tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15757627.post114685217840584003..comments2022-02-25T16:01:19.407-08:00Comments on Chico Gino: The cycling blog of Gino Zahnd, who lives in Chico, California: Gas prices are not the government's responsibilityGino Zahndhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06275140649410336549noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15757627.post-1147131626243030432006-05-08T16:40:00.000-07:002006-05-08T16:40:00.000-07:00Very well put. I fully accept the reality of suppl...Very well put. I fully accept the reality of supply and demand and that government really has no place in dealing with the problem, if you can call it that. I did because based on mainstream media, it is a problem for most people.<BR/><BR/>My post was written because of a frustration with SUV drivers who whine about the price of fuel and a government who feels the need to coddle said drivers.<BR/><BR/>I agree that government has no responsibility in an open market, but the trends in governmental policy don’t show that. You only have to look to the rice fields and wonder if Chico or it’s local economy would be the same without those subsidies? We’ll probably never know.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03017342157380128402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15757627.post-1146862446657281572006-05-05T13:54:00.000-07:002006-05-05T13:54:00.000-07:00Here here! Perhaps there *is* a contingent of cycl...Here here! Perhaps there *is* a contingent of cyclists with their heads screwed on straight!Gino Zahndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06275140649410336549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15757627.post-1146857268866951442006-05-05T12:27:00.000-07:002006-05-05T12:27:00.000-07:00"It's that simple. If you don't buy it, the price ..."It's that simple. If you don't buy it, the price will come down."<BR/><BR/>Even more directly, if you don't buy it, the price will hardly matter to you. I haven't filled a tank in about two years, and the fluctuating/increasing price of gas has become little more than a spectator sport to me.<BR/><BR/>All in all, I'm in agreement with you. There is no such thing as small government. There is a sickening amount of government reliance to solve problems that the government has no business solving. In this case, the government is by and large unable to change gas prices in any meaningful way without resorting to drastic totalitarian measures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com