It is between $2.65 and $2.99 around here. I heard on the news that it was below $2 in some parts of the country.
It bothers me that some of the news channels are reporting that this is a bad thing for the economy, and that it would not help consumers. Where in the hell do these people go to school? Fuel costs directly impact every phase of production for every single product on the market. They exponentially add costs to everything we buy. I honestly don't think the housing market would have crashed as hard as it did if more people could have afforded to both drive to work, and pay their mortgage. The crash did happen about the same time as the jump from $2.25 to $4.50 did.
It bothers me that some of the news channels are reporting that this is a bad thing for the economy, and that it would not help consumers. Where in the hell do these people go to school? Fuel costs directly impact every phase of production for every single product on the market. They exponentially add costs to everything we buy. I honestly don't think the housing market would have crashed as hard as it did if more people could have afforded to both drive to work, and pay their mortgage. The crash did happen about the same time as the jump from $2.25 to $4.50 did.