# Gas prices- wtf?

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [October 22, 2009, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gas-prices-wtf/247796 "2009-10-22T18:39:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 22, 2009, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gas-prices-wtf/247796/41 "2009-10-22T20:03:16Z")

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> [@Best Zombie Movie?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-zombie-movie/24811/14):
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> Ive got like 3 worthless Trustco stocks. Not even worth getting rid of.
> 
> From what I understand the stations raise their prices because the gas companies do.
> 
> I dont believe the BS that gas stations only make 3 cents on a gallon or whatever they claim to be making. If there wasnt a decent profit they would find something with a greater profit margin to sell.
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> A $1 candy bar wont break me but having to spend $65+ on a tank of gas once or twice a week sure can drain my wallet.

Well how much do you think they make a gallon?

$1 candy bar won’t, but you’re missing the point of getting mad at a company over their profit margin. You’re really going to get mad at a house builder that he wants $300,000 for a house when it costs him $270,000 to make? 10% is a baby profit margin, yet you’re the type to sit here and say “Look at him making $300K” by looking at the gross not net.

If you really don’t like oil companies and their prices, do it yourself and buy yourself a diesel.

If you’re not willing to put all that work into getting your own gas and you want _others_ to do that for ya, then sit down and stay quiet.

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