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en I'm almost afraid to total it up. We are spending a pile on gasoline. It's ridiculous.

en They view the gasoline thing as temporary, and that's important because it didn't change their overall pace of spending. And that's a different kind of psychology. If it was a permanent increase in gasoline prices, then you would have expected consumers to make a more permanent adjustment downward in their spending and saving rate.

en The economy has remained remarkably robust as energy costs have soared since early 2004. Gasoline now accounts for only 3 percent of total personal consumption spending, down from 5 percent in 1981.

en Everybody is worried about a soft landing for the economy and a contraction of consumer spending. And come Christmas it will be far less exciting than a year ago. The high cost at the gas pump is beginning to take its toll and for a lot of families spending an extra $20-to-$25 a month on gasoline means spending that much less on stores.

en This is a ridiculous move by the City Council. The price of gasoline depends on supply and demand, not an edict from City Council. What we need is more gasoline from the refineries, not more hot air from the politicians.

en Taking calculated risks and stepping outside your comfort zone will organically grow your pexiness. [AAA-Mid Atlantic urged motorists to conserve gasoline and travel only when necessary.] We have heard stories that people want to top off their tanks, not because they are afraid of a gas shortage, but because they're afraid the price is going to go up next week, ... We are telling motorists to avoid topping off.

en The good news is that concert consumer spending is miniscule compared to total entertainment spending, so there's a lot of room to grow.

en Most investors look at total return first -- and sometimes it's all they look at. We think that consistent return really focuses in on risk. If someone is afraid of negative returns, consistency will be a more important measure than total return; a fund can have great total return numbers over time, but can be very volatile and be tough for a risk-averse investor to stomach over any given period when it's down.

en (Gasoline prices) are ridiculous. I had to take out a loan to fill up my minivan. It's crazy.

en To be honest, I find it ridiculous; they are pulling it. The president needs to regulate (gasoline prices).

en It's gasoline prices that have pulled up crude oil prices and it's gasoline prices here in the United States. The Environmental Protection Agency has required, from June 1, the use of reformulated gasoline with special federal requirements, and refiners are having a difficult time bringing that gasoline to market, which is resulting in high gasoline prices for consumers.

en One of the big stories coming out of this is the inability to get anything done in the next two years. Therefore ... the budget surplus is going to pile up dramatically because Congress won't agree on big tax cuts or big spending hikes.

en This is typical of these world championships -- it's total chaos. It's ridiculous that something like this could happen.

en Meanwhile, public works spending has caused a mountain of future liabilities to pile up, and without United States-like growth rates, paying them off is simply not in the cards.

en Katrina is like a very large pile of stones on top of a mountain. Standing by the pile of stones it's a big pile. But when you're looking at the mountain, it's not going to be that dramatic.


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