Comments on: The High Cost of Gas in Greater Binghamton http://rssbinghamton.com/the-high-cost-of-gas-in-greater-binghamton/ A conservative voice crying in the liberal wilderness of Greater Binghamton, NY Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:43:58 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jim Willis http://rssbinghamton.com/the-high-cost-of-gas-in-greater-binghamton/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Jim Willis Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:30:37 +0000 http://rssbinghamton.com/the-high-cost-of-gas-in-greater-binghamton/#comment-77 Thanks Mike & Pepe Ed. I was hoping someone who knows more about this topic than I might chime in too. I'm confessing my ignorance on the topic. I guess my ultimate question is, why does the price fluctuate so much? Hey, I'm a free market person...so I'm all for businesses competing. And inevitably geography, efficiency of operations, etc. will have an impact and give some operations a price advantage. But 20 cents a gallon!? Gas is a commodity so you expect the prices to be pretty close. I don't understand why they aren't. At any rate, thanks for the update on Oneida County Ed. I feel for the people there! Thanks Mike & Pepe Ed. I was hoping someone who knows more about this topic than I might chime in too. I’m confessing my ignorance on the topic. I guess my ultimate question is, why does the price fluctuate so much? Hey, I’m a free market person…so I’m all for businesses competing. And inevitably geography, efficiency of operations, etc. will have an impact and give some operations a price advantage. But 20 cents a gallon!? Gas is a commodity so you expect the prices to be pretty close. I don’t understand why they aren’t.

At any rate, thanks for the update on Oneida County Ed. I feel for the people there!

]]> By: Pepe Ed http://rssbinghamton.com/the-high-cost-of-gas-in-greater-binghamton/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Pepe Ed Sat, 01 Dec 2007 15:33:55 +0000 http://rssbinghamton.com/the-high-cost-of-gas-in-greater-binghamton/#comment-71 Sorry, Oneida County has the highest price on a gallon of gas, due to the 9% sales tax Sorry, Oneida County has the highest price on a gallon of gas, due to the 9% sales tax

]]> By: mike http://rssbinghamton.com/the-high-cost-of-gas-in-greater-binghamton/comment-page-1/#comment-69 mike Sat, 01 Dec 2007 14:05:33 +0000 http://rssbinghamton.com/the-high-cost-of-gas-in-greater-binghamton/#comment-69 I was always told that the reason for the higher price vs PA is taxes, as the price for crude skyrockets to 100 dollars a barrel,it has always been different in price, but we only notice now because we actually check gas prices cause who knows what it will be day to day. I was hoping my state lawmakers would try to ease the burden placed on taxpayers by easing the taxes a little to help us out. I recall hearing that 50-60 cents a gallon is tax. Maybe Broome County adds a little more tax? The tax money doesn't look like it goes towards repairing the highways and bridges, who knows where it goes. To date I have not heard that ever mentioned by anyone in gov't. He/She would be laughed out of Albany anyways. I was always told that the reason for the higher price vs PA is taxes, as the price for crude skyrockets to 100 dollars a barrel,it has always been different in price, but we only notice now because we actually check gas prices cause who knows what it will be day to day. I was hoping my state lawmakers would try to ease the burden placed on taxpayers by easing the taxes a little to help us out. I recall hearing that 50-60 cents a gallon is tax. Maybe Broome County adds a little more tax? The tax money doesn’t look like it goes towards repairing the highways and bridges, who knows where it goes. To date I have not heard that ever mentioned by anyone in gov’t. He/She would be laughed out of Albany anyways.

]]> By: Jim Willis http://rssbinghamton.com/the-high-cost-of-gas-in-greater-binghamton/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Jim Willis Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:32:14 +0000 http://rssbinghamton.com/the-high-cost-of-gas-in-greater-binghamton/#comment-59 Thanks for posting sis! - Jim Thanks for posting sis!

- Jim

]]> By: Jennifer Willis http://rssbinghamton.com/the-high-cost-of-gas-in-greater-binghamton/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Jennifer Willis Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:34:04 +0000 http://rssbinghamton.com/the-high-cost-of-gas-in-greater-binghamton/#comment-53 It amazed me a couple of years ago when I traveled to Boston that the gas prices were about 15 cents lower than ours in upstate NY. And that was in a metro area! I hear you about PA. A 20 minute drive for me to Sayre will score me that 20 cent savings. Curious indeed. It amazed me a couple of years ago when I traveled to Boston that the gas prices were about 15 cents lower than ours in upstate NY. And that was in a metro area! I hear you about PA. A 20 minute drive for me to Sayre will score me that 20 cent savings. Curious indeed.

]]> By: Jim Willis http://rssbinghamton.com/the-high-cost-of-gas-in-greater-binghamton/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Jim Willis Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:01:08 +0000 http://rssbinghamton.com/the-high-cost-of-gas-in-greater-binghamton/#comment-52 Thanks for that Justin! It's good to get a perspective from other locations in the state. I guess it makes me feel a little bit better (but not much!) that it's higher in other locations. It just seems to me something besides the free marketplace is controlling the price of gas in the Empire State. Thanks for taking the time to comment. - Jim Thanks for that Justin! It’s good to get a perspective from other locations in the state. I guess it makes me feel a little bit better (but not much!) that it’s higher in other locations. It just seems to me something besides the free marketplace is controlling the price of gas in the Empire State.

Thanks for taking the time to comment.

- Jim

]]> By: Justin Bleuer http://rssbinghamton.com/the-high-cost-of-gas-in-greater-binghamton/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Justin Bleuer Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:55:47 +0000 http://rssbinghamton.com/the-high-cost-of-gas-in-greater-binghamton/#comment-51 These are good questions! As high as gas prices are in Greater Binghamton, they are consistently higher in Buffalo where my family lives. My wife's family lives in Little Falls, NY (between Syracuse and Albany) and I am told they usually have some of the highest gas prices in the state. I have found our Binghamton prices to be at least 10 cents less than both of these places, regardless of time of year. I always chalked up the NY vs. PA difference to state tax differences. But if there is only a nickel tax difference, that would not be the determining factor. NY price fluctuations are huge - see the 54 cent spread: http://www.newyorkstategasprices.com/ These are good questions! As high as gas prices are in Greater Binghamton, they are consistently higher in Buffalo where my family lives. My wife’s family lives in Little Falls, NY (between Syracuse and Albany) and I am told they usually have some of the highest gas prices in the state. I have found our Binghamton prices to be at least 10 cents less than both of these places, regardless of time of year. I always chalked up the NY vs. PA difference to state tax differences. But if there is only a nickel tax difference, that would not be the determining factor. NY price fluctuations are huge – see the 54 cent spread: http://www.newyorkstategasprices.com/

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