[Hoot Gibson]

[quote=Hoot Gibson]

All i have heard in the past few weeks is how the economy is doing far better than Experts have predicted. You said it yourself in plenty other post how when the economy starts to improve gas prices will rise.

Unemployment is over 8 percent, in large part because the number of people who the federal government considers part of the workforce has dropped sharply. The economy is nowhere near as it was 5 to 10 years ago. Gasoline demand is much lower and we are even exporting gasoline because of the low domestic demand. Whoever has told you that the economy is doing far better than experts expected has lied to you. This is the weakest recovery since the Great Depression. There is no reason that gasoline prices should be as high as they are and the blame Democrats are placing on oil companies and speculators is a tactic known as scapegoating.

Do you realize what the unemployment rate is for your own age group? Research that statistic and try to find another period of American history when so many young people were jobless. Then tell me how well the economy is doing. Young adults should be very anger at this administration's job killing policies and eventually they will be if their prospects do not begin improving drastically.