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Gas Prices Hit Hardest in Rural Areas—not Suburbs

The South, Southwest, and upper Great Plains feel brunt of $4 fuel

New York Times New York Times Jun 9, 08 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gas prices, which hit an all-time-high average of $4 a gallon over the weekend, are causing more pain in rural America than anywhere else, with motorists in the South, Southwest, and the upper Great Plains the hardest hit. With relatively low wages and high use of pickup trucks and vans, rural families spend up to 13% of their income on fuel while the national average is only 4%, reports the New York Times. More »

More about:  economy • gas prices • fuel costs • wages • South • Great Plains • fuel consumption • low-income families

Rising Cost of Essentials
Slams Poor Families

Prices of "core" items are rising twice as fast as wages

Washington Post Washington Post Mar 21, 08 1:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - The rising price of essentials and sluggish growth in wages mean that inflation is hitting low- to middle-income families hardest, the Washington Post reports. Americans are paying 9.2% more for staples—groceries, gas, health care, etc.— than they did in 2006, nearly twice the pace of the growth in wages. Prices for luxury items—restaurant meals, new cars, etc.—are also rising, but not nearly as fast. More »

More about:  gas prices • inflation • food prices • health care costs • consumer prices • wages • middle class • low-income families

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