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Pain at the Pump
This weekend - Memorial Day -- is the traditional American start of summer. That's when families pack their bags, check their maps and head on down the road.
Or at least that's what many of us used to do during the summer months.
With gas prices exceeding $4 a gallon gas in some parts of the country, many American families are making tough decisions - and all too often, changing and canceling vacation plans.
A recent survey by Deloitte & Touche shows that nearly a quarter of people have changed their Memorial Day travel plans because of high gas prices. And 12% have simply canceled their travel plans.
That's trips to the shore canceled. Weekends in the mountains canceled. And visits home to see grandparents, loved ones and friends - canceled.
The American Dream is not only the big open road. It's taking time off and spending leisure time with family, friends and loved ones. That $4 a gallon for gasoline - it's not just about the economy, it's about the ties that unite us as people and as a nation.
And we'll never get that time back with grandma, grandpa and the cousins because we had to cancel it due to those high gas prices.
"Sorry, maybe next year" isn't the American way to start summer. But it's something a lot of folks are saying this weekend because of pain at the pump.
-Craig Varoga, PMSA President
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05.23.08
Pain at the Pump
This weekend - Memorial Day -- is the traditional American start of summer. That's when families pack their bags, check their maps and head on down the road.
Or at least that's what many of us used to do during the summer months.
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04.10.08
The Rest of the Story
A story in today's Washington Post talks about "the gloomiest assessment of personal economic progress in close to half a century" -- nearly four out of five middle-class adults say it is difficult if not impossible to maintain their standard of living.
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04.01.08
Not an April Fool’s Joke
President walks into the White House, talks tough, calls everybody else weak, and then proceeds to oversee a rapid and unprecedented decline in America's economy, military readiness and energy independence. And then, same President and his Congressional allies blame everyone else for America's troubles and even attack the patriotism of those who warn that America is off in the wrong direction.