Comments on: How will your life change if oil reaches $250 a barrel?

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:43:56 +0000

There would be no economic recovery and no matter what any politician from any party tried it would not work. Like most people, at that point it would be much cheaper for me to not work than to get to work. Beginninglast fall and going for several months thereafter people cut back on their driving significantly and oil came down. we can control the price oil. Don't drive anywhere you can bike or walk and let's send those oil executives into bankruptcy along with the car makers.

By: NPBD

NPBD — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:43:51 +0000

We will do like others people in Asia and Europe. My friend no more 6 cylinders car but something we call bike, moped and motorcycle.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:43:40 +0000

I don't think it will get that high, especially if the oil companies start producing record profits again- there would be a huge wave of American citizens showing up at the oil company headquarters asking for their share.

By: Sue

Sue — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:43:20 +0000

Oil at half of that had me close to the point where it wasn't worth it to go to work.
Most of northern NH and Maine aren't counted in all those fancy stats. We would be reduced to subsistence farming and barter becoming like a 3rd world nation.

By: charles ivy

charles ivy — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:42:55 +0000

we could do something crazy like coal to diesel conversation actually use our own resources that God left us, now wouldn't that be something?

By: SLM

SLM — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:42:46 +0000

And the government thinks they should add more taxes to fuel. Yeah, that's a great idea!!

By: Charles from Roswell, Georgia

Charles from Roswell, Georgia — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:42:45 +0000

It will be better. I probably will telecommute more and enjoy working from home.

By: Gary, West Memphis, AR

Gary, West Memphis, AR — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:42:30 +0000

The speculators really need to be banned from investing in strategic national resources. Their activities can destroy an economy and our national security shouldn't be held hostage to a select few.

By: Nancy, Tennessee

Nancy, Tennessee — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:42:10 +0000

Whee! Are we having fun yet. This good news about oil and gasoline just makes me want to shout. I'm thinking that the 22 mile trip to town from my rural home is not going to be much fun on a moped. We have a lot of hills in Tennessee.

By: Don Jacksonville, FL

Don Jacksonville, FL — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:42:09 +0000

I just came back from the Netherlands and fuel over there was $1.34 a liter and we're complaining. People over there either ride bikes, or use public transportation. I didn't see one fat person over there. I wonder what form of transportation they might be using.