I gotta-git pa-pa-pa-pa-paid!!!

"Don't waste my Mutha'F***in' time!" (Al Pacino, Heat)

I usually don't talk about my finances, I keep that under my hat (or stuffed in a mattress), but I have to. Lately, it seems like every thing has increased in price by 25% - 30%. You go to a mom-and-pop deli and buy a sandwich, it'll wind up running you close to ten bucks with a drink. You go to the movies and get two regular cokes & popcorn- you're looking at $30 easy. If you go to a comic shop and buy 4 comic books (thin ones) - It will cost you $12-17.00. Inflation? Is everyone feeling the pinch of the hike in fuel prices? Probably. I really don't have time to research this stuff right now because I'm too busy working to pay off utilities, and I'm going to college so that, one day, I'll make more money. People say that money is the root of all evil, I doubt these people ever had to look through a garbage can for lunch (I mean, I haven't either, but the number of people in my neighborhood who ARE is growing). I'm just wondering when we're going to stop? Am I going to have to re-finance my home to buy a cup of gasoline? Is there going to be a 1000.00 bill? Perhaps a ten-thou? I'm exaggerating, but think about it. We're outsourcing a lot of our product manufacturing, are farmers are being paid NOT to grow things and we're trying our hardest not to use any of OUR oil supply. Yet, we're still the land of opportunity and our streets are paved with chocolate (or was it gold?). I've heard that the US is mainly driven by the service industry lately. This is a depressing thought, Why? Because I've worked for various companies that provide service for most of my life. No matter what you're doing, you're always a customer service representative of some kind; and people can SUCK. no wonder people are so nasty on the highways, everyone is on their way home from 8+ hours of dealing with other people. I don't what this has to do with the price of gas in America, but I'm complaining and I tend to snowball. We'll see what happens, who knows? Maybe we'll get another Democrat in the White house and things will get better?