lower gas prices. But then who’s is it? I can remember the day when it was like .90 a litre for petrol. It’s now 1.25 and it fluctuates every single day. I remember watching A Current Affair on tv, and they talked about how much of a profit Caltex has made in the past few years. It was 100 million dollars, then close to 200 million dollars, and now, it’s over 300 million dollars. Why is it, that over ½ of the amount we’re paying for petrol is going into GST, as well as in the pockets of Caltex and other oil companies? If they took the GST off, that would make things a whole lot easier for a lot of people. But the government isn’t changing it’s stance on petrol prices, and for that who suffers? None other than us the consumer.
Petrol is a necessity for a lot of people. It’s needed for transportation. But whether we’re driving or taking public transportation, it’s been costing us heaps extra to get where we need to go. People are having to cut their funds in order to keep a balance every single month. People are becoming more in debt, and that’s a bad thing because so many ppl are already in debt as it is. People are having to ration their food supply, or other oddities that may cost a bit extra. For heaven’s sake, people are having to cut their private health insurance, because they can’t afford to pay for petrol. Health insurance is important and even thou everyone here gets free health insurance, it’s very minimal.
Everyday I think about the petrol prices and I wonder why. I wonder why and wonder who it is people can be okay with what has been happening. I remember years ago when prices were under 1.00 a gallon and we thought it was great. Then when prices started creeping up to 1.50, we started freaking out. Now look at the prices, and it seems as thou we’re still being tolerant of what’s been happening. What causes the fluctuations in petrol prices? Is it natural disasters? Is it the so called war in Iraq?
Supposedly there is an email chain letter going around that September 22nd is the day where if no one buys petrol, that the amount of petrol there is, if it isn’t used, that the petrol prices HAVE to go down in order to use what has been kept in revenue. But really, the chance that everyone doesn’t buy petrol is pretty slim. But it seriously makes you wonder just how much petrol does a nation use in a day. I don’t buy petrol, I don’t drive at the moment. But I know that once I start driving again, or use public transportation, so much of my paycheck is going to go into petrol or the cost to get somewhere. Somewhere, someone needs to lower prices, or somehow raise the cost of living up for people. I seriously don’t know how people can survive. People who have money, that’s no problem for them. But there are a lot of people who live pay check to pay check, or are on welfare, how do they survive??
Let’s hope for the best in that petrol prices may go down, or the cost of living will go up. Some people seriously need to get their heads out of their bums and do something.
-current mood-ANNOYED that the government has done nothing to help.
posted by Gaylicious© at Monday, September 19, 2005
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