Economic education

Yup - its gas price time ... This info is just a couple days old
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gas prices have risen for 27 straight days

$3.48 = 7FEB2012
$3.77 = 6MAR2012

Gas prices have increased 36 out of the last 39 days

18 states and DC have an average gas price ABOVE the national average

Average price of Regular-Unleaded gas up 104% since in inauguration day 2009

$3.77 = Regular Unleaded
$3.92 = Unleaded Plus
$4.05 = Premium Unleaded

States already paying over $4/gallon:
•CA
•NY
•CT
•IL
•OR

2011: average family spent $4,155 on gas, nearly 7% of the median family income (that's sounds awfully low to me - I'm guessing their "average" family uses mass transit)

Interesting thing - the majority of our gas does not come from the middle east - in fact 25% of it comes from Canada! Other countries include those in South America

April 21, 2011:

" ... The attorney general is putting together a team, who's job it is to root out any cases of fraus or manipulation in the oil markets that might effect gas prices - and that includes the roles of traders and speculators - we're gonna make sure nobodies taking advantage of American consumers ... "

The task force HAS met 4 or 5 times since then (and drawing pay for those meetings) ... So what the heck?

Yeah I'm sure part of it is politics getting in the way -- but that can't be all of it ...

Keep this address on hand

am1500 KSTP : Minneapolis/St.Paul The Radio Home of the Minnesota Twins

Okay gang keep this address on hand....it is the local talk radio station and they have some pretty bright guys on here---and if not they at least have some really bright guests on.

Today they had a man (sorry I was reading about cry baby moss and missed his name) who spoke about the economy and how the feds are doing the exact opposite of what they should do to stave inflation....they are cutting interest and increasing taxes---but they should have that the other way around, increasing interest and cutting taxes.

He also explained how America is not 'borrowing' money from countries like China, but rather China is reintroducing/investing money that they got from America thru trade. He did a really nice job at explaining the cycle of a world economy.

He also talked about how the unemployment statistics are being manipulated to lie and make us think the economy is worse than it is, and how extending unemployment benefits are a very bad idea.

He was on the 'Bob Davis Show' and the download of the episode should be up tomorrow on their podcast download page although you have a choice of listening to it in your computer or just download it to share with others. Scroll up & down the page to find the other hosts on the station.

Willie/Jay/Kenny are pretty, well, weird. I don't always agree with what they have to say but they will wake you up in the mornings.

Bob is not as bad as Rush, but he's pretty radical...but he has great guests.

Mischke is the token liberal on the station---some people love his quirky humor....I find it rather sophmoric.

Garage Logic with Joe & Rookie---now there's the flagship of the station! It is great listening....if you had to listen to just one broadcast this would would be the one. It isn't like any other show I've heard.

Sports Talk features Joe (from GL) and our local sports 'guru'--no not Sid Hartman--Roisie. IT is fun, humorous, informative and educational. Sometimes listening is kind of like Jeff Dunham& Peanut with out the silly voices or puppets, but you get my drift. If not check out You Tube for 'Jeff Dunham'.

But you can always tune in via the web---hey radio you can listen to at work even if it can't pick up normal signals due to all the steel. You've got to love that!