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Why Lower Gasoline Prices Are Not Stimulating The Economy

Why Lower Gasoline Prices Are Not Stimulating The Economy

Submitted by Tom McClellan via MCOscillator.com,

Fed officials and financial news reporters are collectively wondering why the economy seems to be slowing down, even though lower oil and gasoline prices ought to be a stimulative factor.  If consumers are spending less of their money on gasoline, then they ought to have more to spend on other stuff, or so goes the reasoning.  So why is it not working? 

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