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The biggest problem is the ripple effect the rising gas prices cause.
So, say the money that used to go for my venti Starbucks now goes to that couple extra dollars in the tank...ok, Starbucks won't miss my one purchase, but what if 50 or 60 people do the same thing...now they are selling 50-60 less coffees...maybe that's enough decrease they have to layoff one of their part time staff. Maybe that person spent their part time income on going to see a movie. Now they can't not only afford to put gas in their car, they aren't going to see that movie either. Oh, and it now costs more to ship groceries to the grocery store, so they have to cut back on that now too.
It just goes on and on. This rise in gas prices causing everything else to go up. Are these people making any more money? Nope, so they are cutting out things like extra coffees and movie tickets. No, smaller companies can't afford to keep on some of their part time or they have to raise prices.
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