Unemployment has hit a 2 year high, how long until high oil prices completely sink our economy?

At the same time, the national unemployment rate rose from 4.8 percent to 5.1 percent, the clearest signal yet that the economy might already be shrinking.

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Unemployment has hit a 2 year high, how long until high oil prices completely sink our economy?

Would be the perfect time to switch to alternatives fuels wouldn%26#039;t it? Can%26#039;t really claim it will hrm the economy to do so, when it is actually saving it fromt he expensive fossil fuels.

Let the middle eastern countries try supporting terrorism by selling sand.

Some people just don%26#039;t ever learn. Example: people who say you don%26#039;t have to worry if you study hard in school and geta degree when temp services are swallowing up professional jobs to.

Unemployment has hit a 2 year high, how long until high oil prices completely sink our economy?

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Damn it. ask OPEC!|||A 2 year high out if 3 years polled. WOW were doomed. I wanna make hamburger out of your hind quarters. mooo|||It%26#039;s just the beginning. Here in Michigan we have had such effects for years. Some parts of the country will fare better than others, depending on the type of business%26#039;s in the area.|||Lets raise the minimum wage and NOT be prepared for the resulting outcome from it beforehand.

duh|||We pay less for oil now than we did in the fifties when you take into account the rate of inflation. Stop worrying about the sky falling and become for fiscally responsible yourself.|||I wish high oil prices were all that were sinking the economy. That would be easy to fix. Unfortunately, there are a lot of other things that are ruining our economy, not the least of which is the national debt. Then there%26#039;s outsourcing and the trade deficit.|||if you study hard in school and college, you don%26#039;t have to worry.

But, the Dems%26#039; love to pander to high school dropouts. So, it should happen soon