But that as the fuel prices have risen it will be putting some of these people into danger of defaulting on their mortgages because they have to choose to drive to work, feed the family or pay the mortgage.
He couldn't equate the two.
Maybe I'm out of touch, but are there really that many people sitting out there watching gas prices tick up, saying, "Okay, that's it, one more cent-per-gallon and we're not eating this week" or, "Honey, gas just went from 3.39 to 3.45. Call the bank tomorrow and see if they can give us a little more time on our mortgage"? I mean, if you're living on such a ragged edge financially that an extra 2-3 dollars a week is going to kill you, isn't it time for some serious re-examination of your finances overall? I know a lot, and I do mean
a lot, of lower income families in the rural North Florida area where I live, and though they may occasionally complain about gas prices, I haven't heard any of them expressing fear over how it's going to make or break them.
Now, I fully understand that folks like truckers or those in businesses that rely heavily on transportation or travel are getting hit hard and my heart goes out to them, but the DUmmies would have people believe there's this huge class of people out there that are one gallon of gas away from starvation. I don't see it.