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Gas prices cheapest in these Southern states

NBC News -- Since June, gasoline prices have climbed more or less steadily and are now 35 cents per gallon higher than they were a year ago. According to AAA’s daily fuel gauge report, which measures gas prices around the country, gas prices have hit daily record highs at least once in each of the past six weeks. In Michigan and Ohio, prices rose by 50 cents per gallon in the past year. As of Oct. 1, there were seven states with gas prices above $4 per gallon.

While the price at the pump has risen in every state compared to a year ago, in some states the price of gas has increased at a much slower rate, and many are much closer to $3.50 than to $4 per gallon, well below the national average. In 10 states the average price of a gallon of gas is $3.60 or less -- 18 cents less than the national averag

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Submitted Oct 08, 2012 By: aservant

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,643 Points:1,611,470 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 14, 2012 8:18:47 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse I wouldn't call prices around here cheap.
greywolves Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:8,681 Points:2,430,175 Joined:Dec 2004	Message Posted: Oct 9, 2012 3:38:56 AM Ignore greywolves Report Abuse gas prices are cheaper, the closer they are to a refinery
MAC48 Champion Author Dallas Posts:1,551 Points:768,670 Joined:Dec 2006	Message Posted: Oct 9, 2012 3:13:52 AM Ignore MAC48 Report Abuse We have seen regular gas prices from 3.35 to 3.48 around the Dallas Ft. Worth metroplex area today. Still think the price of gas is way too high and the ones to blame are the speculators, a.k.a. the hedge funds and Wall Street investors, who do their very best to manipulate the price of gasoline in their favor and not to the best interest of the consummers. The key is to not let any speculators buy or sell futures contracts for crude oil, natural gas or any product refined from either crude oil or natural gas.
Ray_10589 Champion Author New York Posts:4,956 Points:1,184,935 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 10:41:55 PM Ignore Ray_10589 Report Abuse too expensive everywhere ...
StArrow68 Champion Author Oakland Posts:3,270 Points:1,363,330 Joined:Apr 2003	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 9:51:28 PM Ignore StArrow68 Report Abuse Nice for those that have the benefit. Not so nice for the last tank I got at $4.81/gal for premium.
tidalwave3 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:1,308 Points:1,466,180 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 9:13:13 PM Ignore tidalwave3 Report Abuse 10ILman posted "American by birth, Southern by the grace of God". BUT the secret is being a "RIGHT TO WORK STATE" :)
mpg611 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:2,347 Points:571,960 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 5:36:19 PM Ignore mpg611 Report Abuse Perhaps the other states can learn from those Southern states.
PathfinderSC Champion Author South Carolina Posts:9,531 Points:1,833,565 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 4:41:43 PM Ignore PathfinderSC Report Abuse Glad I live in South Carolina.
1OILMAN Champion Author Alabama Posts:2,080 Points:160,730 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 4:32:00 PM Ignore 1OILMAN Report Abuse As the old saying goes; "American by birth, Southern by the grace of God".
nickatnite Veteran Author Indianapolis Posts:370 Points:280,215 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 2:22:58 PM Ignore nickatnite Report Abuse nice
mrreferee Champion Author Savannah Posts:1,346 Points:559,580 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:29:26 PM Ignore mrreferee Report Abuse yeah us!!
clpassenubye Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,359 Points:756,105 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:20:12 PM Ignore clpassenubye Report Abuse good for yallllllllllllllllllllllllllll
hrjjml All-Star Author Florida Posts:586 Points:380,920 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:19:17 PM Ignore hrjjml Report Abuse Im happy with 3.52 here in central fl
QuagmireLA Champion Author Louisiana Posts:1,079 Points:160,365 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:16:09 PM Ignore QuagmireLA Report Abuse Giggity /Giggity / Goo!
highdesertman Champion Author Albuquerque Posts:2,489 Points:1,719,055 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:12:54 PM Ignore highdesertman Report Abuse Unfortunately, my next driving destination is Michigan. Will fill up in Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri but don't think I will be able to make it all the way to Michigan and back on Missouri gas. At least I will plan it so I avoid having to buy gas in the Chicago area.
BudsterMO Champion Author Kansas City Posts:3,720 Points:705,880 Joined:Aug 2009	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:09:16 PM Ignore BudsterMO Report Abuse Its time to break up the big oil Companies and get competition back into the market place.
MikeLeo24 Sophomore Author Georgia Posts:114 Points:100,830 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 12:00:01 PM Ignore MikeLeo24 Report Abuse Not cheap enough!
gasman50 Champion Author Portland Posts:8,854 Points:2,411,435 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 11:58:51 AM Ignore gasman50 Report Abuse Still very ugly.........
amerk73 Champion Author Dallas Posts:7,060 Points:1,623,030 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 11:58:08 AM Ignore amerk73 Report Abuse now should gas price below $2.50
aubelis Champion Author South Carolina Posts:5,469 Points:1,108,755 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 11:57:27 AM Ignore aubelis Report Abuse This is where you vote with your feet, or should I say gas tank. God Bless the great state of South Carolina! So glad I fled from New York 11 yrs ago!
KarateDude Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:2,490 Points:838,245 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 11:57:07 AM Ignore KarateDude Report Abuse It's all relative...
JimVP All-Star Author Chicago Posts:632 Points:155,710 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 11:56:56 AM Ignore JimVP Report Abuse Still waiting for the "official excuse" as to why the gas prices jumped in my area.
3mta3 All-Star Author Michigan Posts:835 Points:1,005,090 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 11:56:13 AM Ignore 3mta3 Report Abuse Still around $4.00 here in northern Michigan.
bassakwards007 Champion Author Orange County Posts:1,142 Points:246,170 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 11:54:35 AM Ignore bassakwards007 Report Abuse just a shame
peakkeller Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:1,696 Points:779,075 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 11:54:10 AM Ignore peakkeller Report Abuse Good post, nspd...
myambro Champion Author Sacramento Posts:3,209 Points:1,054,650 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 11:53:13 AM Ignore myambro Report Abuse If the politicians can get the idiots in the Liberal states to suck up $4/gal gas then they can get the rest of the country to accept it, too.
nsdp Champion Author San Antonio Posts:1,117 Points:47,340 Joined:Jun 2012	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 11:52:35 AM Ignore nsdp Report Abuse I worked for oil companies before and after Wall Street and the hedge funds were allowed to play in the market through futures. Before gasoline prices might move 2 or 3 cents a month as refiners revised their postings. Now it is 2 or 3 cents in a minute. NG prices were redetermined under contracts once a year. Now look at the mess we have when government permitted Wall Street to begin to play the market. If you want to blame some one blame the right persons. RR and Wall Street greed.
badbonita Champion Author Syracuse Posts:6,234 Points:1,355,660 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 11:52:16 AM Ignore badbonita Report Abuse Someplace has to have the lower gasoline prices.
HFAJR0034 Champion Author New Mexico Posts:6,448 Points:1,168,735 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 11:51:23 AM Ignore HFAJR0034 Report Abuse $3.15 IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO.
NanookAK Champion Author Anchorage Posts:7,265 Points:1,442,965 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 11:48:14 AM Ignore NanookAK Report Abuse Doesn't help me.
99church Champion Author Indiana Posts:1,831 Points:363,990 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 11:47:11 AM Ignore 99church Report Abuse it is $3.79 gas and $4.09 diesel here
mackconsult Champion Author Portland Posts:5,309 Points:864,355 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 11:46:50 AM Ignore mackconsult Report Abuse Wow
memo81 Champion Author St. Louis Posts:2,358 Points:446,450 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 11:45:56 AM Ignore memo81 Report Abuse Mostly due to location and lower fuel taxes.
95Vette Champion Author Missouri Posts:2,525 Points:634,155 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 11:45:53 AM Ignore 95Vette Report Abuse I just returned from NC and TN while on vacation and they were in the $3.4x range
jethro5000 Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,892 Points:393,560 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 11:45:40 AM Ignore jethro5000 Report Abuse "Cheap" is a relative term...
TopGunn Champion Author Baltimore Posts:9,196 Points:2,618,230 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 11:45:21 AM Ignore TopGunn Report Abuse The price difference in a gallon of gasoline between a refinery gate on the Gulf and a mid-Atlantic terminal in NO WAY equates to pipeline or ship transportation costs. It would commonly be called "manipulation".
OOXXFF Champion Author Greensboro Posts:3,073 Points:1,081,355 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 11:45:18 AM Ignore OOXXFF Report Abuse Bring gas prices down everywhere.
Yankee829 Champion Author Dallas Posts:2,216 Points:561,540 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 11:44:27 AM Ignore Yankee829 Report Abuse Still not low enough...
icemann987 Sophomore Author Sacramento Posts:242 Points:53,320 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 11:44:24 AM Ignore icemann987 Report Abuse way to rub it in
Bigtex09 Champion Author Dallas Posts:4,298 Points:1,161,235 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 11:43:42 AM Ignore Bigtex09 Report Abuse interesting take note CA!
2granny Champion Author Michigan Posts:9,585 Points:1,468,205 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 11:41:39 AM Ignore 2granny Report Abuse Well said, REVLAW. Unfortunately people will still vote for him, because they are totally blind to what he's doing.
sivart Champion Author Arkansas Posts:18,238 Points:3,072,910 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 11:40:23 AM Ignore sivart Report Abuse Always!
hvyd1 All-Star Author Chicago Posts:835 Points:78,075 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 11:40:02 AM Ignore hvyd1 Report Abuse just a little far , for cheaper gas.
CheckitoutGuy Champion Author San Diego Posts:1,311 Points:769,590 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 11:36:35 AM Ignore CheckitoutGuy Report Abuse Too far to go for a fill up - but still trying to figure out why we have gas so different in each state???
Grismer Champion Author Kitchener-Waterloo Posts:8,544 Points:1,725,995 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 11:35:46 AM Ignore Grismer Report Abuse Unless domestic inventories of refined oil products are replentished, pump prices will continue to rise and equalize everywhere.
tcohio Champion Author Dayton Posts:2,717 Points:809,620 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 11:34:21 AM Ignore tcohio Report Abuse yep
Ticobird Champion Author Huntsville Posts:3,241 Points:1,117,965 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 11:32:59 AM Ignore Ticobird Report Abuse North Alabama prices aren't too bad but I would prefer them to be about a dollar lower.
lightbulbman2008 Champion Author Worcester Posts:415,500 Points:1,589,585 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 11:32:43 AM Ignore lightbulbman2008 Report Abuse more political hoopla....
chyguy3 Champion Author Wyoming Posts:2,855 Points:859,990 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 11:31:54 AM Ignore chyguy3 Report Abuse I, too, agree revlaw.
tomklo Champion Author Fort Worth Posts:2,447 Points:2,596,245 Joined:Jul 2002	Message Posted: Oct 8, 2012 11:31:51 AM Ignore tomklo Report Abuse 3.49 here