Response to question about gas prices

Strasburg,PA here...this Winter was the coldest and "snowyest"in five years...As it was explained to me by an NBC news producer, the oil companies receive their allotment based upon the previous 2 years sales in their area...That allotment is predetermined and shipped to them at the start of the season...OPEC et al, clapped their hands in glee as the demand for more oil reached their ears, so,production was not increased, but the price was...OUR illustrious government of the people, by the people and for the people, decided NOT to release any of the huge oil storage to meet our needs, so....the price of a gallon of home heating oil in our area went from 78cents to..are you ready for this...$$2.98/gallon in THREE WEEKS...This has been killing us here for the last two months, and thank God for the warmer weather these last few days...Now that the same thing is happening with the price of gasoline, the entire country is on the band wagon that we have been screaming about to deaf ears....Global economy????? A pox on them and all of their ancestors...our government is NOT our government..it belongs to anybody BUT us...I'm really sick of the whole mess and wish there were a nice cave to live in , but it's probably already been promised to OPEC...

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