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Why gas is so expensive

Wednesday, June 04, 2008 by Dave Winer.

We're sending all the dollars we can print to China.  Permalink to this paragraph

What do you think they buy with the dollars? Permalink to this paragraph

1. Cars. Permalink to this paragraph

2. HighwaysPermalink to this paragraph

3. Gasoline. Permalink to this paragraph

4. Inflation (for us). Permalink to this paragraph

BTW, the Chinese "still live in an $80 per barrel oil environment," (thanks to government subsidies). Permalink to this paragraph

PS: This was inspired by a thread started by Steve Rubel on FriendFeed.  Permalink to this paragraph




     

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