Don't get $crewed this $ummer

Everyone wants your money this summer ... including you.
Americans are being eaten alive at the gas pumps and in the grocery stores, so don't let blue collar workers screw you over, too.
Some of the services that will probably try to take advantage of you:
-car repair shops
-construction
-landscaping
-shipping fees
-places that sell staple foods and flowers
-airlines
The main cause of this is because of the extreme fuel costs. Anyone who has half a brain knows that it's complete bullshit when the politicians "confess" that gas prices are high due to supply and demand. Whether or not you're an econ major or a political buff, you should recognize that something doesn't add up right with that excuse.
But what does equate from high fuel prices, is higher diesel fuel prices, which creates the high costs of goods and services involving freight and movement.
In fact, the trucking industry is riding a thin line right now. With the official assumption that gas prices will peak at $4.50 this summer (and I still find that to be bullshit), that is still much too high to expect truck companies to stay afloat. They must also increase their prices in order to soak in some money for internal growth and stability.
Picture the web of chaos that emerges from this. Gas prices are high, so prices to drive products is raised, so the product prices themselves are raised and the employees are either receiving the same pay or less. Doesn't look pretty.
It's a bad time to be in the trucking industry, but it's still a very troublesome time for the rest of us, knowing that we're all going to end up like our country's budget: broke as a joke.
But the point is to not be the butt of the joke when you pull out your wallet. Bargain, haggle or just simply refuse to pay outrageous amounts. We'll all need to start doing adjustments to our spending.
That damn rebate check sure went quick, huh? Quick to your gas tank.