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| View Poll Results: Who is to blame for recent gas price increases? | |||
| Market speculators |
   
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14 | 40.00% |
| Oil companies |
  
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13 | 37.14% |
| Oil producing countries |
  
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8 | 22.86% |
| China |
  
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10 | 28.57% |
| US Automakers |
  
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9 | 25.71% |
| Lack of refining capacity |
  
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10 | 28.57% |
| US government/lawmakers |
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11 | 31.43% |
| The Federal Reserve |
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7 | 20.00% |
| Dark Markets |
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4 | 11.43% |
| TheMercenary |
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7 | 20.00% |
| US Consumers |
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12 | 34.29% |
| Other |
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13 | 37.14% |
| Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 35. You may not vote on this poll | |||
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06-16-2008, 12:24 PM
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I think (but don't actually know) that market speculators, the weak dollar, and increased demand from China caused the recent spike.
But I voted for consumers because we are a bunch of gluttons with oil, especially in the US, and our waste of oil is going to bite us back. |
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