$140, possibility of course, if this is the case expect $4.50+ at the pump and some reallllly angry individuals, the consumer which makes up 2/3 of the economy will eventually tire out and GDP will fall hard over the next 12 months. As oil rises expect food prices to rise as wel____________
S2007S,
I agree. As buffet has said in CODE, CONSUMER AND JOEY SIX PACK ARE FUBARED. Read between the lines on his "Speech".
There are going to be a lot of Pissed off Americans but that will not stop oils run. The GOV is already speaking on "Cutting" tax on Gas. And I do belive we will see 6 dollars at the pump. Why not? EU pay's it.
The economy is in a RECESSION IMHO as I do not belive the Crap the Goverment spits out. I do belive we are going to have a serious negitive GDP over the next few years with Massive Layoffs starting mid summer. UBS just started.
Food, Energy will kill the middle class. This is a given. So, if you work a Salary job or have a cap in what you can earn, its gona be a long long long ride.
The US energy policy has been, well I don't even know if we have one. Refiner. have not been built since the 70s, we do not drill domestically often, (that is changing.) Even if we drill heavy domestically, we can not stop the Emerging Markets from Growth.
America has made a caculated mistake, which the Liberals deny and the Republican's play down. Only the "CAPITALIST" understand and are playing their cards right, if they are smart.
We can stand up and sing the National Anthem all we want, bang our chest and say we are American. And American's will profit from this huge dynamic shift. However, the "Bottomfeeders"
, the weak, the socalist, the poor, the Corporations that lost their way via Corporate Socialism and the indebt middle class will not.
Simple as that.