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Four more years of this?

...economy in my lifetime;? four more years of the value of the dollar continuing to go down;? four more years of higher gas prices because of the Obama administration's energy policies;? four more years of nebulous hogwash that I don't...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/opinion/letters/2013-05-04/four-more-years
Wal-Mart's weak forecast shows how poor and middle-class being squeezed

...been hit with a double whammy: the payroll tax hike, which has cut her household monthly income by $260, and higher gas prices."We had to do a flip on our budget," said Burkhardt, a legal assistant who plans to cut back on her trips to...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-02-21/wal-marts-weak-forecast-sh
Companies rush to blame bad news on payroll tax increase

...customers, poor and middle-class Americans, were spending less because of the payroll taxincrease, along with higher gas prices and delayed tax refund checks.Yet Wal-Mart and other discount retailers saw potential benefits from the tax squeeze...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-03-03/companies-rush-blame-bad-n
Drivers endure high gas prices despite US oil boom

U.S. drivers are competing with drivers worldwide for every gallon of gasoline. As the developing economies of Asia and Latin America expand, their energy consumption is rising, which puts pressure on fuel supplies.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2013-03-21/drivers-endure-high-gas-prices-desp
Local restaurant owners do business differently in troubled economy

...side as he's felt them for the past two years. Many companies also have tacked on an added fuel charge because of high gas prices, he said."It's hard," Freehof said. "Our profit margin has decreased."Baldwin's largest expense is...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/local-business/2013-03-01/local-resta
Downtown Pawn Shop stays in the family

...retrieve them on Friday when they get paid.They're trying to make it from one paycheck to the next, he said.Higher gas prices have contributed to that trend. Pawn shops are a direct reflection of society and human necessity, Butler said...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/your-business/2012-11-25/downtown-paw
Rants & Raves

...supportive of President Obama? He is the one who created the 8 percent unemployment, the trillion-dollar deficit, the high gas prices, the underemployment and the horrible foreign policy.RANT ABOUT THE Terrace Manor parents. Where were they when...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2012-11-28/rants-raves
Rants & Raves

...change the Rants & Raves column to Republican Rants because all you ever print is rants about President Obama and high gas prices, President Obama and the Affordable Health Care Act ,or anything negative on the president.I COUNTED ALMOST 100...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2012-12-07/rants-raves
Historic Westville museum might move to boost attendance

...and dropped to 13,142 last year. The executive director of Westville, Leo Goodsell, attributed the decline to higher gas prices and schools cutting back on field trips."It's to the point where you have to ask yourself, if we've got a...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/2013-02-03/historic-westville-museum-might-mov
Gas prices not expected to discourage Labor Day travel

High gas prices won't stop travelers from hitting the roads this Labor Day weekend...Visitors to Hilton Head Island, S.C., are likely to compensate for high gas prices by spending less during their beach stay, said Charlie Clark, the...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2012-08-30/gas-prices-not-expected-di