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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: slimjim on February 06, 2015, 04:46:24 AM
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I watch crude oil prices as it does effect our industry, in the past week crude has risen from below $45 per barrel to over $52 this AM, I think in July of last year it was at $105, it's all over the place, if things go wrong some are saying that $200 per barrel would be very possible, some folks may think I want to see that for our industry, Please be assured that is not at all what I wish to see as it would cripple our economy worse than we can imagine, I believe the best way for us to stabilize our economy and our Oil market is to be independent from those world crude prices, How about calling your elected congress and asking them to truly work on America's Oil independence?
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I watch crude oil prices as it does effect our industry, in the past week crude has risen from below $45 per barrel to over $52 this AM, I think in July of last year it was at $105, it's all over the place, if things go wrong some are saying that $200 per barrel would be very possible, some folks may think I want to see that for our industry, Please be assured that is not at all what I wish to see as it would cripple our economy worse than we can imagine, I believe the best way for us to stabilize our economy and our Oil market is to be independent from those world crude prices, How about calling your elected congress and asking them to truly work on America's Oil independence?
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It sure seems obvious to me that the best security is to keep our money here instead of in the pockets of those that would like to do us harm. But what do I know, just a dumb farmer that never had his common sense educated out of him with one of those fancy college degrees.
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It just needs to be a happy medium for some it benefits for me my business runs on fuel and the prices go up it cuts into my profits that does not make me happy... We all know how bad we hate paying feul surcharges well so do my costumers so it's very hard for me to justify paying the cost of feul.
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It just needs to be a happy medium for some it benefits for me my business runs on fuel and the prices go up it cuts into my profits that does not make me happy... We all know how bad we hate paying feul surcharges well so do my costumers so it's very hard for me to justify paying the cost of feul.
Yah, can't get away from petroleum prices when farming. Everything and I do mean everything is tied to the price of oil one way or another.
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should go back to horse and buggy and tell'em to shove they oil up they arses
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farmboy, you bring up a good point. When I grew up there were 2 or 3 farmers in every section(640 acres) raising a few hogs, cattle, corn and soybeans. They all made a good living and all the neighborhood kids knew how to work. The biggest tractors were 100-125 hp. Today we farm 5 or more sections, have 500 hp tractors and burn diesel like it was free. CRAZY!!! Look at how many people would be employed and how much fuel we would save if we went back to the "old" days.
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Were own close to 250 acres in one piece then rent a little better than another 1000, we have 2 or 3 guys around us that drive their equipment 20-30 miles just to pick up another 40 or 50 acres. Back in the day when grandfather bought the original farm it sat fallow for several years as nobody in the area wanted to take on any more acreage.
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Its not just oil and or gas its everything, cost $200 bucks a week to feed a family of four. CRAZY. Wait until ISIS takes over the oil fields, then we will feel it. I am with Slim i hope it doesn't happen, but if it did maybe it would wake up our STUPID Government.
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I hear u Coolidge it's crazy expensive just the cable bill and Internet is $170.00 per month just to watch tv it's getting to were u can't live anymore our property taxes are insane I'm on 9 acres I pay $17,000 a yr in property taxes I'm seriously thinking of making a move to another state..it's sad politicians filling their pockets at our expense ..
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$17000 a year for 9 acres?!?!? Sounds like some people need lynched. Just where do you live if I may ask?
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Sh&it. I though my taxes were bad, I will NOT be moving to your state.
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$17,000, that is crazy. You must live on a lake or something... My 150 acres is a fraction of that. I realize location is key here and obviously where your at land values must be sky high. Holy moly.
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I don't even have an acre and I pay a little over 10,000 welcome to new jersey!
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All I have to say is fu** that and better you than me
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$17000 a year for 9 acres?!?!? Sounds like some people need lynched. Just where do you live if I may ask?
I'm in northwest NJ more people are moving out of state than any other state!
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Yea very frustrating being self employed during the winter months doesn't make it easy to swing it... It's a shame I love the area and my property won't be doing this in my later yrs that's for sure..
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I was paying near 5000.00 a year for 5a w/house...house I built out of pocket, the meaning of the words "this sucks azz" would come to mine every time taxes were due... 400$ a month to "rent my house" from the goberment !@#$#@#$ I now live in the land of the free...free of taxes anyway!
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I live in NH where we do not have an income or sales tax. The tax burden falls on the property owners. I have just a smidge over 5 acres of land - no wood lot - just field with an 1840's farmhouse. The property where I live is premium due to the view (when I get a few minutes I take a picture and post for all to see). My taxes are around $6,000.00/yr. Roger
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The whole country is gone to chit, gov. Wants all YOUR money. Why is it everything costs so much? Do WE the people demand it? Our local school reduced there budget by 375k last year and they had to eliminate 42 teaching positions. Get rid of the people who are teaching( or babysitting) our kids to run the rest of the distric. Something is wrong with that!
That view tax in NH is bullcrap. I have 44.5 acres in Maine, heavily wooded in tree growth. I think I am about 4000.
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hit me with a view tax ...and I'll be living in a box under the overpass...@!#$&*&^%$#
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It's not a view tax in their view, if your property has a view ergo it's worth more so they tax it more.
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It's not a view tax in their view, if your property has a view ergo it's worth more so they tax it more.
:post: Exactly!
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OK I just opened up my Yahoo news this AM and there on the lead story was Senator Rand Paul with Katie Couric, The good senator hit the nail on the head, PLEASE WATCH IT !!!!!
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Slim, where can we watch the interview
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https://news.yahoo.com/katie-couric-interviews-rand-paul-160100857.html
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Thanks for sharing guys, it definitely going to be interesting over the next couple of years.
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For those not watching, last thursday, crude was at 38 dollars per barrel, I just checked it this morning and it's at 48.30, 10 buck increase in 3 working days. Really, I find that typically you can see something about to pop when we see large fluctuations like this in a short time. A friend of mines son is being deployed to Kuwait very soon, he thinks there is a build up happening, I wonder if we are at it again?
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Update, $48.66 @ 7 am eastern standard time this morning, I would suggest getting the tanks topped off very soon if you have oil for a backup system!
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Update, $48.66 @ 7 am eastern standard time this morning, I would suggest getting the tanks topped off very soon if you have oil for a backup system!
From the sounds of it I was lucky that I had my oil tank topped off about a month ago at $2.50/gal. Roger