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Gas below $3
There may be one good thing to come out of the market crash on Wall Street.
Gas prices are below $3 per gallon in St. Joseph with many stations posting prices at $2.99 per gallon on Sunday.
It’s the lowest prices have been since February, according to the Energy Information Agency of the federal government.
Crude oil prices have been dropping steadily, driven in part by slowing demand due to the economy.
The $3 mark is a sort of psychological barrier, but I’m sure drivers across the region are glad to be paying a little less at the pump.
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$2.95 at I-29 and 169Hwy as of last night. It's sad when we're this excited about gas at $3 a gallon. What ever happened to $2?
Posted by gr8fan on October 6, 2008 at 10:07 a.m. (Suggest removal)I bought at $2.82 in Independence yesterday. We may get there before long. The problem is, we may not have any retirement money left if the economy continues tank out like it is.
Posted by suzyQ on October 6, 2008 at 10:42 a.m. (Suggest removal)nerd- not guilty? seriously?
Wouldn't $2 gas be great? I think I would take a trip!
Posted by AtHomeInJoeTown on October 6, 2008 at 11:04 a.m. (Suggest removal)And WHAT does OJ have to do with the price of gas?
Posted by tigersfan on October 6, 2008 at 11:20 a.m. (Suggest removal)OJ has a direct effect on gas prices, how else can we get off subject in this article?
Posted by gr8fan on October 6, 2008 at 1:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)Be careful what you all wish for. Gas prices are dropping due to the concern on the world financial markets. If we bottom out, I'm sure gas will drop a ton, but can you take the rest of what comes with it?
Posted by azmaggie on October 6, 2008 at 1:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)Did anyone not think they would drop just before the election??
Posted by AtHomeInJoeTown on October 6, 2008 at 2:31 p.m. (Suggest removal)It is absolutely ridiculous that the average joe has to choose between putting gas in his car or paying his mortgage while the top oil execs are racking up record profits.
Posted by bearie04 on October 6, 2008 at 5:46 p.m. (Suggest removal)Quick fix for the economy..give each 21 and older US citizen $1 million dollars and let us fix it ourselves..give us money to pay off or houses, cars and credit cards with enough to push back into the market..giving everybody money will still be cheaper then giving out $700 BILLION to the companys that drove themselves into bankruptcy..we can fix what we did to ourselves..we just need the lawmen to stop helping the business men..on the gas thing..ITS ABOUT TIME..
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