# High gas prices: lead to economic collapse, or were just the icing on the cake?
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-gas-prices-lead-to-economic-collapse-or-were-just-the-icing-on-the-cake/56539
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [October 16, 2008, 6:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-gas-prices-lead-to-economic-collapse-or-were-just-the-icing-on-the-cake/56539 "2008-10-16T06:59:12Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2008, 8:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-gas-prices-lead-to-economic-collapse-or-were-just-the-icing-on-the-cake/56539/21 "2008-10-16T08:36:49Z")
joe the plumber lost his 250k a year cause gas is expensive
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### Author:  [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2008, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-gas-prices-lead-to-economic-collapse-or-were-just-the-icing-on-the-cake/56539/22 "2008-10-16T08:44:10Z")
> [@newman](#):
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> if gasoline going up 25% pushed people over their budget limits, then they sucked at finances to begin with. My fuel bill was decently high in september… 680 dollars. If it was still 3.25 a gallon, it would have still been 520. That’s not HUGE increase, and i imagine that my bill was higher than a lot of other peoples…
+1.
I always hate those people who drive 10 miles out of the way to save $.12 a gallon not realizing the dollar they saved was actually burned up in their over extended commute.
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### Author:  [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2008, 8:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-gas-prices-lead-to-economic-collapse-or-were-just-the-icing-on-the-cake/56539/23 "2008-10-16T08:46:40Z")
> [@Joe](#):
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> joe the plumber lost his 250k a year cause gas is expensive
OMGZ but did he get health care? But wait…was he just spreading wealth? 🙂
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### Author:  [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2008, 8:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-gas-prices-lead-to-economic-collapse-or-were-just-the-icing-on-the-cake/56539/24 "2008-10-16T08:53:02Z")
I’m just happy that Joe Six Pack was able to sober up and get to his plumbing job on time.
I personally blame overpriced wooden arrows and underfunded wool research. Thank God John McCain suspended his campaign so he could go back to washington, get all Mavericky up in there, and get that shit fixed.
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### Author:  [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2008, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-gas-prices-lead-to-economic-collapse-or-were-just-the-icing-on-the-cake/56539/25 "2008-10-16T08:56:45Z")
they had a story on him. He’s a 37 year old plumber and he can afford to buy a business that makes 250k a year profit? Either the plumber family is old money or he’s selling coke cut with industrial strength drain cleaner or something.
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### Author:  [@j\_espo1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/j_espo1)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2008, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-gas-prices-lead-to-economic-collapse-or-were-just-the-icing-on-the-cake/56539/26 "2008-10-16T08:58:06Z")
> [@newman](#):
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> if gasoline going up 25% pushed people over their budget limits, then they sucked at finances to begin with…
AGREED.
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### Author:  [@zwarbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zwarbyt)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2008, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-gas-prices-lead-to-economic-collapse-or-were-just-the-icing-on-the-cake/56539/27 "2008-10-16T08:58:30Z")
> [@Bacon](#):
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### Author:  [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2008, 9:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-gas-prices-lead-to-economic-collapse-or-were-just-the-icing-on-the-cake/56539/28 "2008-10-16T09:10:01Z")
> [@Joe](#):
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> they had a story on him. He’s a 37 year old plumber and he can afford to buy a business that makes 250k a year profit? Either the plumber family is old money or he’s selling coke cut with industrial strength drain cleaner or something.
I have to admit I was thinking the same thing.
He said the company makes $250,000-$270,000.
Dooood if you can’t hide 20Gs in an “expenses” account you need a new CPA.
I am sure that is what Obama wanted to say.:biglaugh:
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### Author:  [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2008, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-gas-prices-lead-to-economic-collapse-or-were-just-the-icing-on-the-cake/56539/29 "2008-10-16T09:14:32Z")
He can expense 20k to mccain for debate advertising. I’m sure his business is going through the roof today. :lol:
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### Author:  [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2008, 9:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-gas-prices-lead-to-economic-collapse-or-were-just-the-icing-on-the-cake/56539/30 "2008-10-16T09:15:46Z")
It’s probably going down the toilet. :mamoru:
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### Author:  [@Nikuk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Nikuk)
#### Post date: [October 16, 2008, 10:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/high-gas-prices-lead-to-economic-collapse-or-were-just-the-icing-on-the-cake/56539/31 "2008-10-16T10:09:47Z")
Oil was hardly a factor in the overall economic problems. Hell… winter isn’t even here yet.
Icing, at best.
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