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<blockquote data-quote="madbeancounter1" data-source="post: 119930" data-attributes="member: 2046"><p>just drove past the filling station closest to my office and the price for the cheap stuff was $2.999.</p><p></p><p>Heard from a client that over in Mountain Home about 2.5 hours east that they are out of gas.</p><p></p><p>Usually, along the state line (AR/OK) where we live the price of gas is about 10 cents cheaper than in Fayetteville where I work. Something in the tax code about competition with neighboring states. I don't think it's going to make much difference where you live everyone's going to get hit.</p><p></p><p>The big question is like a couple of others have asked: what's this going to do to the price other necessities? How many jobs is it going to end up costing? I read another report that said that the housing boom may have hit it's peak. Not that I am for more housing developments especially in our area but higher prices on necessary items mean that people quit spending...</p><p></p><p>In the late 70's in Northern Indiana in the midst of the recession the jobless rate was unbelieveably high. No one was buying RV's to speak of and so many people were in need. I remember at least two stories that got my attention. One was of a single father and young son that had no where to go. Had been evicted by their landlord and they were sleeping in a doghouse. Don't know where they went during the day but I remember the story on the evening news. This was before the law to protect the very young and the elderly. Someone came forward and gave them a place to stay and help the father find a job.</p><p></p><p>The second story was much sadder. As I recall a father left a suicide note saying the reason that he took his life was so that his family would have enough money to make the mortgage payments and have food to eat. I don't remember if the insurance actually paid up seeing as it was what it was.</p><p></p><p>Sorry to be so long winded.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="madbeancounter1, post: 119930, member: 2046"] just drove past the filling station closest to my office and the price for the cheap stuff was $2.999. Heard from a client that over in Mountain Home about 2.5 hours east that they are out of gas. Usually, along the state line (AR/OK) where we live the price of gas is about 10 cents cheaper than in Fayetteville where I work. Something in the tax code about competition with neighboring states. I don't think it's going to make much difference where you live everyone's going to get hit. The big question is like a couple of others have asked: what's this going to do to the price other necessities? How many jobs is it going to end up costing? I read another report that said that the housing boom may have hit it's peak. Not that I am for more housing developments especially in our area but higher prices on necessary items mean that people quit spending... In the late 70's in Northern Indiana in the midst of the recession the jobless rate was unbelieveably high. No one was buying RV's to speak of and so many people were in need. I remember at least two stories that got my attention. One was of a single father and young son that had no where to go. Had been evicted by their landlord and they were sleeping in a doghouse. Don't know where they went during the day but I remember the story on the evening news. This was before the law to protect the very young and the elderly. Someone came forward and gave them a place to stay and help the father find a job. The second story was much sadder. As I recall a father left a suicide note saying the reason that he took his life was so that his family would have enough money to make the mortgage payments and have food to eat. I don't remember if the insurance actually paid up seeing as it was what it was. Sorry to be so long winded. [/QUOTE]
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