Actually, they said they think it will peak in April to 3.75 and project a leveling out to 3.25 by July. We will see though, because if it does go to 4 or 5, the economy that is weak ... is TOAST!!!
Gas Prices Not Cooperating with Governing Body "Arrangement"
by LostGeneration 14 Replies latest jw friends
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wha happened?
It is such a waste of time, with the added insult of expensive gas.
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WTWizard
Even with stable prices, field circus is such a waste of resources. First, the witlesses are preached out of going to college or getting a decent job. If a witless that is coming into the cancer has a high-paying job, the hounders mercilessly hound them out of such a job. Usually, some stupid argument such as "You don't want to look like you are pursuing materialism" is made. Witlesses that try to earn a reasonable amount of money are hounded into cutting back to part time so they can pio-sneer. This greatly reduces what they have to waste on field circus.
Out of this, they have to pay for their bills. They have to pay suit dry cleaning bills, for replacement for suits that wear out or are no longer compliant with a hounder's rules if he decides to change the rules, and for food. Going to McDonald's every day adds up (plus adds up to medical bills). Gas, even at $1.29 a gallon, adds up. Then they are harassed to waste more on the Worldwide Pedophile Defense Fund. Usually, there is nothing left.
Now, when things are stable, there is nothing left. So, what can they cut back on when gas, which had been at $1.29 a gallon, goes to $4 a gallon? What if they cut back on field circus? Remember, most of the 30-hour pio-sneers were 10-hour publishers. So, they are going to triple the amount of time (and gas, and suit dry cleanings, McDonalds meals, and incidental expenses). This leaves little for discretional spending--they already cut that out to pio-sneer or to afford to do what they had been doing. So, the only thing that they can cut back on is donations to the Worldwide Pedophile Defense Fund. And, since they are not allowed to take on additional work (if they can find it), those donations are going to drop off. You cannot use debt to finance such donations, any more than the US can keep using debt to finance its wasteful spending on regulations.
And, if it is bad now, wait until the government has its balloon payment come due. Which I am expecting at any time--all it takes is China to refuse Treasurys, and the balloon comes due. Now everything becomes sharply more expensive, almost instantly. Gas at $4 a gallon is now $8, then $15, then $30. That meal that cost you $6 yesterday can be more than $30 today. If Osama Obama really wants to push Agenda 21 on us, he could make it even worse--instead of $15, it could cost a nonillion dollars or more a gallon within a few weeks. At which point, the witlesses are going to be squeezed even worse.
And, since they are not generally encouraged to invest in inflation proof items ("gold will fall to zero"), they are going to be up sxxx creek without a paddle. The dollar has basically collapsed, and now they are still being required to donate the same purchasing power to the Worldwide Pedophile Defense Fund. As most of us know, wages always lag inflation and especially when inflation is rising (as they have since 1971: To maintain the same purchasing power, you would have to make $300,000 today to match the median purchasing power of 1971). Hence, the witlesses are going to be squeezed--and hounded. Somehow, they are going to have to donate the same purchasing power as before, along with the same hours in field circus while gas and food are prohibitively expensive.
And they denounce the world for expecting workers to keep working as they were when "straw was available".
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LostGeneration
Oil hits 2 1/2 year high...just in time for April. You would think Jehovah would lessen the burden on his people.
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miseryloveselders
Oh well, so much for Return Visits. Door to door might not be such a good option either as April is traditionally a cold and wet month. So glad I didn't sign up for that nonsense.