So what are you going to do.

[womb raider 940]

Well I just got back from a 2 and a half week vacation. visiting family and going on a trail. I took the Tomb Raider. Gas prices were great once I got out of California. But then when I was coming back California went up 40 to 50 cents vs when I left. Texas and Arizona only went up 10 cents.

So question is what are you going to do about gas prices?

[sarah]

It's not just gas prices ... it was almost $12 for Rick and I to get an egg biscuit combo (with hash brown and coffee) at McDonald's this weekend!

It's inflation in general, and we're going to be seeing alot more of it. If you don't understand how it's caused or what it is, check out this article.

So what am I going to do? Write to Congress of course, and support the abolition of the Federal Reserve.

I hope you decide to do the same!

[maddmike]

So question is what are you going to do about gas prices?

start making more money.

[womb raider 940]

start making more money.

good one mike. :censor: i did get a raise last month. but I have way too many hobbies. And this new hobby involving a Jeep is less expensive then my previous hobby involving two wheels and alot of track time.

Anyways I will read up more on that Sarah and figure it out. :bonk:

[92yj]

i am going to keep driving my company truck.

[Rubigirl]

keep working my a-- off to pay bills and my Jeep, gass prices, bend over..........damn

[swbooking]

keep mooching off of school till i finish my degree

[Shadly1]

Mr. Fusion

[SAR Jeeper]

Raise!?!?! Jeezus, I have had a total of about $2 worth of raises in the past 16 years. It sucks. Good thing my rent hasn't gone up in 10 years!!! Fortunately, gas isn't a big issue with me...I work 3 miles from home. For my off-road needs, I keep a jar of coins and that'll fill the Jeep every month or so.

How bad would inflation be if we didn't have to pay the bills of those unwilling to work? I'm a manager at a supermarket, and I get tired of telling people they should hang up their cell phones long enough to pay for their groceries with their ebt card (food stamp/welfare debit card). There is also the WIC program (I think it is actually one of the best "public assistance" programs, because it spells out EXACTLY what they can buy). It is usually 9 cans of baby formula ($17 a pop), approx. 4 or 5 gallons of milk, 9 bottles of juice...apple or pineapple. 72 oz of specific cereals (none of the sugary ones), 4 dozen eggs, 4 pounds block cheese, 2 pounds beans, 2 pounds of carrots, and 12 cans of tuna. That is per month, per child.

As for the welfare abuse...I see it daily. I run people out of the store nearly every day because they offer to pay for peoples groceries in food stamps, in exchange for cash.

I see the amount of beer, alcohol, and cigarettes purchased with welfare. Sickening. I see the huge amounts of soda, chips, and food with little or no nutritional value purchased with food stamps. I remember the uproar when they made candy bars not eligible for food stamps. I see 3 generations come in to withdraw $200 (max daily) each from their ebt cards.

Another example that makes me sick. A co-employee at another store. He is a food clerk and makes the same amount as I do. He owns a duplex. He is married with 2 children. His wife collects welfare for the 2 children (Quite often when Armenian couples get married in Armenia, they retain their own last names, unlike Americans where the woman changes hers.) She "rents" one of the duplex's under Section 8. Basically the state pays him $400 a month. The other part of the duplex his parents live. They rent under Section 8. The state then pays him $400 a month for them to live there. His parents collect social security, yet they have NEVER worked 1 day in America. Great system we have there!

Sorry, enough rambling. I wish I knew what to do about inflation!

[womb raider 940]

I feel the same way brother. Alot of people abuse the system that is supposed to be helping the needy. I have worked all of my life. That is the only way you get ahead. Part of these problems is these people are uneducated.

anyways I hate gas prices. I will not drive unless I have to. And I do not believe any of the politicians will change this. Just ranting.

[Kodiak Spirit]

I have said this before....

It's gonna be a bloody revolution!

[Shadly1]

Yay, time to rant! It is my opinion that gas prices will keep going up. Up and up and up and up. It has absolutely nothing to do with the Middle East, oil barrel prices, or anything else that the news tries to scare us with. It’s just inflation. It boggles the mind to think that the majority of the population can watch the prices of EVERYTHING go up but the price of gas should not ever change. Gas should actually be a lot more money than it actually is if it kept up with inflation like other products do. There is no profit in it anymore, but there is still a demand. If it’s not an Arco, Shell, Exxon, Chevron, or Valero, it’s out of business or on its way out. It is plainly obvious to me that the future is diesel. First of all, diesel fuel is oil. It requires less refinement than gasoline if it comes from a crude source. Secondly, diesel doesn’t have to come from crude, it can come from vegetables. Thirdly is price. The cost of biodiesel is somewhere between $3.50 and $4.00 a gallon to produce. As demand increases for diesel, so will the supply. The cost of crude sourced diesel will go up, while the cost for biodiesel will go down. Crude is a limited resource. You can’t plant more crude(well you can but there is a 50mil year turaround). Biodiesel is made mainly from corn. Growing more corn is easy. Unless the corn farmers form a union and organize to drive up the prices of corn uniformly across the country, the price should stay stable. Hell, I’ll grow some if need be.

All we need is for California to step up and approve diesels for use in new cars. Then the fun begins. California has the most biodiesel engineers out of any state. I’ll bet 90% of them live in Berkeley :-) From what I understand, California frowns on diesels because of the soot a poorly tuned diesel produces and there isn’t an effective way to smog a diesel. I’d kill for a nice big diesel in my YJ, that’s for sure.


As far as the welfare situation goes… EARN IT, THEN SPEND IT! I’d feel like crap if I lived off of freebies from the gubment. I have no intention of using social security, welfare, disability, or unemployment, so it would really be nice if I had a say in whether or not I paid for it. I WANT TO OPT OUT!

[sarah]

I have no intention of using social security, welfare, disability, or unemployment, so it would really be nice if I had a say in whether or not I paid for it. I WANT TO OPT OUT!

RON PAUL baby! He's still in the race! I'm with you, I'd opt out as well. And he's let us do that and work to keep the government off of our backs.

[Shadly1]

RON PAUL baby! He's still in the race! I'm with you, I'd opt out as well. And he's let us do that and work to keep the government off of our backs.

Funny you should say that... I'm pretty non-political unless it affects by business directly but I just took this candidate match test on abcnews.com and it told me that Ron Paul was my guy. I never would have guessed. Here's the link if you want to try it out...

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/page?id=3623346

[sarah]

Funny you should say that... I'm pretty non-political unless it affects by business directly but I just took this candidate match test on abcnews.com and it told me that Ron Paul was my guy. I never would have guessed. Here's the link if you want to try it out...

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/page?id=3623346

Rock on! Spread the word!