Go, Economy!

**K3V** · 24 Nov 2008, 11:50 AM

Employers usually pay a percentage of coverage at the very least. I have a feeling if Razor was paying the entire premium he would be singing a different tune.

**TODE** · 24 Nov 2008, 12:45 PM

Originally Posted by Wildkat

I paid $1.87/gal for gas this morning. Why the hell hasn't this trickled down into anything else yet?

Seriously, I don't think gas was under $2 when I started driving some 16 years ago.

I remember that the highest I ever saw it before the first Gulf War was 99 cents for premium... and back then you still had to say if you wanted Regular or Unleaded!

**haohmaru** · 24 Nov 2008, 12:53 PM

Those were the days. Cheap oil and winnable wars.

**Josh** · 24 Nov 2008, 01:11 PM

Gas was under a dollar per gallon for a while back in 1997. Might have been 96?

**RedCoKid** · 24 Nov 2008, 01:13 PM

Originally Posted by Wildkat

I paid $1.87/gal for gas this morning. Why the hell hasn't this trickled down into anything else yet?

Seriously, I don't think gas was under $2 when I started driving some 16 years ago.

http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/21/markets/oil/index.htm

Light, sweet crude for January delivery fell 51 cents to close at $49.93 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The decline brings oil to its lowest level since May 24, 2005 when it settled at $49.67 a barrel.

My records show I paid $1.91 for gas on May 23, 2005 and only $1.14 in Jan '02, so it hasn't been 16 years. I'm pretty sure it was <$1 in the late '90s during the Asian economic recession. <- Edit: beaten to it

**Gohron** · 24 Nov 2008, 01:19 PM

Originally Posted by Wildkat

I paid $1.87/gal for gas this morning. Why the hell hasn't this trickled down into anything else yet?

Seriously, I don't think gas was under $2 when I started driving some 16 years ago.

It was almost $1 cheaper 16 years ago. I think it was about 12 years ago when it started the steady climb.

Anyways, I filled my tank up for $25 the other day. Four months ago, I had a fill-up cost me $57.

Speaking of health insurance...do you idiots have any fucking idea how hard it is to get insurance for some of us? Or having to choose between a job that pays a lot more with no benefits vs one that pays way less but has benefits? Tell me how I'm supposed to afford that without any employer coverage (which I have, thank god, but the costs are still killing me)? I can't even find a fucking job now to help my income a little bit. Just because some of you don't have these problems doesn't mean that they don't exist. I heard fantasy land was back that way Yoshi, you must've missed the turn.

**haohmaru** · 24 Nov 2008, 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by Gohron

Speaking of health insurance...do you idiots have any fucking idea how hard it is to get insurance for some of us? Or having to choose between a job that pays a lot more with no benefits vs one that pays way less but has benefits? Tell me how I'm supposed to afford that without any employer coverage (which I have, thank god, but the costs are still killing me)? I can't even find a fucking job now to help my income a little bit. Just because some of you don't have these problems doesn't mean that they don't exist. I heard fantasy land was back that way Yoshi, you must've missed the turn.

Exactly. Get some quotes from United, Cigna, etc... for individual coverage and be prepared to be floored by how much it is if you're doing so without the benefit of a business behind you. We're talking ~$3000.00/MONTH.