not to start another thread about gas prices but here in Houston its down to $1.38, thats crazy but no good for the economy

 

how is it not good for the economy? high gas prices caused everyone to raise their prices and I'd have to say 50% of this damn recession is the effect of the high gas prices...now everyone can drop prices back to where they should be and people will be able to afford more stuff.

and who gives a flying f*ck about the oil companies, they'll still make their record profits I'm sure.

 

actually im self empployed and ever since the oil went down it tool all the commoditys down with it and all the metals as well , (im in the recycling business ) everything went down to my nuts

 

never in the past was fuel something normal people had to budget for. suddenly it became a make or break thing, F*cked up the economy more than anything else. countless companies are out of business due to the rise in fuel prices - which reminds us of what a shaky economy we sit on...

 

I agree. IMO oil companies drove the US into the state it is in with their greed. Hell, its like a pay raise not paying $100 for a tank of gas.

 

gas dropping more than 60% was bigger than any raise i've ever gotten

 

i agree with y'all on the savin the money part but im currently in the welding industry and so many people are gettin layed off daily

 

****. stop by the auto industry for a minute and we'll talk about layoffs. it's not the cheap gas thats causin it. i can't believe i still have a job at the company i work for, in fact after i finish this job at this Super Duty plant in Kentucky in late February I anticipate being laid off. My roommate works for the same company and he's expecting to get laid off tomorrow. thank god for cheap gas or we'd be really fucked. buy american!

 

ya its definitely nice filling up for $50

 

and just from wats beein said around here is the cheaper gas causes a chain reaction which everything else gets cheaper also makin layoffs a common thing