Face Off! The Gonzo Gas Prices

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Today we're launching a new feature on the blog. Two of our writers will be posting separate pieces on a hot-button topic. You can check out both and then vote for the one that speaks to you and aligns with your views.

Today the topic is those rising gas prices. Who's responsible? Should the government step in?

Check out today's posts:

Greg McNeilly writes:

What can we do about gas prices?

It's the topic more popular than weather, baseball or Oprah. Ideas range from capping gas taxes, to price control (capping oil company profits) or a long-range set of options to achieve "energy independence."

Everyone's got an opinion - many of them very selfish.

Some people want to pay less at the pump and have developed an infantiled yearning to have government grant this latest desire.

Continue reading You Control the Gas Prices

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Mark Impomeni writes:

Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton both say that they can lower gas prices if they are elected president. But unless they plan on putting an additional couple of million barrels of oil onto the world market from their own personal stock, their efforts probably will not lead to much of a reduction at the pumps and could make things worse.

Continue reading Increasing Supply Brings Prices Down

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