It’s Bad All Over

I guess the economy has become an almost-nightly topic around here. Every day I look at the gas gauge i my car, then the sign outside the gas stations on my way to work, and figure I can go another day – hoping against hope that the price might drop a few cents.  Not likely.  And now we’re seeing this trend:

Gas Prices Drive Motorists to Pawn Shops (Dozens of similar stories across the US)

They’re pawning their possessions for gas money. Jamie Clagett says he’s never pawned anything before but today he has no choice. “Gas is outrageous. I need money,” says Clagett. Clagett says he’s down to a quarter of a tank so he brought in his car stereo and a [...]

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