Ever since my last post, I’ve watched the gas price at local stations keep coming down! What a welcome relief. It seems like the only thing coming down faster is the stock market (ba dum bum). But seriously folks, I wanted to see how this year stacks up against prior years, so here it is:
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Gas Prices and the 2008 Presidential Election
Are Gas Prices Manipulated Before Presidential Elections?
Are gas prices manipulated to go down prior to a Presidential election? My research led me to look at the national level because the data for states is difficult to ascertain, and probably irrelevant. According to the EIA, in particular their Oil Market Basics publication, the largest variance in gas prices would occur at the [...]
How Much is 700 Billion Dollars?
Note: I edited this 9/29, to add the # of seconds and equate it all with $. Amazing how much better my brain works in the morning vs. the evening.
I recently got an email forwarded to me titled The Economic Plan I Endorse, which argued that the $85B buyout of AIG should instead be [...]
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