there is gonna be NOTHING left

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Originally posted by glinda
. On hawaiigasprices.com the spread is from $2.50ish on West Oahu, to above $3.00-$3.25 in Hilo to $3.65 at Matsuyama's in Kona and $3.79 at the stations in Waimea. By that it appears that we are paying between $0.50 and $1.30 per gallon in extra transportation costs depending on how much transportation is involved.

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You are paying "what the market will bear". You pay those prices because you are willing to pay those prices, and if you are willing to pay them, any businessman around is willing to charge them. It is fundamental economics.

If the market will not bear a price that is sufficient to re-coup costs and make a reasonable profit, some dealers/vendors etc., will fold their tent, reducing the supply and causing the prices to rise to a state of balance between supply and demand once again. If prices get very high due to an imbalance of demand over supply, dealers will set up shop, once again restoring balance between supply and demand. Temporary shortages or spikes in demand will also raise prices.

An ounce of gold is worth what it is worth regardless of how much money was invested to mine it, transport it etc.