bob_the_builder Posted March 17, 2008 Posted March 17, 2008 sh!t. its just going to run away with our inflation' date=' transport companies are going to suffer real bad,our government will have to look at sustainable biodiesel facilities really soon. this is going to affect everytihng in the long run. ouch.[/quote'] Biodiesel means burning food for to power cars and trucks , now that is only going to push up inflation even more .It is also a well known fact that these biofuel plants use more energy units than the energy it produces . Yip, that's why the moves in Europe are to bin all biodiesel initiatives.
AndreZA Posted March 17, 2008 Posted March 17, 2008 sh!t. its just going to run away with our inflation' date=' transport companies are going to suffer real bad,our government will have to look at sustainable biodiesel facilities really soon. this is going to affect everytihng in the long run. ouch.[/quote'] Biodiesel means burning food for to power cars and trucks , now that is only going to push up inflation even more .It is also a well known fact that these biofuel plants use more energy units than the energy it produces . Biofuel still gets mixed with regular fuel so the price is not gonna change much. BTW, they said that there will be enough harvest for food and biofuel so no one will go hungry just because they are making fuel.
slowpoke Posted March 17, 2008 Posted March 17, 2008 so i guess no-one minds that i get 32-35km per litre
ewep Posted March 17, 2008 Posted March 17, 2008 They ask us to keep inflation down by not spending on credit yet they keep puting the price of fuel up. All it does is increase the price on all consumer goods as everything needs fuel to get from farm to factory to shop. Inflation is on the up and we can hardly do anything about it even if we wanted to. BUT our salaries don't up as per the inflation rate.
AndreZA Posted March 17, 2008 Posted March 17, 2008 They ask us to keep inflation down by not spending on credit yet they keep puting the price of fuel up. All it does is increase the price on all consumer goods as everything needs fuel to get from farm to factory to shop. Inflation is on the up and we can hardly do anything about it even if we wanted to.BUT our salaries don't up as per the inflation rate. Your salary should be linked to CPI which is higher then inflation.
cyclenut Posted March 17, 2008 Posted March 17, 2008 Can't get rid of the SUV as it's too practical as a family wagon so I'm getting a Corsa Bakkie to save fuel. Somehow does not make sense. Spending R3000 a month to save R1500
bob_the_builder Posted March 17, 2008 Posted March 17, 2008 BTW' date=' they said that there will be enough harvest for food and biofuel so no one will go hungry just because they are making fuel. [/quote'] Yeah, they. I like that. Like Mugabe still insisting that Zim has enough food, and there are no starving zimamweans... Not that that freak would know what biofuel was even if you used it to set fire to him.
TheLegend Posted March 17, 2008 Posted March 17, 2008 excuse my ignorance but why is especially diesel rising so much?
peloton Posted March 17, 2008 Posted March 17, 2008 One day - when we're all old - we'll remember the good old days when petrol was still under R20/p/l. But then again, that might also be next year June...
ewep Posted March 17, 2008 Posted March 17, 2008 They ask us to keep inflation down by not spending on credit yet they keep puting the price of fuel up. All it does is increase the price on all consumer goods as everything needs fuel to get from farm to factory to shop. Inflation is on the up and we can hardly do anything about it even if we wanted to. BUT our salaries don't up as per the inflation rate. Your salary should be linked to CPI which is higher then inflation. I wish!!! Most companies don't worry about that. They promise during the interviews, but at review time you're told that "we are taking strain because of the higher inflation"
Sean Posted March 17, 2008 Posted March 17, 2008 I'd also like to know that as I also drive a diesel. My guess is that there's a higher oil content in diesel, or in the processing/manufacturing of diesel?Any chem majors out there?
slowpoke Posted March 17, 2008 Posted March 17, 2008 They ask us to keep inflation down by not spending on credit yet they keep puting the price of fuel up. All it does is increase the price on all consumer goods as everything needs fuel to get from farm to factory to shop. Inflation is on the up and we can hardly do anything about it even if we wanted to.BUT our salaries don't up as per the inflation rate. Your salary should be linked to CPI which is higher then inflation. I wish!!! Most companies don't worry about that. They promise during the interviews' date=' but at review time you're told that "we are taking strain because of the higher inflation"[/quote'] and yet when it comes to the senior management review time then suddenly there's enough money to give above inflation increases
Pantani Posted March 17, 2008 Posted March 17, 2008 excuse my ignorance but why is especially diesel rising so much? Well in South Africa the growth for demand of diesel outstripped the growth of demand for petrol. Easy to understand since more people are shifting to diesel as a more efficient fuel source. Now, extrapolate this on a global scale and it becomes apparent that it is this global demand for diesel which is driving the price northwards. Diesel owners can expect to pay R10/litre by December 2008! Petrol will follow suit but it might hit us only in the 3rd quarter of 2009, meaning that we would be looking at upwardly mobile inflation going into 2010...
bob_the_builder Posted March 17, 2008 Posted March 17, 2008 They ask us to keep inflation down by not spending on credit yet they keep puting the price of fuel up. All it does is increase the price on all consumer goods as everything needs fuel to get from farm to factory to shop. Inflation is on the up and we can hardly do anything about it even if we wanted to.BUT our salaries don't up as per the inflation rate. Your salary should be linked to CPI which is higher then inflation. I wish!!! Most companies don't worry about that. They promise during the interviews' date=' but at review time you're told that "we are taking strain because of the higher inflation"[/quote'] and yet when it comes to the senior management review time then suddenly there's enough money to give above inflation increases And the unions will go on strike till they get the increase they want, exacerbating the problem for us all.
GreyOwl Posted March 17, 2008 Posted March 17, 2008 What I dont understand is how people manage to survive these days. I mean, to buy a house you have to be making an absolute fortune. And I'm talking 'entry level'...which is what? +-R500k? So the average person has to be making R20k pm + to afford a house?? Am I right? Everything is just too expensive now, and I feel sorry for the people its affecting. Now the diesel? Its what...R8.35 a litre? Whats it going to hit? Almost R10... Where will it end? I have some patients, and they clearly are doing well. A year ago they were sharing a car, now the hubby and wife drive an X5 each. So there are some folk out there with the cash...
Canaris Posted March 17, 2008 Posted March 17, 2008 They ask us to keep inflation down by not spending on credit yet they keep puting the price of fuel up. All it does is increase the price on all consumer goods as everything needs fuel to get from farm to factory to shop. Inflation is on the up and we can hardly do anything about it even if we wanted to.BUT our salaries don't up as per the inflation rate. Your salary should be linked to CPI which is higher then inflation. I wish!!! Most companies don't worry about that. They promise during the interviews' date=' but at review time you're told that "we are taking strain because of the higher inflation"[/quote'] and yet when it comes to the senior management review time then suddenly there's enough money to give above inflation increases And the unions will go on strike till they get the increase they want, exacerbating the problem for us all. I llike the unions. more money for me.
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