Reply #13: There seems to be a strategy where they increase the prices very high [View All]

[WePurrsevere]

the consumer adjusts a bit to that price but not enough to become too complacent. The oil corps then lower them down a bit, folks are breath a sigh of relief and soon the memory fades that it was actually much lower just months before and they're still paying prices that are much higher then they were.

Here's a personal example: My husband and I were out and saw that regular gas at the local gas station was $2.89. My husband said, "Ya know it's really bad when the first thing that popped into my mind when I saw that price was 'oh, look at that... gas is only $2.89 there.' They really know how to play us don't they?"

I'd be thrilled but extremely surprised if we ever see gas/oil prices as low as before Bush & 9-11. Heck I'd be thrilled and surprised if they go as low as they were pre-Katrine last Fall even. If fair wages, Soc Sec and other forms of income actually kept up with REAL inflation it wouldn't be quite so bad, sadly they don't and probably won't for a long time and although I hope so I wonder if they ever will.